Johanna de Graffenreid
Johanna de Graffenreid found her roots in the environmental justice movement while working for Greenpeace in 2009, providing logistical support at the Capitol Climate & Cliffside actions. She got her start as an educator after training undocumented teenagers in anti-militarization tactics with the Ruckus Society during the beginnings of the Iraq war in 2005. For over a decade she has worked as a grassroots trainer, street medic, campaign director, and educator with grassroots, regional, & national organizations. She left the frontlines fighting mountain-top removal as the C.A.R.E. Campaign Coordinator for Coal River Mountain Watch to earn a Masters of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. She has since worked in the Gulf region on climate justice & oil and gas accountability campaigns. Johanna moved back to Vermont in 2017 to advance state-based policy during the Trump administration. She then ran a coalition of over 37 organizations supporting small farmers across New England and the Hudson Valley. Most recently Johanna managed the Vermont Arts Council’s economic development network supporting hundreds of arts and cultural organizations and the creative economy across the state. She is currently accepting consulting requests while teaching at the University of Vermont. Feel free to contact her for a full resume.