Team Members

Anna is the CEO of Climate Collective, an innovation network made up of climate tech entrepreneurs, investors, non-profit organizations and scientists––leveraging data and digital technologies to unlock climate and nature action at scale. She has almost two decades of experience leading investments and initiatives in service of positive climate and nature outcomes around the world. Prior … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/anna-lerner-nesbitt/">Continued</a>

Jennifer Core is our Operations Director, supporting Wolfe’s Neck Center’s national work in transforming the food system through scaling agricultural practices that support ecosystems and stabilize climate now and for the generations to come.  This work includes convening developers of critical technology, supporting producer adoption of key practices and contributing to the architecture of a … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/jennifer-core/">Continued</a>

Two threads have been consistent throughout Ben’s life: technology and food. His career has been in software startups as a product leader and founder. He’s also spent years learning about growing food, from volunteering for diversified agriculture programs to participating in community agroforestry projects and replacing hundreds of invasive trees from his back yard with … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/ben-weinberg/">Continued</a>

Elena is from Houlton in Aroostook County, Maine, where most of her summers were spent at either her family’s orchard and tree farm, embarking on hikes in Baxter State Park, or playing soccer. Elena is pursuing a double major in History and Computer Science with a minor in Urban Studies at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/elena/">Continued</a>

Eve grew up in Northern California where she spent her free time pursuing her interest in plants and food through foraging and working in her vegetable garden. In 2018 she came to Maine to complete a bachelor’s in environmental horticulture with a concentration in landscape design at UMO and has been gardening and living in … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/eve/">Continued</a>

Noah grew up in Chicago, but is currently attending Colby College in Waterville, Maine, majoring in environmental science and minoring in photography. He just returned from a semester abroad in Patagonia, Chile where he learned about community-led conservation biology and applied ecology. This summer, Noah is excited to intersect his interests in conservation ecology and … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/noah/">Continued</a>

Malcolm Kelly has been a chef for the last ten years working across the country. He came to Wolfe’s Neck Center to learn and experience the first steps of our food system, as well as get practical hands-on experience on the fruit and vegetable team. In his free time, he spends most of his time … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/malcolm-kelly/">Continued</a>

Emma spent most of her young life in Maryland playing outside and going on family camping trips (including yearly trips to Maine). She graduated from University of Delaware with degrees in Psychology and Sociology and knew that she wanted to connect her fascination with humans with her passion for the outdoors. After a few seasons of … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/emma-groman/">Continued</a>

Sarah joins the Wolfe’s Neck Center as the Open TEAM Communications and Administrative Coordinator with a passion for storytelling and facilitating complex and compassionate conversations. As a Maine native, she is excited to bring this work to her home state. Sarah is a graduate of New York University, where she studied Classics and Creative Writing, … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/sarah-lawless/">Continued</a>

Saturday, December 14th, 9:30-11:30 am. Coffee Tasting with Wicked Joe at the Smith Center. Explore and evaluate coffee in the same way as the industry’s best producers and buyers from across the globe. This coffee cupping will feature Wicked Joe’s organic coffee and light breakfast bites. Tickets are $75 per person and includes coffee and … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/saturday-december-14th-coffee-tasting-with-wicked-joe/">Continued</a>