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Kirsten is focused on fighting for clean air and making it easier to generate clean energy from the sun. She was named a 2025 Clean Air Champion by the Regional Air Quality Council for her work to raise awareness about the ozone pollution problem harming Coloradans’ health and to pass policies to address the problem. The author of two ground-breaking reports on the benefits of electric lawn equipment, she appears regularly in local media and has also appeared in national outlets such as The Economist. Previously, Kirsten oversaw The Public Interest Network’s efforts to engage alumni and volunteers in the network’s work, specializing in communications and organizing events in dozens of cities. Kirsten lives in the Denver area with her husband and children, where she is an avid hiker, biker, church choir member and gardener.

As director, Jennette coordinates policy development, research, outreach and legislative advocacy for Environment Georgia. She has run successful campaigns to designate Georgia’s first outstanding national resource water along the headwaters of the Conasauga River, expand parks along the Chattahoochee River and Jekyll Island State Park, and stop construction of three new coal-fired power plants in Georgia, while also advocating for solar policies that have helped make Georgia one of the top 10 states for solar in the country. She serves on the leadership team for the Georgia Water Coalition, and on the boards of Citizens for Progressive Transit and The Georgia Solar Energy Association. Jennette lives in Atlanta, where she enjoys training for triathlons and hiking and camping in Georgia’s mountains.