Kate Cairoli
ecological + regenerative design
I strive to find elegant, ecological, and regenerative solutions to the problems I encounter in my work. I keep an eye towards the big picture and how the small actions we each make amount to an accumulation of changes that may move us towards a more healthy, just, and sustainable world. I am interested in the intersection between environmental and human health, for we are the products of the places we create, and we bear the maladies of the land in our own bodies.
01 SPRING 2013 OPEN VIEW FARM |
AMY WOLFSON | CONWAY, MA THE CONWAY SCHOOL
02 WINTER 2013 OPEN SPACE & RECREATION PLAN
| CONCORD, MA
JON KELLY | JUDITH DOLL-FOLEY THE CONWAY SCHOOL
03 FALL 2012 HOUSE SITING & LANDSCAPE DESIGN |
THE CONWAY SCHOOL
04 IMAGES SKETCHES, MODELS & PHOTOGRAPHS 05 WORDS RESUME & WRITING
BELCHERTOWN, MA
01 Details 10 weeks AutoCAD InDesign Photoshop SketchUp ArcGIS Amy Wolfson Open View Farm is a 130acre property in Conway, Massachusetts. It is a place for the owners and their family and friends to work, be together and enjoy nature. Groups of people come to the farm periodically for craft days, retreats, and camp, and to join in the routine farm activities. Through openness, warmth, and sustainability, the farm provides access for people from all walks of life, and fosters learning from and connecting to nature. PROJECT GOALS: Open View Farm balances public and private space seamlessly so that visitors feel welcome and know where they can go, while the owners
have a place to retreat, regroup, and re-energize. Open View Farm produces many resources on the land that support the core values of the farm, such as edibles, materials for crafts, and other useful resources. Sustainable practices are used on the farm that support and improve the surrounding natural environment, reduce the carbon footprint of the farm, and provide opportunities to demonstrate to visitors various sustainable techniques. Visitors have many opportunities to learn about the farm and the surrounding environment. Visitors feel welcome when they arrive at the farm. Open View Farm is accessible to people with varying levels of mobility.
FULL REPORT AVAILABLE AT: http://tinyurl.com/ovfmasterplan
Finding Space to Retreat Designing a Master Plan and performing a Sustainability Study for a 130 acre farm in Conway, MA; seeking to find a balance between human use and sensitive ecological systems on the site.
Project Overview
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Newhall Road runs north through the southern portion of the property. The clients and their family live in a farmhouse at the north end of the road. A barn to the west of the farmhouse houses thirty-five sheep and one llama. The animals graze in a pasture to the south of the barn, to the east of the driveway, and in other spaces that are contained by moveable fences throughout the property.
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Seventy-five percent of the property is forested, some of which contains hiking trails. Invasive plant species thrive in many areas, especially in places that were previously cleared for agriculture such as around the ponds and to the east of the larger pasture.
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Approximately three wetlands (not delineated) exist on the property, two of which surround ponds. An intermittent stream runs through the eastern lower half of the property. Other wet spots exist throughout the property, including a spring in the pasture to the southwest of the barn.
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A utility right-of-way owned by Western Massachusetts Electric Company bisects the property from west to east. The recently replaced power lines are now very prominent because vegetation that previously blocked them was removed.
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BioMap2, a map of the state’s listed species and rare habitats, was developed by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program(NHESP) and The Nature Conservancy’s Massachusetts Program. It was created to help protect the state’s biodiversity and focuses on ecosystem resilience to cope with climate change. BioMap2 uses data collected over the past thirty years to document and map rare species habitat throughout the commonwealth. Rare species are protected and regulated under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA). Additionally, projects and activities within Priority Habitat of Rare Species and Estimated Habitat of Rare Wetland Species must be filed with NHESP for review and approval. According to BioMap2: Conserving the Biodiversity of Massachusetts in a Changing World, core habitats are “key areas that are critical for the long-term persistence of rare species and other Species of Conservation Concern, as well as a wide diversity of natural communities and intact ecosystems across the Commonwealth.”
Observations
The area identified as Core Habitat on Open View Farm has multiple Species of Conservation Concern. The Priority Habitat of Rare Species and Core Habitat span most of the northern two-thirds of the property. There is also Core and Priority Habitat along the South River to the south of the property line, which suggests that there may be an important wildlife corridor connecting these two core habitats north-south through the woods on Open View Farm’s property. The core habitat also runs along the utility right-of-way, likely because the early successional, open corridor provides a dynamic and regionally scarce environment for many species.
