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Marie joined Harpeth Conservancy in August 2022. She brings over 15 years of experience mobilizing communities and building organizations that practice economic, racial, and environmental justice in the U.S. South. She has a Masters of Divinity from Vanderbilt University and completed coursework toward a Masters of Conservation Biology from Miami University focusing on indigenous land justice and foodways. Marie grew up eating tomatoes and okra from her grandpa’s garden on the Coosa River right next to one of Georgia’s “dirtiest” coal-fired power plants, Plant Hammond. She understands the high cost of industrial pollution and is passionate about protecting clean water and river ecosystems.