Andy Fellows came to the Environmental Finance Center after decades of experience in non-profit advocacy and local government. Andy worked as the Chesapeake Regional Director for Clean Water Action from 1999 to 2014. He coordinated national, regional, state and local campaigns to improve and protect water quality, environmental health and justice, and to make democracy work in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and Delaware. Andy has over 30 years of grassroots organizing, lobbying, electoral, media, development, and management experience. Andy has also been College Park's Mayor since 2009. He previously represented the 3rd District on the City Council from 2001-2007, and has served on the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's Board of Directors, the Transportation Planning Board and Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee, and by appointment of the Governor on the Maryland Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities.      

Jenny Pascaran Beard joined the Environmental Finance Center in 2015 as the Communications Manager. She oversees all strategic communication, outreach and marketing efforts, including managing the EFC's social media and online presence. Before joining the EFC, she was a television producer for nearly 15 years, telling stories and creating content for a variety of audiences and networks.  She began her professional career in public affairs at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Smithsonian Institution. Jenny received her B.A. in Journalism/Public Relations from the University of Maryland.