Maggie Dewane

Roles: Director, Moderator

Maggie Dewane is an author and filmmaker who has traveled to all seven continents to understand climate change, conservation, and how both impact people. Through short films, news articles, and poetry she translates climate science to lay audiences to empower them to act. You can find her on social media @maggiedewane or at The Watering Hole podcast.

Maggie currently sits on the advisory council to DCEFF and the board of directors to Birdability, a nonprofit making the outdoors more inclusive and accessible through birding. She spends her day job leading communications with Defenders of Wildlife, and each summer she leads a weeklong seabird conservation science camp for adults with Hog Island Audubon Camp. She has an MPA in environmental science and policy from Columbia University and a BS from Seton Hall University in Diplomacy and International Relations.

2025 Program(s):
Searching For Amani