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Meleah Houseknecht
Membership Officer
Membership Officer - Boston, MA
As Membership Officer, Meleah Houseknecht’s primary
responsibility is ensuring that ICLEI USA members have access to the people
and services that will best support their efforts to progress through the
5-milestone process and achieve local sustainability. She also works closely
with the Communications and Program teams to continue to build and strengthen
the ICLEI network of local governments.
Meleah has been working for and with local governments on issues of sustainability
for most of the last seven years. She has worked on projects that include coordination
of the first National Conversation on Climate Action, an analysis of and recommendations
for a sustainable waste management system on the Big Island of Hawaii, research
into collaborative greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects undertaken by
institutions of higher education and local governments, advocacy for more
health-protective chemicals policies at the state and local level, and outreach
to greenspace groups in New York City. Meleah received her Masters degree in Environmental
Management from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and
her Bachelors in Environmental Studies from Vassar College.
Contact Information:
E-mail - meleah.houseknecht@iclei.org
Phone - (617) 960-3420 x208
