A trio of FMR goodbyes
Some familiar faces are leaving FMR this month. From our restoration and education events to the Mississippi River Challenge, we were to proud to work with Kristin Nierengarten, Erika Frost and Gillian Tomasini and wish you all the best.
Kristin Nierengarten
Many of you know Kristin Nierengarten as one of the key organizers of the Mississippi River Challenge. Some of you know her as one of the people who handles your membership questions. For the past three and a half years, Kristin has been a valued and integral member of FMR's staff and development team. Her energy, enthusiasm, intelligence and ability to take on a multitude of tasks at once have been greatly appreciated by all of us.
Last year Kristin started law school, and at the end of the year she will be leaving FMR to take a new position at a local law firm. Please join us in wishing Kristin much success and fun as she enters this new stage in her career!
Erika Frost
Erika Frost recently wrapped up her job as FMR's 2011 program assistant. Erika did an amazing job coordinating FMR's storm drain stenciling program in St. Paul, and the Stream Health Evaluation Project (SHEP) in the Rice Creek Watershed. She also played a lead role in coordinating volunteers for the Mississippi River Challenge, helped launch a new stewardship effort at Mounds Park and provided invaluable assistance with volunteer outreach, registration and event coordination for many of FMR's stewardship programs.
Erika was a wonderful member of the FMR team and is considering returning in 2012 for another season. We are all very grateful for her contributions and wish her well on whatever path she chooses to take next.
Gillian Tomasini
FMR thanks our fall restoration and education events intern, Gillian Tomasini! Gillian interned with us through the Higher Education Consortium on Urban Affairs (HECUA) Environmental Sustainability program. While at FMR, Gillian assisted with outreach, implementation, and photo documentation of our stewardship events, and such projects as cleaning and sorting volunteer-collected native seed for future habitat restoration work. Gillian also helped conduct an end-of-season survey of our 2011 volunteers.
We thank you for your contributions to the health of the Mississippi River, Gillian, and wish you all the best for your future!