Maggie Dewane is a writer and filmmaker who has traveled to all seven continents to understand climate change, conservation, and how both impact people. Through short films, news articles, and poetry she translates climate science to lay audiences to empower them to act. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, National Press Club, and Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, among others.  

 

Maggie's professional experience spans the U.S. Senate, White House Council on Environmental Quality, and various environmental nonprofits, including the Environmental Investigation Agency and Defenders of Wildlife. She serves on the board of directors to Birdability, a nonprofit using the joys of birding to create a more inclusive, accessible, and safe outdoors for people of all abilities. Every summer, she leads an annual weeklong seabird conservation summer camp in Maine with the Audubon Society. She co-hosts a wildlife conservation podcast, The Watering Hole. 

 

She holds a B.S. from Seton Hall University in diplomacy and international relations and an M.P.A. from Columbia University in environmental science and policy.

Maggie lives with her dog, Argos, and can often be found playing soccer or planning her next adventure.

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