Selected Massachusetts-listed species in the core habitat include: T= Threatened; SC = Species of Concern
Implications
All of the core habitat and the connecting wildlife corridor represent a unique opportunity to support wildlife diversity through good stewardship of the land. Additionally, there are educational opportunities for visitors to learn about the varied species that live on the property and the habitats in which they thrive.
Purple Clematis (SC)
Bald Eagle (T)
Why Does Biodiversity Matter?
According to the United Nations Environmental Program, a diverse gene pool with varied characteristics means that plants and animals can more effectively adapt to changing and unpredictable conditions (such as disease, climate change, etc.).
Vesper Sparrow (T)
Wood Turtle (SC)
When ecosystems are preserved and species diversity is supported, all of the beneficial functions of those ecosystems continue, such as decomposing organic matter and replenishing the nutrients in the soil, controlling pest populations (such as bats eating mosquitoes), pollinating fruit trees, filtering pollutants from water, cleaning the air, sequestering carbon, preventing flooding, and reducing erosion. All of these ecosystem services can also benefit a healthy farming operation.
Jefferson Salamander (SC)
Dwarf Scouring Rush (SC)
Biodiversity
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“Consider this: all the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals, and soil. Human industry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn’t have a design problem. People do.” - William McDonough, Michael Braungart
Wildlife Habitat + Agriculture: Ecological Farming Practices
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Protected wetlands and riparian buffers maintain water quality and help recharge ground water, and provide critical habitat and resting areas for migratory waterfowl.
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Pollinator insectaries encourage beneficial insects and pollinators.
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Wildlife-friendly timing of mowing means avoiding mowing during critical wildlife breeding periods and can help promote biodiversity. Mowing in late summer (August - September) will avoid the wetter times of year and allow birds enough time for nesting.
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Use native, perennial plants whenever possible to reduce maintenance and provide habitat for beneficial pollinators, insects and other wildlife.
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Protect corridors, connectivity, and wildlands networks to allow migration of large predators and other wildlife. Northsouth migration corridors may become even more critical with temperature changes associated with climate change.
Fencing livestock out of water bodies and planting native vegetation around them protects water resources from animal waste contamination.
Bird and bat boxes with predator protection and native pollinator gardens encourage beneficial insects.
Rotational grazing improves productivity and health of soil and prevents animals from overusing certain areas.
Ecosystem services provided by healthy and thriving natural habitat: • nitrogen fixation, • sediment filtration, • erosion reduction, and • protection from wind and weather.
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The final design combines components from each of the alternatives. After reviewing the alternatives, the clients chose a cabin location with a short driveway for less impact, easy access in winter, and in view of the retreat center and sheep pastures without affecting the viewshed to the southeast.
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The new cabin for Emmy and Aimee is in the southern pasture near Newhall Road. They have a view of the goings on at the retreat center, which was once their house. The cabin’s long side faces the south/ southeast for the most solar gain. Some trees are cleared to provide a view to the southeast. Community gardens to the north of the cabin provide an opportunity for community members to grow their own food.
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Wetlands Focus Area A phased restoration plan is implemented to the west of Newhall Road. Multiflora rose has been cleared in the wet meadow and to the northwest of the southern pond is cleared of invasive species. This spot will be a great place from which to enjoy the pond and the view. Native wetland plants are slowly integrated around the pond, starting with the area around the small clearing. Basketry willows have been plantedi around the eastern sides of the ponds.
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The road to the north of the barn is regraded to direct water away from the building. A tractor shed with a green roof is located to the northwest of the barn to take advantage of the more level topography and to tuck the tractor and other machinery out of sight on arrival to the property. Planting around the southeast corner of the barn creates a more attractive entrance to the property.
4 Retreat Center Focus Area Near the retreat center are an outdoor classroom to the north, a gathering area to the southeast, four tent platforms to the east and northeast, a composting toilet, greywater filtration system, and an edible forest garden.
