Speakers Bureau
Looking for a speaker to give a talk to your civic group, neighborhood association, or classroom?
APCC staff members are prepared to provide presentations on a variety of topics. Please contact the speaker of your choice to inquire about scheduling.
While we do not require an honorarium or mileage reimbursement for our speakers, a donation to APCC according to your budget will be very much appreciated.
Andrew Gottlieb, Executive Director
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Andrew has more than 30 years of environmental protection experience in government and elected terms in municipal office. He has extensive experience working at all levels of government, having served as a local, state, and county official as well as a legislative staff person. A resident of Mashpee, Andrew has served on the Mashpee Board of Selectmen.
Topics:
⦁ Funding drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects
⦁ “State of the Waters: Cape Cod”
⦁ How to work with local and state government to get things done
⦁ The connection between environmental protection, transportation, and economic development
⦁ Environmental trends affecting Cape Cod and Massachusetts
Kristin Andres, Associate Director for Education & Informational Services
Kristin is responsible for APCC’s educational programming. She is deeply involved in APCC’s native plant initiative and promotes ecological land care and thoughtful stewardship of our managed landscapes. On the APCC grounds, Kristin continues to develop the Living Landscape Laboratory, which includes displays of native gardens and showcases sustainable land care practices.
Before joining the staff at APCC in 2015, Kristin served the town of Chatham as its conservation agent for 16 years. She serves on board of the Ecological Landscape Alliance and on several other local boards and committees.
Topics:
⦁ Native plants and eco-friendly land care practices
⦁ Rain gardens and stormwater management
⦁ Pond health – How to Love Your Pond
⦁ Climate-wise land care practices
⦁ The Nature Connection in Our Gardens
⦁ Pollinator Pathway Cape Cod – Meet the Pollinators and learn how to support them
April Wobst, Restoration Program Manager and MassBays Regional Coordinator
April manages APCC’s Ecosystem Restoration Program, working with towns and communities on planning and implementation of restoration projects. APCC has worked with Cape communities to identify more than 170 projects aimed at restoring impaired salt marshes, fish runs, and shellfish beds, along with improving water quality through stormwater remediation and addressing the impacts of climate change on our coastlines. As Restoration Ecologist, April supports the Center by providing technical, planning, permitting, fundraising, and project management support to communities interested in completing restoration projects.
April has more than 10 years of experience in environmental protection, including project management, long-term ecological monitoring, restoration, and invasive species management. She has particular expertise and training in adaptive management and project planning. April has a B.S. in Biology and Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland.
Topics:
⦁ Salt marshes
⦁ Ecological restoration—defining restoration and its benefits
⦁ Freshwater pond restoration
⦁ APCC’s Ecosystem Restoration Program
⦁ Restoration to address coastal resilience/climate adaptation
⦁ Stormwater management
Jordan Mora, Lead Ecologist and Science Advisor
Jordan has roughly fifteen years of experience in aquatic systems research and monitoring with technical expertise in GIS-based mapping, data analysis, and field survey and sampling techniques. She spent ten years at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve running two long-term water quality monitoring programs. Her research interests and scientific journal publications address the impacts of climate change, excess nutrient loading, and tidal restrictions on estuarine habitats. She obtained her MS in Water Resources from the University of New Hampshire where she studied tidally restricted salt marshes and holds bachelor’s degrees in environmental studies and music performance from Denison University.
Jordan works closely with April Wobst on stormwater management and wetland restoration projects.
Topics:
- Salt marsh habitat and restoration: ecosystem services; climate change impacts; and developing monitoring standards
- Water quality: monitoring design and techniques; impacts of excess nutrients and climate change on estuarine and freshwater systems
- Stormwater Management: benefits of green stormwater infrastructure and best management practices; Cape Cod public boat ramp project; strategies for outreach and coordination
- Stream and cranberry bog restoration: overview of approach and goals for improving habitat, mitigating nitrogen, and enhancing climate change resiliency; strategies for outreach and coordination
Don Keeran, Assistant Director
Don focuses extensively on environmental policy and advocacy for the organization, acting as APCC’s liaison for most state and federal environmental legislative and policy issues. He works on the state, regional, and local levels on growth management initiatives, promoting the adoption of land use and planning policies that advance smart growth, natural resource protection, and climate change. He is responsible for developing many of APCC’s positions on topical environmental issues, including regional development proposals and other projects that could impact the Cape’s natural resources and quality of life.
Topics:
⦁ Massachusetts land use and zoning reform
⦁ Natural resource protection zoning