Mara Elana Burstein
Air & Communications Program Manager

As the Air & Communications Program Manager, Mara Elana Burstein oversees Environment Now's programs to reduce air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin through enforcing the Clean Air Act and encouraging sustainable urban development and energy use.  Mara also manages Environment Now’s internal and external communications and publications.

Prior to joining Environment Now, Mara founded the Mill Creek Watershed Council in Marion County, Oregon. The council is an advisory organization, which includes diverse stakeholders from five 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 is also an abstract acrylic artist and has worked on environmental issues in Oregon, California, Alaska, and Australia.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Economics from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.

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