We are pleased to be served by the 2011 IREJN Board of Directors:
Shirley M. Adams, Ph.D., is the Provost of Charter Oak State College. An avid environmentalist, she chairs the environmental stewardship committee at Grace Episcopal Church (http://www NULL.gracechurchnew NULL.org/), Newington.
Fatma Antar is a professor of Arabic Language at Manchester Community College and is an active leader at the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford in Berlin. Fatma is an avid leader in the education of youth and interfaith understanding.
Moses Boone is an “eco-preneur,” blogger and activist from New Haven. He blogs about the intersection of policy, social justice and green technology at Colored Planet.
Reverend Tom Carr is co-chair of IREJN’;s board and co-founder. See Founder’s Page for his brief bio.
Michelina Docimo is a landscape artist, educator and environmentalist; she is active at St. John’s Basilica in Stamford.
Lynn Fulkerson is co-chair of IREJN’s board and a co-founder. See Founder’s Page for her short bio.
Tracy Gionfriddo is a climate scientist working with Northeast Utility and a member of the Green Team of Asylum Hill Congregational Church (http://www NULL.ahcc NULL.org/).
Girard Hayes is a member of the Wethersfield Green Summit Committee, the Wethersfield Citizens Green Energy Committee and the Wethersfield Interfaith Green Committtee (http://www NULL.wethersfieldinterfaithgreencommittee NULL.org/).
Reverend Don Hoyle is a retired Methodist minister, a lover of nature and and avid community organizer and environmentalist. He writes, preaches and advocates on stewardship and he lives pretty much off the grid!
Marty Ross is a member of Windsor Locks Congregational Church (http://wlcconline NULL.org/). He serves on the boards of Opportunities for Communities, Univ. of Mass. Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Industrial Advisory Board, and the ASME Hartford Section. He is a professional Mechnical Engineer specializing in heat transfer and thermodynamics.
Reverend Francis Sink is a Unitarian minister with a background in counseling; she is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and is a student of Rev. Fletcher Harper of Green Faith (http://greenfaith NULL.org/). Francis is a key member of the green community in southwest CT.
Canon Jack Spaeth is the facilities manger for the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. He has pioneered wise use of church property and energy stewardship for the Episcopal community in New England. Jack is the recipient of the first Ripple Award for energy stewardship, granted in 2010 by IREJN. Jack is IREJN’s treasurer.
William Upholt is a member of the Hartford Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (http://www NULL.hartfordquakers NULL.org/ NULL. ), with an interest in community development and in educating for sustainability. He works as a Professor of Reconstructive Sciences at the UConn School of Dental Medicine. Bill is a longtime member of IREJN and has served as IREJN’s treasurer.