Proposed Design
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02 Details 13 weeks ArcGIS MS Word MS Excel Photoshop Jon Kelly, Judith Doll-Foley, OSRP committee Concord is located at the confluence of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers, in rolling terrain of glacial deposits. A suburb of Boston, the town is roughly 26 square miles and hosts a population of approximately 18,000 people. Rivers, railroads, and road systems link Concord to surrounding towns and beyond, and have stimulated agricultural, residential, and recreational development over time. Extensive wetlands and strong efforts to preserve the historic, rural character of the town have limited development in certain areas, thereby protecting many of today’s open space and recreation resources. But today, due in part to an affluent population, development threatens to spread. This highlights the need for continued awareness and planning to protect the highly sought and
much-valued open space and recreation resources in town. Concord has a long history of conservation planning that has led to permanent protection of a significant portion of its forests, farmland, and wetlands. Concord citizens show great interest in town planning and desire continued stewardship of open space resources to preserve the town’s unique character and meet the challenges of the future, including climate change, food and water security, and habitat conservation. Through two community meetings and ongoing interaction with town-planners, four overarching goals were identified for this plan. 1) Protect water resources and biodiversity. 2) Improve connectivity and access to recreational resources. 3) Protect agricultural land including fields, meadows, and orchards. 4) Improve collaboration and land management.
FULL REPORT AVAILABLE AT: http://tinyurl.com/osrpconcord
Protecting Open Space Working with the Concord, MA community to evaluate land for recreational, cultural, and environmental value; prioritizing which land to protect to preserve the town’s character.
Project Overview
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This plan builds on previous plans in determining actions to address the project’s four goals. Specifically, the 1992 and 2004 Open Space and Recreation Plans delineate an Open Space Frame-work which identifies three areas of significant conservation interest: large natural areas, large agricultural areas, and wildlife and water protection corridors. The current plan utilizes this scope of interests in identifying critical parcels of farmland, important habitat, and water resources
to be conserved within the areas identified by the Open Space Framework. The 2013 Open Space framework expands the natural areas to include Biomap2 core habitat, expands the agricultural areas to include adjacent Chapter 61A land, and adds a recently built area.
Properties of Conservation Interest Lands of conservation and recreation interest made up of unprotected land within the large natural and agricultural areas and corridors in the Open Space Framework 2013 are identified as “Unprotected areas within OSF” on the map to the right. Parcels that are fully within the unprotected areas are outlined in yellow and labeled as “Unprotected parcels within OSF.” Properties of conservation interest identified in the 2004 Open Space Plan include yet unprotected parcels. Those properties from the 2004 OSRP that have not yet been protected and that overlap with the “Unprotected areas within OSF” are included as properties of conservation interest for 2013 as “Selected 2004 Priority Lands.”
Properties of Conservation Interest
Priority Land to Protect
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7 Year Action Map The map to the right identifies actions for the town of Concord: • Key parcels to protect for their ecological, agricultural and recreational values (green numbers, green areas, and yellow parcel outlines); • Potential Agricultural Overlay districts to be implemented (black polygons previously identified by the town and proposed additional Agriculture Overlay based on current analysis in blue); • Potential Transfer of Development Rights to within a half-mile of train stations; • Potential vernal pools that should be surveyed and certified; and • Proposed connecting trails on publicly accessible protected land, making recreational re-sources more available throughout town (dark orange and yellow lines). Includes schools, farmstands, and publicly owned and accessible parcels of land. Additional criteria that could be used to prioritize the identified lands of conservation and recreation interest include: • Presence of prime or statewide importance agricultural soils; • Proximity to identified Special Sites; • Land that could be used for trails or to connect trails; and • Current Use Program Lands (Chapter 61, 61A, and 61B). Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) APR is a state funded preservation tool that seeks to protect agriculturally productive land through permanent deed restriction. Towns can apply for and sometimes match state funds in order to purchase the restriction which limits use in order to maintain agricultural potential. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) TDR is a development tool that restricts growth in certain areas (sending districts) by transferring the development rights for those areas to more suitable locations (receiving districts). In this way, open space, agricultural land, sensitive habitats, and areas with some form of recreational potential may become permanently protected by focusing growth in urban centers, areas near public transportation lines, or underutilized properties in town. For example, development rights might be transferred to areas within one half mile of commuter rail stations. This would foster walkability in town and a decreased dependence on automobiles thereby reducing carbon emissions in the town. In this way, important open space land is protected, economic growth and development is allowed to continue, and climate change issues are also addressed. Agricultural Overlay District The Town of Amherst has implemented an innovative approach for protecting farms and agricultural soils. An agricultural overlay district essentially limits development in areas deemed agriculturally important through the assessment of certain key characteristics including availability of prime agricultural soils, proximity to major blocks of farmland, the size of the parcel, the degree of development, and other risk factors. Within the established agricultural district, development is limited to cluster housing or similar building codes allowing the rest of the land to remain available for future agricultural production.
