Brittany Christenson
AdkAction’s Executive Director, Brittany Christenson, is leaving to take on a new position with a social impact start-up company, says a press release from the group. Her LinkedIn page, says she has started as Director of Partnerships and Program Development at AidKit. The company is listed in Burlington, Vt. She is leaving after six years in which she led high impact projects in the Adirondack region, a press release says.
The group has begun a national search for the nonprofit that focuses on food security, broadband internet access, environmental quality and affordable housing within the state’s six-million acre Adirondack Park. Applications are due by the end of this month.
“We are saddened by Brittany’s decision to leave, as we are losing an incredibly talented and accomplished leader, and a good friend and colleague. We wish her great success in her exciting new endeavor,” the group’s Board Chair Steve Maikowski said in a statement. He added that this is a chance for a new person to make a difference and for the group to gain new ideas and leadership as they draft their 2023-2025 Strategic Plan.
“For almost six years I have had the pleasure of working to help fulfill the mission of AdkAction,” Christenson said in a prepared statement. “Together, we have rolled up our sleeves and built gardens, delivered food packages, expanded broadband access, fought for clean water, organized art and film festivals, and so much more. Thanks to our community of supporters, AdkAction is a beacon of what can be accomplished when people are empowered to take action,” she wrote in an email to supporters.
Although the location of her new organization says Burlington, Vt. on LinkedIn, AdkAction’s statement says she will remain in the Adirondack Region and will continue her work on the state’s Road Salt Reduction Task Force, to which she was named at the end of last year.
Over the past year, AdkAction has worked to reduce food insecurity and bring fresh food to the neediest families in the Adirondack Park. They have worked on increasing composting in the park, including urine composting, and helping pollinators pollinate. They have been part of the push regionally to increase broadband access to everyone who lives in the Adirondacks. [Read about those stories here.]