Glenna works at the intersection of community and nature, putting her energy toward efforts in her city that will nurture connections between people and place, help us live more lightly on the earth, and build the kind of world that she wants her daughter, Ella, to grow up in.
Glenna has over 15 years of experience in the environmental field, primarily at the Urban Ecology Center (UEC) in Milwaukee, WI. The UEC consists of three environmental community centers in Milwaukee’s public parks, each of which seeks to foster ecological understanding as inspiration for change, neighborhood by neighborhood. Glenna’s experience at the UEC as an Environmental Educator, Menomonee Valley Branch Manager, and Membership Manager have given her experience in program design and delivery, community engagement, and collaboration.
Glenna is delighted to be on the ANCA board. She says she has felt truly blessed to have gotten to experience the ANCA community via summits and consults — there’s nothing quite so satisfying as “finding your people” and ANCA folks are definitely “my people”! She feels that to now have the chance to learn from the leaders of this great organization and help build and nourish this special community, is an absolute privilege.
In her free time, Glenna enjoys gardening, hiking, exploring, cooking, singing, building forts, and having tickle fights with her daughter.