Elliott Wright (left) replaces Anwyn Hurxthal as Canopy's development lead, Michael Hawkins will take over from Sharon Kelly as Program Director.

Dear Friends of Canopy,

I'm very excited to announce that two new staff members have joined the Canopy team. Michael Hawkins is Canopy's new Program Director, taking over for Sharon Kelly who will be working with the City of Portland's Grey to Green Program. Elliott Wright will take over as Canopy's new Development and Marketing Director, as Anwyn Hurxthal moves on to do her own consulting work.

Michael brings a wealth of urban forestry experience.  He joins us most recently from Davey Resource Group where he worked on PG&E's vegetation management program.  Prior to that Michael was a project coordinator at Our City Forest and worked on the Million Trees NYC initiative with New York Restoration project. 

Elliott has spent the past five years advancing nonprofits through corporate and foundation grant-writing, event management and donor outreach. After graduating from Bowdoin College, Elliott worked with El Pomar Foundation as Senior Program Associate.  Elliott then served as Development Associate for Sempervirens Fund, and more recently as Event Manager for Acterra's 40th Anniversary. 

Please join me in welcoming Elliott and Michael to the Canopy community! You can reach them at [email protected] and [email protected].

Catherine Martineau
Executive Director