Jo D. Saffeir is a Natural Resource Consultant based in Maine. For the past 26 years, she has been assisting nonprofits, foundations and state agencies throughout the U.S. in achieving conservation results. Her areas of expertise include natural resources and agriculture, conservation fund management and environmental philanthropy, large-scale forestland conservation, food studies academic program development, lobbying, strategic planning, and facilitation. She is an alumna of Sterling College’s Grassroots Program.
Profile
Award | Institution |
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Grassroots Program | Sterling College |
B.S. in Agriculture | University of Connecticut |
Professional Certificate | Cambridge School of Culinary Arts |
Currently enrolled: Vermont Law School | Master's of Environmental Law and Policy |
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