Alumni Goes Green
November 10, 2008 · Print This Article
Email This Post
ELENOR HODGES
GYV Staff/Participant during: 1983, 1984, 1985
Staff: 1993
Education: BA in Environmental Science from University of Virginia; M.Ed from George Mason University
Employment: Currently, I’m working as Executive Director at Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment.
Favorite GYV Memory: I remember meeting my cabin mates on the first night in Cabin Irene and being so amazed to talk to people who lived in Israel and Africa.
Most interesting country visited: My husband and I spent 4 weeks in Kenya and Tanzania in 1996.
Biography: I grew up in Maryland outside of Washington DC and now live in Northern Virginia where I’ve lived for 14 years. I now live in Arlington with my husband, Rick, and two daughters, Audrey and Brita. I’ve worked in the environmental field since I graduated from college. After working in consulting, I worked for a national nonprofit doing teacher training and curriculum development. Currently, I work for a community nonprofit that does environmental education. We do programs in the schools, community outreach, advocacy on local policy, and community service. My free time activities include reading, cooking, bicycling, and the outdoors.
Hi Eleanor! Great to hear a little bit about you while I was browsing this website. I still remember you from our cabin Irene. We had some fun times, didn’t we?! Remember painting the bridge? I’m married now also with 2 sons, 12 and 16 years old. I’m living in Lexington, MA. My husband is an environmental planner in the field of air and noise. I went back to work 3 years ago and am currently working for Mass Audubon as a Teacher Naturalist. I teach all kinds of programs at an Audubon sanctuary called Drumlin Farm and also visit schools with wild animals. Are you in touch with any of the other Legacy participants? Hope you’ll write back!