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Renee (she/her) works to raise the profile of agroforestry and the Savanna Institute through media, outreach, and education. Renee is based in Northeast Wisconsin, where she spent her youth active in 4-H and FFA. She earned her Journalism degree from UW-Madison and a Masters in Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. For the past decade, Renee has led education and communications for documentary films as a consultant for the PBS series Independent Lens. In her freetime, you can find her volunteering in local elections and advocating for environmental justice on her city’s sustainability commission.