Bio

Maggie Dewane is a writer, filmmaker, and communications expert who has traveled to all seven continents to understand climate change, conservation efforts, and how both impact people. Through short films, news articles, and poetry, she translates climate science to lay audiences to empower them to act.

Her work has been featured by the Huffington Post, National Press Club, and Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, among others. She has received accolades from Washington Women in PR and DC EcoWomen, she is a Climate Reality Leader, and she co-hosts a wildlife conservation podcast, The Watering Hole.

Currently, Maggie works for Defenders of Wildlife, a national nonprofit supporting the conservation and protection of native species, as its communications director. Previously, she worked for the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit think tank, the Lincoln County News in Maine, and the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Environmental Investigation Agency, both international environmental nonprofits.

She also served as Executive Assistant to US Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, as well as his constituent service representative for military, veterans, foreign, and LGBTQ issues. She has worked for the White House Council on Environmental Quality under the Obama Administration and for lobbying group WE ACT for Environmental Justice.

Maggie holds a Masters of Public Administration in environmental science and policy from Columbia University and a Bachelors of Science from Seton Hall University in Diplomacy and International Relations. At Seton Hall, Maggie served as Managing Editor to The Stillman Exchange, the country’s first undergraduate business newspaper, for three years. She also studied abroad in Costa Rica, Italy, the Czech Republic, and at Oxford University. At Columbia, she joined the Journal of International Affairs as its Online Senior Editor.

Today Maggie lives in Washington DC with her dog Argos. She serves on the Board of Directors to Birdability, a new nonprofit connecting people with disabilities to the outdoors through birding, and the Advisory Council to the DC Environmental Film Festival. Every summer, she co-leads Birds of Maine Islands, a weeklong summer program at Hog Island Audubon Camp. She enjoys playing soccer, running, hiking, and feels most alive when outdoors exploring nature.