Our Branch Reps
This is the list of all our reps. For more information on becoming a rep, click here.
Regan Caton was inspired to create The Awarenest when she had trouble finding sustainable and green living resources in her community. Hearing about green and socially responsible businesses through the grapevine or being lucky enough to find a ‘local food co-op’ just wasn’t enough. Regan began researching the possibilities and rallied a team of fine feathered friends who are dedicated to helping create a strong network of community ‘nests’ that will inform, connect and help build more sustainable local communities. The Awarenest is launching from it's home base in Morris County.
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Suzie Blodgett is an active environmentalist who believes that individuals, communities and businesses all have a responsibility to make environmentally sound decisions that consider the health of people and planet while protecting and conserving resources for future generations to sustain themselves. With a background in green design, her business focus has changed over the years but her goals have remained the same. Through her current businesses and extensive volunteer work with organizations including Sustainable West Milford and Community Green, she has dedicated her life to educating others on how to live more sustainably and how to eliminate toxins from their lives while helping them connect with the tools, products and services that help them do so. Through her work she has built a network of green business owners and environmental activists working to bring true change to NJ. Her passion for green living and for making a difference drew her to The Awarenest team which provides her a wonderful opportunity to continue to work towards a better future for the community and the planet she loves so much.
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Sara Clasp, a lifelong resident of Bergen County, is a firm believer in sustainable concepts. A graduate of Montclair State University, home to the New Jersey School of Conversation, she seeks to remain environmentally conscious in all aspects of her life. With a passion for veganism, naturalist poetry, and hiking, Sara firmly believes in maintaining a strong connection with the earth and giving back in order to enjoy the bountiful pleasures of life. As a volunteer with the National Parks Service, she is constantly reminded that it is essential to minimalize the ecological footprint we each leave in our different walks of life. She seeks to inform and educate others on the necessity of sustainable living for the improvement of our lives as well as our environment.
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Rebekah Konn believes that being green isn’t so much a choice as a series of choices we make every day. At the age of nine Rebekah began her environmentalism and vegetarianism when she learned that a whole family could be sustained for a lifetime on the same size plot of land that one beef steer could be reared. Her greatest joy is finding new ways to repurpose old things so that they escape the trash and bring new pleasure. She’s always on the lookout for smarter products that produce less waste and looks forward to bringing simple ideas into your home to make being green a simple no brainer.
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Jenifer Thalhauser Has been a resident of Monmouth County since 2005.
She has been employed in the field of environmental restoration since
receiving her BS in Environmental Science from the University of New
England, Biddeford, Maine, in 1995. Jen continues to strive each day
toward a more ecologically balanced way of life and enjoys very much
sharing and discussing lessons learned and observations with others
whenever possible. Outside of work she enjoys writing on a variety of
topics including nature and people, reading, gardening, running, and
hiking. Most recently Jen became the shamelessly proud owner of four
Rhode Island Red hens.
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Madison Berry graduated cum laude from SUNY New Paltz with a teaching degree in Art Education. She continues her graduate studies at Pratt Institute, receiving her masters in Arts and Cultural Management. Madison combines her arts background with a strong desire to positively impact community improvement and awareness of environmental and social issues. She has a natural thirst for learning and likes to spend as much time creating artwork as spending time in nature, hiking, swimming, skiing, and loving this beautiful planet. She currently lives, exhibits, and creates in New York and Morris County, New Jersey.
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Madison Berry graduated cum laude from SUNY New Paltz with a teaching degree in Art Education. She continues her graduate studies at Pratt Institute, receiving her masters in Arts and Cultural Management. Madison combines her arts background with a strong desire to positively impact community improvement and awareness of environmental and social issues. She has a natural thirst for learning and likes to spend as much time creating artwork as spending time in nature, hiking, swimming, skiing, and loving this beautiful planet. She currently lives, exhibits, and creates in New York City and Morris County, New Jersey.
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Jeanine is a student at the University of South Florida studying Environmental Science. She was born in Pennsylvania but has since lived in Hillsborough County for 4 years. A spiritual connection keeps Jeanine returning to nature, as she has a passion for backcountry camping and hiking. Her special interests include forestry, ecosystem development, and plant ecology. Jeanine tries to employ environmental philosophy in the words of Aristotle as he said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."
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Kate Bennett is a recent graduate of New York University and spent eight months after her graduation traveling and volunteering in South America. She has a non-profit background and is a blogger for Idealist.org/Actions without Borders, writing about issues of poverty, development, and sustainability in Guatemala. After her return from South America, she settled into work at Homestead Farmer's Market in Lambertville and decided to dedicate herself to issues of environmentalism a little closer to home.
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D.A. Colvin is a social and environmental issues writer and is a very active environmental advocate and animal rescue advocate. She and her husband live on the East Coast of the USA and share their home with two adorable, wonderful, sweet cats, their babies. D.A. is a natural living expert and offers advice to those who desire to live healthier greener lives. Her website is: bodyearthself.blogspot.com.
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Nate loves to talk about trees. He teaches Dendrology (the study of trees, shrubs, and vines) at Rutgers for the past 2 years. He is interested in all types of plants and their role in ecosystems. Nate has a B.S. in Ecology from Rutgers University and is currently in a Masters program at Stockton College for Environmental Science. His love of nature stems from camping and hiking while becoming an Eagle Scout. He is passionate about environmental remediation, sustainable energy, and conservation. Nate wants to be a professional forester in the next few years. He hopes that his actions and words will change some of the destructive tendencies that our society has on the environment.
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John Shields is a local resident with a passion for all that sustainability offers - a transition to renewable energy, the virtues of resource conservation, and a reconnection with nature. He writes for AOL-owned Patch.com and provides marketing and public relations services to small businesses. John is the owner and operator of full-service signage provider, Verygood Graphics. When not writing about the clean energy sector, he's researching new businesses and organizations that understand the societal benefits of ecological responsibility.
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