Staff
Stephanie Powell, Executive Director
Stephanie supervises the Southern Energy Network’s organizing staff. She also manages day to day operations and leads SEN's fundraising efforts. She helps develop and guide the Southern Energy Network’s field strategy and works with staff to provide trainings, resources, networking opportunities, and support to Southern youth fighting global warming and promoting a clean, just energy future.
Before joining the Southern Energy Network, Stephanie worked with the Gulf Restoration Network’s Healthy Waters Program. She is a graduate of the Green Corps Environmental Organizing training program. Stephanie has also worked with the Sierra Club on the I Will Evolve Tour, a media tour to raise the visibility of solutions to global warming, and the Environmental Voter Education Campaign.
Stephanie serves on the Board of Common Ground Athens, a community resource center for groups and individuals working for progressive social change. Stephanie graduated from the University of Georgia in 2005 where she earned Bachelors of Arts degrees in Anthropology and Political Science.
Contact: stephanie[at]climateaction.net
Dan Cannon, Florida Organizer
Dan joined the Southern Energy Network in November 2009. Based in St. Petersburg, Dan coordinates the Southern Energy Network’s campaigns in Florida. He is responsible for building and supporting the youth clean energy organizing in Florida while working with the greater Southern Energy Network to build regional leadership. Before joining Southern Energy Network, Dan worked with 1Sky to pressure Ohio Senators to support and strengthen national clean energy policy.
In August 2009 Dan graduated from Green Corps: The Field School for Environmental Organizing. Dan earned his B.S. degree in Geography with a concentration in Environmental Studies, from Slippery Rock University in 2008. When Dan is not out motivating young people to take political action you can find him in the woods backpacking, or slalom water skiing.
Contact: dan[at]climateaction.net
Jenna Garland, Georgia and South Carolina Coordinator
Jenna joined the Southern Energy Network as the South Carolina Organizer in November of 2009. As the South Carolina Organizer, Jenna coordinates the student environmental network across college and high school campuses all over the state. In addition to fighting local dirty energy projects, Jenna works with students and the environmental community to promote sound state-based policies to bring more renewable energy and green jobs to South Carolina, and works to push South Carolina's Congressional Delegation to support strong, science-based federal climate and clean energy legislation. Jenna also works to strengthen ties between students and campuses across the Southeast.
Jenna studied Ecological and Environmental Anthropology at the University of Georgia, where she was named the Outstanding Student of the Year for her work in the department in 2007. During her time in Athens, Jenna became interested in organizing as a profession after working with several student and community groups and engaging in advocacy for the cycling community. After graduating from UGA, Jenna began Green Corps' Field School for Environmental Organizing in the fall of 2007, traveling and running campaigns in Baltimore, MD, Richmond, VA, and Minneapolis, MN. Jenna graduated from Green Corps in August 2008, and began working to pass bold climate legislation in the U.S. Congress in Minneapolis with the 1Sky Campaign at Clean Water Action of Minnesota.
Contact: jenna[at]climateaction.net
Brittany Forrestal, Communications Fellow
Brittany Forrestal began working with SEN during the summer of 2009 and currently serves as a communications fellow. Working with organizers and youth advocates across the Southeast, Brittany has worked to build federal policy awareness and action, has helped generate web and blog content, and will continue to work with SEN to build a strong, youth-led environmental movement in the Southeast. Brittany is a junior at the University of Georgia, where she is studying English and French with pre-law intentions. She is a staff writer for UGA's student-run newspaper and works as a teacher at a children's play and music center. She enjoys reading, biking, running, painting, and being outdoors.
Contact: brittany.forrestal[at]gmail.com
