Mary Ellen Lemay is from Trumbull, CT and is the Landowner Engagement Director for the Aspetuck Land Trust (Westport, Fairfield, Weston, Easton CT), Pollinator Pathway Facilitator for the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership, and also a Member of the Connecticut Native Plants Working Group. She has a BS in Biology from Fairfield University, an MBA from Fordham University, and a Masters in Environmental Management from Yale School of the Environment. Mel is also a chairwoman of the Trumbull Conservation Commission, a CT DEEP, Certified Master Wildlife Conservationist, and on the Board of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Metro COG Conservation Technical Advisory Committee.