As Executive Director Claire aims to accelerate a sustainable environment and economy that benefits all members of our community. Claire is passionate about innovation, collaboration, and social impact. Prior to joining Sustain Dane, she worked as the Community Services Manager for the City of Madison Parks Division.  In that role, she facilitated partnerships with public and private organizations, managed community facilities, and implemented the Connecting Children to Nature Initiative. Claire also worked on local community and economic development in Washington, DC for 10 years. She grew up in Madison, WI.

Jenna Mrotek leads the development efforts at Sustain Dane. With a passion for writing and language, she enjoys communicating with organizations, businesses, and the public to develop partnerships and advance the Sustain Dane mission. Jenna graduated in 2018 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she earned dual degrees in Environmental Studies and Political Science, a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies, and led the UW campus chapter of the National Organization for Women. These experiences taught her the power that community organizations have in advancing sustainability for the public good and encouraged her to seek further experience in Madison’s robust nonprofit sector, where she has now worked with Olbrich Botanical Gardens, the Aldo Leopold Nature Center, and Sustain Dane.