Jennifer Melville has been working to conserve land for wildlife and people in New England for three decades. She currently has a dual role with the Open Space Institute: Vice President, Conservation Grants and New England/Southern Canada Field Coordinator. Jennifer develops and provides oversight for OSI re-grant programs from Southern Canada to Alabama and directs OSI’s work in New England, including managing OSI’s Funds and grant making for Sweet Water Trust. On behalf of OSI, she serves on the executive committee of Sebago Clean Waters, the coordinating committee for the Network for Landscape Conservation, and the steering committee for the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership. Before joining OSI in 2008, Jennifer worked for the Trust for Public Land, establishing TPL’s Maine field office and conserving iconic places such as Tumbledown Mountain, Scarborough Beach and the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village. Previously, she served as Conservation Director at the Appalachian Mountain Club and as a planner for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, holds an MA from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and lives and works in Southern Maine. Her volunteer activities include serving as Vice President for Maine Conservation Voters, as an advisory board member of Wildlandscapes International and Passivhaus Maine, and as an easement steward for the Freeport Conservation Trust.
Roger Wood bio
Roger Wood is an award winning radio, newspaper and television journalist, with over 40 years of experience in the media. Roger has spent his entire professional career in New Hampshire. Roger currently serves as associate publisher at InDepthNH.org. He has produced news and special feature reports for InDepthNH, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, and other Public and commercial radio stations. He also produced spot news for CBS Radio.