Mara Elana Burstein
Sustainability & Communications Program Manager

As Manager of the Sustainability & Communications Programs, Mara Elana Burstein oversees Environment Now's programs in Air, Urban Development and Energy. Mara also manages EN’s internal and external communications and publications.

Prior to joining EN, Mara organized the Mill Creek Watershed Council in Marion County, Oregon. She coordinated the council as a purely advisory volunteer organization, which includes diverse stakeholders from five different cities as well as agricultural land. It is the only voice and forum for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to identify and address watershed health, across jurisdictional boundaries.

Mara has volunteered with Alaska Center for the Environment and is a volunteer counselor every summer, at The Painted Turtle Camp, for children with disabilities.

When Mara is not volunteering, camping, or hiking, she is making a mess with paints. She appreciates opinions and feedback on her abstract acrylic originals, and would love to hear from you. Mara Elana is a recent graduate of Willamette University, in Salem, OR, with a BA in Environmental Studies, with double emphasis in Economics and Sociology. She has also studied the rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia.

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