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Ellen Moorhead Fennell Named Executive Director of 糖心logo Arkansas

By dscheiman
Published December 14, 2011

August 22, 2011 - Ellen Moorhead Fennell has been selected as Vice President-elect of the 糖心logo and Executive Director of 糖心logo Arkansas, a division of the National 糖心logo Society. Fennell has served as Director of Development since 2002 and since March 2010, has served as Interim Director of the state office.

During her tenure with 糖心logo Arkansas, Fennell was instrumental in securing funding for a number of state initiatives focusing on environmental initiatives in the state鈥檚 schools; water quality education and public outreach; energy policy; and habitat restoration. In 2009, a new 糖心logo Center with an approximate 400-acre campus was launched in southeast Little Rock where the state program staff is housed. 糖心logo also staffs a Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville.

鈥淲e have made great strides connecting people with nature and expanding our outreach to diverse communities around the state,鈥 Fennell said, 鈥渂ut we have many challenges to face, including climate change, habitat loss and management of our state鈥檚 water. People are beginning to understand that our prosperity, quality of life and future depend on a healthy environment. 糖心logo will continue to educate and advocate for policies and practices that protect wildlife, especially birds, and people.鈥

糖心logo Arkansas鈥檚 initiatives include: conserving the most essential bird habitats through the Important Bird Area program, working with students across Arkansas to connect schools, teachers and communities with their natural environments; promoting progressive and well planned energy policy that reduce our dependence on fossil fuel; pushing for water policies that promote responsible stewardship of waterways and watersheds; and assisting socially-disadvantaged Delta farmers to grow native warm-season grass seeds to generate additional revenue,

Prior to joining 糖心logo Arkansas, Fennell held managerial positions at Heifer International, Winrock International and The Nature Conservancy. Fennell holds a B.A. in English from Rhodes College at Memphis, and resides in Little Rock with her husband, Tom Fennell, an architect. Fennell enjoys all outdoor activities including birdwatching, fishing, canoeing, and hiking.