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Emily Porter-Goff, PhDCoordinatorI was born and raised in Vermont. I spent much of my childhood playing on my grandparents beautiful dairy farm in Cambridge. Sugaring and farming was and is a way of life for the Porters. When at my own home, I spent all my free time splashing in the stream or tromping through the woods in my mud boots. Destined to spend my life enjoying the out-of-doors, I earned a BS from Russell Sage College (Troy, NY) in Environmental Biology. Then I moved up the hill to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for a PhD in Freshwater Ecology. After nearly a decade of life in the city, in search of something new, I spent 2 years as a postdoctoral fellow at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Finally, the stars aligned to bring us back to our Vermont roots. Over the last few years we have enjoyed large projects on our 1880 farm house. Here I have taken part in the most fascinating science project of my life: watching my two children grow. I have loved being home with them but I have also missed working for the environment. I am so excited to join the Franklin Watershed committee in their fight for Lake Carmi. Lets do some great projects together and reduce those nutrients!
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Amanda Forni, MScECO-AmeriCorps MemberI am originally from Cary, IL, (an hour Northwest of Chicago) and moved to the UK for college, spurned by a love of travel and new experiences. Halfway between the city and cornfields I was brought up by my mom, a passionate educator, who taught me at an early age the value of conservation and volunteering time to important causes. Due to my long-lived passion for community, environment, and how the two intertwine, I studied Geography and International Development at the University of Chester. Learning about efforts for low-impact development and environmentally-friendly town planning inspired me to continue on with the MSc in Environmental Assessment and Management program at the University of Liverpool. I recently moved back to the US to serve with ECO-AmeriCorps. This program has members focusing on projects to enhance water quality throughout the state and seemed like an excellent opportunity to utilize my skills while exploring a new part of the country- having only traveled as far as Massachusetts in the past. As a Vermont rookie, I am very excited to explore the state, try every maple-flavored food, and help the Franklin Watershed Committee move closer to its goals to protect Lake Carmi!
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Meet Our Board Members
Pete Benevento, Vice President
Marion Benevento, Treasurer
Hal Bill
Steve Comeau
Rob Cormier
Rob Evans
Pat Hayes
Bill Sorensen
Marion Benevento, Treasurer
Hal Bill
Steve Comeau
Rob Cormier
Rob Evans
Pat Hayes
Bill Sorensen
The Franklin Watershed Committee is proud to work with the following organizations that share our common goals of a health lake and community.
Our Funders
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Thanks to our latest grant funder for supporting our work! The New England Grassroots Environment Fund energizes and nurtures long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and sustainable communities using stories, tools and dollars to fuel local activism and social change. Since 1996, the Grassroots Fund’s core grant making program continues to fund nearly 150 grants annually, giving more than $4 million in 20 years to more than 2,000 community groups and initiatives covering more than 60 percent of New England’s cities and towns. For more information, please visit grassrootsfund.org or call 603-905-9915.
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