Administrative Staff

Bruce Stedman ’78, Executive Director

Bruce has 37 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, strategic planning, mediation and environmental planning. He has directed seven non-profit organizations and a $6.25M nuclear weapons-related court settlement fund. His fields of interest are marine conservation, nuclear weapons abolition, environmental sustainability and education, climate resilience and regenerative agriculture. Bruce has worked with community groups, NGOs, schools, companies, Native American governments, and public agencies—in the U.S. and 11 other countries. He has taught dispute resolution, environmental affairs, and conservation biology at Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and Western Washington University. • PhD program (ABD), Environmental Policy, MIT • MCP, Environmental Planning, MIT • MALD, the Conway School • BA, Botany + BS, Zoology, University of Washington Priscilla Novitt ’07, Administrative Director

As Administrative Director, Priscilla shares responsibility for primary leadership of the school with Executive Director Bruce Stedman ‘78 and Academic Director Ken Byrne. Priscilla spent close to a decade in New York City, where she produced professional development conferences and workshops for artists, implemented peer coaching and training programs for arts leaders, and consulted with artists and arts organizations about strategic planning, federal grant management, and grant writing. She has also helped create a digital archive of historic Northampton city maps, and co-owned a small commercial-scale apiary/hobby gone out of control. • MALD, the Conway School • BA, Psychology, Oberlin College Dave Weber ’15, Campus Manager

Dave works to ensure the smooth functioning of the school’s facilities as well as the implementation and maintenance of the school’s landscape. He works with students throughout the year to troubleshoot their technology questions and often joins the class for ecology fieldwork sessions. Outside Conway, Dave serves his hometown of Williamsburg on its Mill River Greenway Committee and Woodland Trails Committee, helping to plan the extension of a regional multi-use trail and design, build, and maintain a network of trails for public recreation. He is an avid photographer, traveler, canoeist, and general lover of the outdoors among other things. • MSED, the Conway School • BA, Peace and Justice Studies, Tufts University Roxy Finn, Admissions Manager

Roxy is likely your first point of contact with the school, responding to inquiries and applications and ensuring a smooth process for incoming students. She brings a combined background of higher education administration and regenerative design, a lifelong love of plants, and a passion for systems thinking. Roxy is certified in permaculture design and co-managed Paradise Lot, an urban perennial garden homestead in Holyoke, MA. • BA, Geology, Smith College

Part-Time Administrative Staff

Gail Berrigan ’11, Projects Assistant CJ Lammers, Projects Manager, Conway Institute Michele VanLandingham, Development Coordinator Elaine Williamson ’11, Events Manager, Alum Coordinator