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Knight Center graduate gets new environmental post

Aileo Weinmann

Aileo Weinmann


Knight Center graduate Aileo Weinmann (MA-’05) has taken a new job as a senior program director at Resource Media, a nonprofit public relations firm that develops and executes communications strategies for the environment and public health.
He is now based in Washington DC, focusing on energy, climate and water projects. He plans to move west with his wife and two young children to one of Resource Media’s western locations.
Weinmann is a former editor of the Knight Center’s EJ Magazine and the co-winner of the 2005 Rachel Carson Award for Outstanding Graduate Student.
Previously he was the director of communications for the National Wildlife Federation.

Knight Center grad off to Japan

Hannah Northey

Hannah Northey


Hannah Northey, an energy and environment reporter for E&E Publishing’s Greenwire in Washington, D.C., was one of five American journalists chosen to travel to Japan this summer as a fellow with the International Center for Journalists. Northey’s stories will touch on critical energy, climate and trade issues facing Japan, including the use of coal-fired generation and nuclear power, the need for gas and growing efficiency programs.
 

Knight Center alumnus returns to new post in Michigan

Haas-25Karlyn Haas has been named the new Marketing and & Communications Specialist for The Watershed Center.
Haas brings more than 10 years of experience in marketing and communications for education and non-profits, as well fundraising experience. She most recently served as the Grants Officer for Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz., after serving as their Communications Manager. Since relocating to Traverse City in 2010, she has continued as a freelance grant writer, copy writer, editor and designer.
“We are so excited to have Karlyn on board with us at The Watershed Center,” said Executive Director Christine Crissman. “We feel she is a great fit and are excited to begin working with her.”
Haas holds a master’s degree in Environmental Journalism from Michigan State University and a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Hartwick College in New York. Her writing has been published regionally and nationally, including Arizona Tech Connect, Community College Times, The Great Lakes Reporter, The Lansing State Journal, MI-AWRA Michigan Water Resources, GreenPrint and The Arizona Solar Center.
“One of the reasons we moved our family back to Traverse City was to be close to the bay,” said Haas. “I’m very excited and proud to be part of an organization doing such important work in our community advocating for the protection of our greatest natural resource.”