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Rachel Hood

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Peter Wege with  Ellen Satterlee.
RapidBlog: Celebrating Ellen Satterlee’s career as The Wege Foundation’s quiet leader

As Ellen Satterlee steps down from The Wege Foundation, she leaves a legacy of quiet leadership. In a special conversation with WMEAC's Rachel Hood, she reflects on philanthropy, legacy, and changes in the environmental movement over the last 25 years. 

RapidBlog: How a thin blue thread connects California’s water crisis to Michigan’s future

What messages for Michigan are written in the recent headlines about the California water shortage? After a trip to the Bay Area, WMEAC Executive Director and self-proclaimed protector of water Rachel Hood shares some climate signals and prophecies for our Great Lakes state.

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