Staff
The Coalition employs a full-time Executive Director, a full-time Associate Director and a half-time Program Associate. In addition, several member organizations have staff members who dedicate their time to Coalition work, and many individuals from the community at-large donate their time and energy to make the numerous and ambitious projects of the Coalition possible.
Executive Director
Carolyn graduated from Arizona State University in 1982 with a bachelor of science in political science. She worked as a Congressional Aide to Rep. Morris K. Udall in his Phoenix office from 1984-1990. In 1990, she relocated to Tucson to work with a new political education organization founded by Richard Kimball and former U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, now called Project VoteSmart based in Philipsburg, Montana.
From January 1994 until December 1997, Carolyn worked as a Council Aide for Tucson City Councilmember Molly McKasson, working with constituent services as well as environmental and economic development issues.
Carolyn helped found the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, for which she was hired as Executive Director in February, 1998.
Her other activities include:
- Former Board Member, Arizona League of Conservation Voters Education Fund;
- Member of Pima Association of Governments Regional Task Force for Long Range Transportation Plan;
- Steering Committee Member for the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and both the Town of Marana's and City of Tucson's Habitat Conservation Plan;
- Vice-Chair of Pima County Bond Advisory Committee.
- Member of the Regional Transportation Authority Citizens' Advisory Committee
Carolyn was also a former national board member of the Center for Voting and Democracy, the former Chair of Community Advisory Board for KXCI-FM Community Radio. She founded the Arizona Green Party, and served as State Green Party Chair from 1991-1998. In 1992, Carolyn was an Arizona Legislative Candidate.
Sean Sullivan
Associate Director
Originally from Omaha, NE, Sean has lived in Tucson for 10 years. Sean began working with the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection in 2004. Sean has A backgrpound in Political Science at the University of Arizona. Additonal activities include:
- Executive Committee Member, Sierra Club Rincon Group
- Chair of Borderlands Committee, Sierra Club Rincon Group
- Commissioner, City of Tucson Planning Commission
- Member, Pima Co./Tucson Regional Water Oversight Committee
Kathleen Kennedy
Program Associate
Hailing from the thick forests of the northeast, Kathleen has called Arizona home since 1996 and moved to Tucson in 2005. She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2000 with a B.S. in Geology and from the University of Montana in 2005 with a M.S. in Environmental Studies. Before joining the Coalition in October 2007, she worked for the Town of Marana as an Environmental Projects Coordinator where she was in charge of the Town’s Habitat Conservation Plan efforts, among other projects.
Kathleen has worked as a Hydrologic Technician for the USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center and was Secretary of the Arizona Green Party in 2002. She conducted original research on glacial geochemistry and geomorphology as an undergraduate student, and on public participation in the privatization of U.S. water utilities as a graduate student.
Liam Kennedy
Resident Office Baby
Liam holds the distinction of being the youngest member of the Coalition team. Joining the office at the tender age of five months in October 2007, his interests include chewing on toys, rolling to the various corners of the Coalition office, attending meetings with his mom, giving hugs and smiles when other staff are feeling stressed, and generally lifting the spirits of those around him. His current goals include learning to walk, articulating his first words, and growing taller than his friends Jed and Clyde.
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