Press Release – Fairfield Resident Joins Connecticut Audubon Society as Director in Milford Point and Fairfield

October 1, 2018 – The Connecticut Audubon Society has named Shari Greenblatt as its new Southwest Regional Director, responsible for leading two of its busiest centers in Fairfield and Milford, as well as the historic Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary in Fairfield.

For each center, Greenblatt will oversee operations and year-round staff, as well as seasonal naturalist educators. With their adjoining wildlife sanctuaries, the centers in Fairfield and Milford are key locations for Connecticut Audubon’s award-winning Science in Nature outdoor education programs, as well as for busy summer day camps, bird walks, lectures and other activities.

Greenblatt is a seasoned non-profit professional with more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and project management. She comes to Connecticut Audubon from the Special Projects Department of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), one of the country’s leading international environmental organizations.

During her tenure with NRDC, Greenblatt produced large-scale fundraising galas and cultivation events, created and managed a junior committee, oversaw donor trips and cause-related marketing campaigns, implemented NRDC’s workplace giving campaign and worked closely with trustees and donors.

As one of her primary goals, Greenblatt wants to continue building top-of-mind awareness and recognition of the Connecticut Audubon centers and sanctuaries. “With their exceptional environmental education programs and activities, and exquisite nature preserves,” Greenblatt says, “these centers are ‘hidden gems’ that should be top destinations for schools, individuals and families that want to strengthen their connections with nature, and learn how to protect and sustain it for future generations.”

Greenblatt’s own introduction to Connecticut Audubon began in 2017 when her family relocated from Brooklyn to the greener suburbs of Fairfield and began taking advantage of the many local opportunities to spend more time exploring outdoors. After enrolling in the Center at Fairfield’s summer camp program, her family was hooked. “My son and daughter were enthralled with their camp experiences and couldn’t wait to go back as a family and continue exploring the sanctuary trails in Fairfield and Milford.”

Greenblatt started her career at the Business and Professional Women’s Foundation followed by two years as a Program Associate at Bass and Howes, a leading consulting firm that worked with various non-profit organizations. She also served as President of the Board for Earthshare NY. She received her BA from University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MPH from Hunter College.

Founded in 1898, The Connecticut Audubon Society is the state’s original, independent Audubon. Based in Fairfield, it operates nature facilities in Fairfield, Milford, Glastonbury, Pomfret, Hampton, and Sherman; a center in Old Lyme; and an EcoTravel office in Essex. Connecticut Audubon manages 20 wildlife sanctuaries encompassing almost 3,300 acres of open space in Connecticut, and educates over 200,000 children and adults annually.