Careers Panel Discussion

Henry Bell (2013 PEC Fellow) is the Washington State Department of Ecology’s senior coastal planner where he serves as a policy lead for Washington’s Coastal Zone Management Program. His work focuses on advancing equitable coastal management practices and ensuring frontline communities have the resources and funding they need to prepare for climate change impacts. Henry leads and supports partnerships that enhance community and ecosystem resilience to coastal hazards. From 2020 to 2023, he piloted and formally established Washington’s interagency Coastal Hazards Organizational Resilience Team, which he now coordinates. Henry holds a master’s degree from the University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and earned his bachelor’s degree in geography and environmental studies from Middlebury College. Prior to joining Ecology, Henry worked in the outdoor gear industry and taught marine policy for Sea Education Association. Beyond his professional life, Henry’s love of adventure continues to pull him into the mountains and out onto the sea.

Lauren Faccinto (2014 PEC Fellow) serves as Director of Conservation Programs at the Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), guiding MALT’s land stewardship work and helping to initiate new conservation programs and opportunities. Lauren grew up in Marin County and earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and environmental studies from Kenyon College. She previously worked as a project manager at the Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council, and as Land Resources Specialist for Cargill’s land conservation projects in the South San Francisco Bay. 

Gabrielle Jadotte (2022 PEC Fellow)  is Director of the Community Construction Liaison Division at Johnson & Asberry Communications, which leads community engagement efforts across a wide range of infrastructure development projects in New York City and the Northeast U.S. Johnson & Asberry helps craft and implement community outreach around transportation, housing, parks and climate resilience projects, with clients including the New York City Housing Authority, Economic Development Corporation, Department of Transportation (DOT) as well as the New York State DOT. She is specifically excited to be leading the community engagement and public outreach for the Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Plan as the project moves into the federal environmental review process this summer.