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Noelle Short
Director
njshort@alumni.hamilton.edu
Noelle Short graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 with concentrations in Government and Environmental Studies and is currently pursuing her Masters of Arts in English with Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf School of English. Noelle is a third-generation native of Tupper Lake, New York, a small town in the heart of the Adirondack Park. She believes that the mix of wild and inhabited lands, within the park, is a model of how humans and nature can co-exist. She and her family cherish the unique opportunity to live, work and play in one of the most dynamic, protected wilderness areas on the planet. Noelle currently lives in Gardner, Massachusetts and is working as a Title I Reading Specialist at the North Central Charter Essential School in Fitchburg, MA. She is also a freelance writer, including recent work for Adirondack Life, The Adirondack Daily Enterprise and The Mirror Lake Watershed Association.
Kaitlin Bear
kaitlinbear@alumni.hamilton.edu
Kaitlin Bear graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 with concentrations in Studio Art and Environmental Studies. Following graduation, Kaitlin volunteered with Student Conservation Association and AmeriCorps in New Hampshire. Her work included environmental education in underprivileged schools and hands-on field conservation in various New Hampshire State Parks. Kaitlin currently lives in her home town of Bozeman, MT, and works as an instructor for the Montana Outdoor Science School.
Zachary Hesse
zahesse@alumni.hamilton.edu
Zachary Hesse graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 with concentrations in Religious Studies and Biology. During the summer of 2004, Zach received an Emerson Grant to investigate the use of bio-fuels at Hamilton, which included an extensive life-cycle analysis of bio-diesel and diesel fuels, as well as a feasibility study for the use of bio-diesel in Hamilton College vehicles. After graduation, Zach served in the AmeriCorps and taught environmentalism and ecology through Student Conservation Association. Currently, Zach continues his pre-medical studies in Bozeman, MT.
Matthew Himmel
mjh05@alumni.hamilton.edu
Mathew is the World PEAS (People Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability) Community Supported Agriculture Coordinator (CSA) at The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP); a project of Tufts University and Community Teamwork, Inc. Working with the Technical Assistance Coordinator, Farm Site Manager and NESFP program farmers, Matthew ensures adequate crop production, crop diversity, adherence to organic standards, and post-harvest quality. Additionally, Matthew manages assembly and distribution of the CSA shares, the pick-your-own garden and the Lowell farmers market.
Matthew graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 with concentrations in Biology and Environmental Studies and completed a thesis in collaboration with Cornell University's Department of Crop and Soil science. He has been motivated by an interest in sustainable agriculture and its role in environmental and social issues for nearly ten years. He has studied horticulture, soil science, microbiology, ecology, and conservation, both in the field and lab and has worked on several farms throughout Europe, Central America and the U.S.
Peter Holzaepfel
pholzaepfel@alumni.hamilton.edu
Peter Holzaepfel graduated from Hamilton College in 2005 with concentrations in Government and Economics with an extensive interdisciplinary study of environmental issues. Following graduation, Peter implemented renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades to a local safari lodge in Zanzibar, Tanzania. He also spent a year living in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and traveling throughout Asia.
Peter currently works for The Climate Group, an international non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating corporate and government action on climate change. As a Corporate Engagement Manager based in The Climate Group’s New York office, Peter works directly with the organization’s corporate members in various sectors from retail to financial services promoting leadership on climate issues and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. He also conducts carbon market research for Bloomberg L.P. and research on corporate climate actions for The Climate Group’s publications.
Julia Hysell
jmhysell@alumni.hamilton.edu
Julia Hysell graduated from Hamilton College in 2004 with concentrations in English and Religious Studies. After graduation, she spent the summer leading hiking and canoe trips in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In October 2004, Julia moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she spent most of her time playing in the expansive local wilderness. Julia, a freelance writer, currently lives in Clinton, New York, where she works for the Higher Education Opportunity Program at Hamilton and on the manuscript of her forthcoming book, A Dharma Bum Companion, a non-fiction work exploring the context and legacy of the "rucksack revolution" as proposed in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums (1958).