7 Year Action Map
7 Year Action Plan
03 Details 14 weeks InDesign Photoshop Illustrator VectorWorks SketchUp
The clients wanted help siting a house, garage, and driveway on their newly purchased property. They also had secondary goals for the property design after the house site was chosen, including creating a clear and welcoming entry to the house; integrating indoor and outdoor spaces; designing planting areas for perennial vegetables, raspberries, and blueberries; and creating a meadow. Because the clients are gardeners and enjoy working on the land, they wanted an implementation and management plan to guide them through the process of transforming the land from an early successional, severely disturbed site into a beautiful and productive home. The property sits uphill from a wetland, Hop Brook, and a
beautiful valley of conservation land called Holland Glen. The Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP), has identified Holland Glen as habitat for the wood turtle, Glyptemys insculpta, a species that is threatened by human activities. Recommendations for protecting the wood turtle include keeping riverine and upland habitats contiguous, and connecting them with other unfragmented habitats. Holland Glen also provides habitat for many other wildlife species including black bear, moose, deer, turkey, otter, and bobcat, some of which frequent the property. Historical maps and the presence of old stone walls on the land suggest that the property, like most of New England, was cleared for agriculture, then abandoned to return to an oak-chestnut forest in the past century. American chestnuts, Castanea dentata, which were the most common tree east of the Mississippi before 1900, have all but disappeared because of the chestnut blight, but they are growing and fruiting on the property.
Discovering A New Home Siting a new sustainable home on 3.5 acres in Belchertown, MA; finding a balance between the ecological and human needs on the land.
Project Overview
03 Diminishing Views The views of the Holyoke Range are most impressive from the top of the property (A). Because the property is sloping, the views diminish farther down the hill (B + C). Legal setbacks prevent building the house in the place with the maximum view (A), however, the view from A gives an idea of the second floor view for a house sited at B. Using additional fill to level the building site instead of equal amounts of cut and fill will also help to maintain enough elevation for the view.
Future Views Seven acres of conservation land border the property to the west. It was clear-cut with the rest of the development roughly five years ago. As the early successional forest to the west of the property grows back in, it will start to block the view of the mountains. The view from the first floor of the house may have all but disappeared in 20 years (using the conservative estimate for tree growth of 1.5’ per year.
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Western Winds Because the site is located on a western slope, it is exposed to prevailing winds in this region. The wind rose diagram below represents average wind speed and direction for Worcester, MA. Most of the winds come from the west, southwest, and northwest throughout the year. While the winds may provide some cooling relief during the summer months, they will also cause significant heat loss during the winter months. Because winds come from the same direction as the view (west), there may be additional windows on the west side of the house, which will increase the heat loss because windows are not as efficient insulators as thick walls. Vegetation to the west could help block the winter winds, but would also block the view.
Maximizing winter sun and minimizing summer sun The mature oak forest on the southern border of the property casts a shadow up to 350’ during the winter. In order to maximize solar gain during the winter, the house should be sited in the northern part of the lot, out of the shade of the trees. Over time the trees on the neighbors’ property will grow and cast shadows across the eastern section of the property. If southern exposure is not protected, the house may end up in the shade and no longer enjoy the benefits of sunlight and solar gain.
Legend When sun is shining on the Property When the property is in shade
Site Analysis
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Client Goals: Site House + Driveway Design Welcoming Entrance Integrate Inside + Outside Spaces Design Planting Areas & Low Maintenance Plan for Land Create an Implementation Plan in Phases
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Production gardens located close to the house, with herbs, perennial vegetables, and soil builders
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Pond fed by drainage swale from uphill neighboring properties and from drainage swale above house. Overflow from the cistern (rain water catchment system) also drains into pond. Gardens will be watered during dry summer months from the cistern. Grey water filtration system allows for a smaller septic tank and leach field.
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Ornamental trees to the west of the house will help create shade. Expanding the forest edge will create privacy from the future neighbor to the north, help block cold winter winds, and create a woodland habitat for humans and wildlife to enjoy. Paths meander through the landscape enticing people out into the beautiful landscape and conservation land beyond. An arbor to the west and south of the house will create shade, and a ramp to the south of the porch will help make the landscape accessible in the long-term. Vegetated swales, rain gardens, and a green roof on the garage all help to manage stormwater runoff, mitigate erosion, and protect the water quality of Hop Brook.
