Biography
Claire manages CCLR’s $12M Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Communities Provider cooperative agreements with the U.S. EPA. This includes leading the program development and technical assistance provision strategy, writing quarterly reports, maintaining and reporting performance metrics, and preparing materials, stats, and success stories to support program continuation. Of note, Claire spearheaded the development and launch of CCLR’s technical assistance tracking system in Salesforce which has led to efficient and robust reporting, more strategic and comprehensive TA delivery, and better team collaboration under the TAB program. Claire also oversees major elements of CCLR’s programming and education initiatives including workshop and webinar planning, resource development, partnership cultivation, and strategic initiatives. In 2022, Claire managed the planning and execution of CCLR’s webinars and events which engaged over 3,000 land reuse practitioners from the public and private sectors and covered topics in remediation, environmental justice, equitable development, redevelopment financing, and more.
Prior to joining CCLR, Claire was the Outreach Coordinator at the Community Science Institute (CSI) in Ithaca, NY. In this role, Claire managed CSI’s public outreach initiatives, coordinated volunteer water monitoring programs, and most notably directed the development of Cayuga Lake’s Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring Program in its pilot year. Claire is most well versed in program evaluation and strategy, project management, and multi-stakeholder event planning.
Claire lives in Jersey City with her fiancé, Andrew, and enjoys yoga, hiking, cooking, and listening to movie soundtracks and scores.