Cecilia Danks: Cecilia is an Assistant Professor
of environmental policy in the Environmental Studies Department and the
Rubinstein School of Natural
Resources at the University of Vermont. Her scholarship there focuses
on community forestry and the policies and practices
supporting the working forest. She serves on the board of the Forest
Stewardship Council-US and has led work on developing the social
standards associated with responsible forestry. Cecilia also currently
serves on the board of the Watershed Research and Training Center
of Hayfork, CA. While Cecilia worked at the Watershed Center from
1997 to 2001, she developed and directed their Socioeconomic Research
Program. Results of that research have helped reframe the debate over
how communities benefit from public forest management. Cecilia has a
PhD from the University of California at Berkeley for which she did
research on community participation in forest management, focusing on
social capital and organizational capacity in collaborative efforts. To
comment on or ask questions about this page please contact Cecilia at cdanks@uvm.edu. 
Victoria Loven: Victoria graduated from the Environmental Studies
Program in May of 2002. She is a lifelong
Vermonter and enjoys spending time walking along Lewis Creek and
exploring her community's natural areas. To her, community forestry is
a new way of thinking about human relationships with the forest. she
sees in it the possibility for a more harmonious relationship with the
natural world.
Paul Cross: Paul was an Environmental Studies minor and a Canadian Studies major who graduated from UVM in May 2003. As of 2002, he had been a park ranger in the Vermont State Parks for five years and was returning to the parks for the following summer. Paul is a life long resident of rural Vermont where he enjoys spending time in the forest.
Ross Feitlinger: Ross graduated from the Environmental Studies Program in May 2003. He double minored in Political Science and Studio Art. Ross has an excellent eye for presentation and aesthetics. He enjoys photography and has over 10 years experience working in film developing.
Lauren Parente: Lauren graudated in May 2002 with an Elementary Education major and an Environmental Studies concentration. Lauren is originally from Bolton, Massachusetts, where she enjoys spending time with the trees in her community, hiking and riding her horse on the many conservation land trails. Lauren believes that community forestry can be an important way for communities to move toward more sustainable lifestyles.