Three different meadow mixes will ripple in the wind and provide food and habitat for wildlife, with bird boxes interspersed. The mix suited most for wildlife will be closest to the woodland edge.
Proposed Design
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Sketches, Models & Photographs
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05 Sustainable Landscape Design + Planning Experience (1 year) masters degree in sustainable landscape design and planning
Master Plan and Sustainability Study Open View Farm, Conway, Massachusetts Created a master plan for a 120-acre farm, in a team of two, including addressing the need for better defined private and public spaces, siting a new house, accommodating visitors for retreats, balancing the ecology of the land with the agricultural activities on the farm, and minimizing the human impact on the land. Researched endangered/protected species on the property, invasive species management options, and ecologically sensitive farming practices. Addressed drainage issues around the barn. Designed three alternative plans and one final plan with specific focus areas on the property. (Mar 2013 - May 2013)
Open Space and Recreation Plan Concord, Massachusetts Updated the 2004 Open Space and Recreation Plan, in a team of three, with community input through public forums and a questionnaire. Created ArcGIS databases and new maps, reworked and added to the text, created a new seven-year action plan and corresponding map that identifies the key areas to protect in the Concord community based on resident input and ecological needs. Strategies proposed for protecting farmland, recreation spaces, and land of ecological importance included transfer of development rights and agricultural district overlays. (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)
House Siting and Residential Design Belchertown, Massachusetts Surveyed 3.5-acre vacant lot residential property and created basemap. Through rigorous analysis of site conditions determined ideal location for new house site balancing the clients’ desire for a low environmental impact house design and a view of the Holyoke Range. Wind direction, solar exposure, ideal house dimensions, and drainage management, were all part of the final design and analysis. Designed site plan focusing on perennial edible plants, meadow, and chestnut groves. (Sept - Dec 2012)
Environmental Impacts on Health: Technical Writing, Evaluation + Research Experience (5 years) experience researching technical science papers, performing data analysis, creating and administering surveys experience creating graphics for data analysis, systems, and presentations experience grant writing and managing grant database
Research Associate Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, San Francisco, CA Worked on projects with a focus on Health as it relates to Social and Environmental Justice. Researcher for Burden of Asthma on Schools project funded by The California Endowment to conduct a review and synthesis of existing literature, data sources, methods, and innovative state and local models; suggest recommendations for producing estimates on the burden of asthma; and consider ways of utilizing findings to engage educators and other stakeholders to address asthma among school-aged children. Co-wrote report based on research findings for The California Endowment. Research Assistant on Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Initiative, an effort funded by The California Endowment to reduce the environmental risk factors for asthma affecting schoolaged children; compiled data, developed graphics, and wrote progress reports for The California Endowment. Researcher on Schools and Health and REACH US (CDC Grant) projects performing coordinating, writing, and researching tasks. Managed grants database, sought new funding opportunities, and wrote grants. Current projects include Boys and Men of Color: Reclaiming our Black and Latino Youth, supporting domestic violence survivors with the Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, evaluating a healthy lunch program in Emeryville School District, and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation’s Healthy Aging Initiative with Atlantic Philanthropies. (July 2007 - July 2009; March 2011 - Present)
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Teaching, Project Management + Research Experience experience with foundation startup experience teaching sustainability topics experience researching urban heat islands and air pollution
Consultant Godley Family Foundation, North Kingstown, RI Part of founding team of Godley Family Foundation, helped establish protocols, mission statement, and organizational systems. (Mar 2011- Aug 2012)
Special Assistant to the CEO Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA Work related to improving the safety and efficacy of healthcare delivery. Worked directly for Donald M. Berwick MD, MPP. Managed correspondence, created power point presentations, managed scheduling, helped prepare for speaking engagements, helped with speech writing, wrote up talking points for video recordings, performed bibliographic research, and researched new topics. (August 2006 - June 2007)
Head House Tutor ITHAKA Cultural Study Program, Crete, GREECE Taught Anthropology and Mythology to high school students. Tailored part of the anthropology course curriculum to discussions about desertification and the role of agriculture in modern society, topics relevant to rural Crete. Supervised the students and managed the campus office including campus expenses and schedule. (Fall 2005)
Environmental Research Intern Perrin Quarles Associates, Charlottesville, VA Performed research, compiled bibliographic information, helped update web pages, and wrote summaries on urban heat islands, ozone layer depletion, and air pollution. (Summer 2004)
Computer Skills
Proficient with Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, SketchUp, EndNote, RefWorks, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint.
