The Board of Directors of the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy are pleased to announce that Karen Stupski will be working with the GVC to expand our restoration and education programs. She will be working with Baltimore County in furthering their Small Watershed Action Plan program, initiating a stream watch program, working with community groups to increase citizen participation in conservation practices and increasing the reforestation areas around the Gunpowder Watershed.
Karen holds degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins where she received her doctorate in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology in 2002. She is an instructor of History at Penn State’s York Campus, and is the Coordinator of the internship program and workshops at Heathcote Community in Freeland, Maryland. She also teaches permaculture at Heathcote and was previously the project supervisor of the B’more Green program at Civic Works in Baltimore City. Her list of accomplishments and experiences are too numerous to mention, but she has been a legislative consultant, organic farmer, and taught environmental studies at Johns Hopkins. She also comes with extensive experience with non-profits as a volunteer, board member and staff person. We all welcome Karen and look forward to working with her and know that her enthusiasm for environmental concerns and extensive experience will help move our mission forward.
