OUR TEAM
Our team brings a broad range of skills and experience to the critical work of ending the use of dangerous rodenticides that devastate wildlife.
GAIL COFFEY — Gail Coffey has been an avid birder and wildlife conservationist for over 30 years. She has worked and volunteered for environmental conservation organizations such as The Nature Conservancy, NH Audubon, Mass Audubon, and local land trusts and watershed associations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Her passion is educating children and adults about wildlife and their habitats and cultivating a deep appreciation for the natural world. She was an environmental educator at Beaver Brook Association in Hollis, NH for 15 years.
MARTHA RULLMAN — Martha Rullman graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in geosciences and biology, then went on to pursue an M.S. in environmental studies. A focus of her graduate studies was avian communication and spatial analysis of bird habitat. She worked for state and regional agencies as a conservation agent and land use planner and has collaborated on many community outreach and education programs. She has worked to raise awareness of watershed conservation and she organized the East Northfield Watershed Alliance.
CAELIN GRABER — Caelin Graber is a nature lover, science educator, and nurse. The extent and urgency of our deepening environmental crisis has inspired her to take action. Her work with Rodenticide Free NH reflects her efforts to raise awareness on the causes of biodiversity loss and to advocate for solutions.
CHRISTINE CLEMENTS — Christine Clements’ lifelong commitment to environmental protection began with rescuing a struggling stag beetle as a preschooler. With a background in chemical research and environmental testing, she later became a UNH Master Gardener, focusing on wildlife-friendly garden design and creating habitat in any space. Christine shares her passion for protecting the natural world through community outreach, libraries, garden clubs, and the Boys and Girls Club of Souhegan Valley — and can often be found helping a turtle safely cross the road.
LINDA DIONNE — Linda Dionne is president and co-founder of Voices of Wildlife in NH, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting New Hampshire’s wild animals. She closely monitors the NH Department of Fish and Game, tracking proposed hunting regulations that could harm wildlife. In 2015, when the department recommended opening a bobcat hunting season, Linda was the only wildlife advocate present. She helped spearhead the opposition, which garnered overwhelming public support and ultimately stopped the proposal.
JOAN O'BRIEN — Joan O’Brien holds an M.S. in Technical Communication and has also studied graphic design. Her animal-rights activism includes efforts to ban rodenticides, inspired by witnessing a poisoned mouse suffer an agonizing death on her patio. She has since created educational outreach materials, designed campaigns, and testified in support of legislation to ban these poisons.