Education
Conway School of Landscape Design | MALD 2013 Masters of Arts in Landscape Design, Conway, Massachusetts Sustainable planning + design
Yale University | BA 2005
English Literature, New Haven, Connecticut Recipient of Mellon Research Grant; Freshman Counselor; 2005 All-Ivy Academic Selection, Four-year starter varsity lacrosse
Maine Coast Semester, Chewonki Foundation | 1998 Environmental Studies, Wiscasset, Maine High school semester with focus on natural history, sustainability, and ecology
Additional Skills + Interests
Proficient in written French, basic Italian and Spanish. Enjoy gardening, cooking, baking bread, composting, running, hiking, biking, reading and writing. Member: APA | ASLA
Resume
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Kreger M, Sargent K, Arons A, Brindis C. From Grassroots to Treetops: Creating Environmental Justice Framework for Policy Change through the Community Action to Fight Asthma (CAFA) Initiative. American Journal of Public Health. 2011;101:S208-S216. Presented: Kreger M, Guide R, Bullen M, Standish M, Brindis C, and Sargent K. “Burden of Asthma on California Schools: Statewide and Local Attendance and Financial Losses and Academic Achievement Analysis.” 139th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting: Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies, Washington, DC, October 2011. Presented: Kreger M, Brindis C, Sargent K. “Employing a Systems Change Framework to Assess Health and Education Policy Advocacy in California: Breaking Down Silos.” 139th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting: Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies, Washington, DC, October 2011. Kreger M, Brindis C, Arons A, Sargent K, Robles A, Hendricks A, Jhawar M, and Standish M. Turning the Ship: Moving from Clinical Treatment to Environmental Prevention: A Health Disparities Policy Advocacy Initiative. The Foundation Review, Volume 1:3, 2009, p26-42. Kreger M, Sargent K, Henderson P, Sabherwal S, and Brindis C. Resident and Community Involvement in Policy Advocacy, July 2009. Prepared for The California Endowment. http://www.ihps.medschool.ucsf.edu/pdf_kreger/Resident_ and_Community_Involvement_in_%20Policy_%20Advocacy_CAFA_2009.pdf Kreger M, Brindis C, Sargent K, Sabherwal S, and Henderson P. Developing and Maintaining Coalitions, July 2009. Prepared for The California Endowment. http://www.ihps.medschool.ucsf.edu/pdf_kreger/Developing_and_Maintaining_Coalitions_CAFA_%202009.pdf
Kreger M, Sargent K, Sabherwal S, and Brindis C. Coalition Sustainability, July 2009. Prepared for The California Endowment. http://www.ihps.medschool.ucsf.edu/pdf_kreger/Coalition_Sustainability_CAFA_2009.pdf Hughes D, Kreger M, Sabherwal S, Powell D, Sargent K. Universal Health Insurance for Children. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, Volume 20, Number 1, February 2009, p 4-17. Kreger M, Brindis C, Hughes DC, Sabherwal S, Sargent K, MacFarlane C, Robles A, Standish M, “Evaluating Policy and Advocacy Outcomes: Using Systems Change to Evaluate Environmental Policies to Reduce Disparities.” American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Conference: Evaluation 2008, Denver, CO, November 2008. Schaer T, Tucker S, Sargent K, “Immunohistochemical Analysis of Intervertebral Disc Innervation in the Dog.” Fourth Annual Philadelphia Spine Research Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, November 2008. Kreger M, Brindis C, Hughes DC, Sargent K, Sabherwal S, Robles A, Standish M, “Burden of Asthma on Schools.” 136th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting: Public Health Without Borders, San Diego, CA, October 2008. Kreger M, Brindis C, Hughes DC, Sabherwal S, Sargent K, Robles A, Standish M, “Evaluating a Movement: Using Systems Change Outcomes.” 136th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting: Public Health Without Borders, San Diego, CA, October 2008. Kreger M, Sargent K. Cancer Survivors and Toxins. Cancer Supportive Care Programs. Available at: http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/toxin.html.
Writing
Katherine Sargent Cairoli kate.cairoli@gmail.com www.katecairoli.com 203.809.0277