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New Pioneers Mission

Promoting sustainability in rural communities to ensure a healthy future for all.

About Us

New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 by Sr. Claire McGowan OP, who sought to build a sustainability movement in rural central Kentucky.

While New Pioneers’ efforts to educate, demonstrate, and advocate for sustainability are focused in Nelson, Marion, and Washington counties, the ripple effects of our efforts often reach even further.
Learn more about New Pioneers' roadmap to promote sustainability through our 2024-2026 Strategic Plan.

Interested in joining our team?

New Pioneers is currently hiring for a part-time Community Educator to support our growing education and community engagement initiatives. Apply by March 18, 2024!
Learn more here

Staff

JULIA GERWE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LANA GITS

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

Board Of Directors

JESSIE RATHBURN

 PRESIDENT

ROWENA HOLLOWAY

VICE PRESIDENT

JOYCE MINKLER

SECRETARY

JACKIE ROBERTS


ELIZABETH COULTER


SUSAN GATZ, SCN

 

PAM GRUNDY

 

WREN SMITH

 

SPALDING HURST

 

JACKIE ROBERTS


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