Andrea Berry

SHE | HER | HERS

Climate Funding Manager

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207-780-5016

229E Wishcamper Center, Portland campus

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Museum Education, Tufts University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Archaeology, Wesleyan University

Research Interests

  • Climate resilience
  • Environmental justice
  • Environmental finance

Building off of more than 20 years in nonprofit development and philanthropy, Andrea works with communities across the Northeast to advance climate adaptation and environmental justice priorities. She offers both fundraising and community engagement support through the lenses of collective power building, decolonization, and justice. Andrea’s strategic approach to complex environmental justice challenges makes her a creative partner, ready to address the multifaceted threats of climate change facing communities today.

In her “free time,” Andrea serves as the Chair of the Select Board in the Town of North Yarmouth, Maine, carefully balancing financial pressures with efforts to advance community health and climate resilience, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of Momentum Conservation, Greater Portland Council of Governments, and Resources for Organizing and Social Change.

Expertise

  • Community engagement
  • Network weaving
  • Communications
  • Fundraising
  • Grant writing
  • Membership programs
  • Participatory grantmaking
  • Community-centered and culturally-informed event facilitation
  • Curriculum development
  • Strategic planning
  • Grassroots advocacy
  • Climate resilience planning
USM logo
207-780-5016

229E Wishcamper Center, Portland campus

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Museum Education, Tufts University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Archaeology, Wesleyan University

Research Interests

  • Climate resilience
  • Environmental justice
  • Environmental finance