The People of the Coastal Issues Committee
Staff (alphabetically by first name):
- Jennifer Graham, Coastal Coordinator
- Jocelyne Rankin, Freshwater Coordinator
- Sadie Beaton, Beaches Coordinator
Jennifer Graham
Coastal Coordinator
(902) 442–5046
Jen first started volunteering at the EAC in 1996, with the Marine Issues Committee. She was part of the breakaway group that started the Coastal Issues Committee in 2001, so as to be able to focus more attention on Nova Scotia’s amazing, dynamic, and threatened coastlines. After a stint on the EAC Board of Directors, including serving as co-chair, Jen now works full time promoting coastal planning and coastal stewardship — with a strong soft spot for beaches and salt marshes. Jen has a Bsc in International Development Studies from the University of Toronto, and a Masters in Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University. She has over 10 years experience working with inshore fishermen’s organizations, and groups involved in community–based coastal resources management in the Maritimes and in south east Asia. As befitting a coastal coordinator, Jen is happiest in or near the water: swimming, surfing, or in the winter, taking a bath.
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Jocelyne Rankin
Freshwater Coordinator
(902) 442–5046
When she is not in an ocean, lake or pool swimming long-distances and playing with other aquatic creatures, Jocelyne can be found in the Coastal Issues office of the Ecology Action Center working as the Water Coordinator. She is a recent Masters of Environmental Studies graduate from the School for Resource and Environmental Studies (SRES) at Dalhousie University where her thesis focused on the influence of community-based watershed monitoring groups on decision-making in Nova Scotia. Jocelyne is also a Water Policy Fellow with the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, as such she is pursuing her Masters research in a policy setting, and will be helping to craft Nova Scotia’s emerging Water Strategy. Jocelyne completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in Environmental Science with a specialization in aquatic ecosystems. Jocelyne has worked in the public, private and NGO sectors, including various municipalities, an environmental consulting firm, and as an intern at the National Office of the Sierra Club of Canada. Jocelyne is fluent in French, having grown up in Montreal, Quebec. She has taught various French as a second language classes and she occasionally works as a community interpreter.
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Sadie Beaton
Beaches Researcher
(902) 442–5046
Sadie Beaton grew up in the wilds of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, where she learned to enjoy long, quiet summers of raking blueberries, exploring forests, beaches and streams, and collecting empty beer bottles along roadside ditches. She also gained a lifelong love of a good feed of mackerel.
After many adventures, she eventually moved to Halifax where she got a BA in English from Kings College and a Masters in Resource and Environmental Management from Dalhousie University. Sadie has been part of the Ecology Action Centre since 2004 when she began to research and promote local and sustainable seafood in metro restaurants. In October 2006, Sadie accompanied a full groundfish trawl to Ottawa, displaying it to members of parliament to raise awareness on the impacts of deep sea trawling.
Today, Sadie continues to promote coastal and marine conservation alongside sustainable fisheries through research, writing, and working closely with local fishers, coastal stewards, and seafood lovers.
Coastal Issues Committee
Phone: (902) 442-5046
Fax: (902) 405-3716
How do you like your coast? Take action on coastal issues that matter to you. The Coastal Issues Committee meets at the EAC on the last Thursday of every month at 5:30PM.
