Amy Handen

Amy is employed by the Environmental Protection Agency and is responsible for integrating social science into the Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership as well as managing several grant programs. Prior to EPA, she worked for over 16 years with the National Park Service coordinating the Bay Program Partnership’s Stewardship Goal Implementation Team. In both positions her work has focused on applying approaches that support the restoration and conservation of local natural resources through building engagement and stewardship in local communities. Amy holds a Master’s of Environmental Management from Duke University and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Dickinson College.