JILLIAN RUBIO

At Large Board Member 2012 to 2014

Jillian brings 15 years of experience in the environmental education field to her board position at NAAEE. She served as the President of the Arizona Association for Environmental Education, before moving to New York City to obtain a MPA in Non Profit Management and Public Policy. She worked as the director of the nation’s first urban Audubon Center in Brooklyn New York, educating over 90,000 people/year through programming and visitorship. After the BP Oil Disaster in the Gulf, Jillian served as the Director of the Volunteer Response Center for the National Audubon Society. She was responsible for connecting with the groundswell of over 35,000 people from across the nation who offered to be a part of Audubon’s restoration efforts along the Gulf Coast. Her leadership was a galvanizing force during the crisis. Additionally Jillian has worked internationally as a nonprofit management and environmental education consultant.