June 2025 Newsletter

New Faces Join the Governing Council

Every Spring, the NNOCCI Governing Council recruits new members to help internally support and lead our Network. These volunteers are critical to the success of NNOCCI, and we are incredibly grateful for their support. This year, we are excited to welcome 12 new members; please join us in celebrating our new recruits!

• Communications:

• • Darielle Rocca

  • Gabby Bunnell

  • Kaitlyn Hopkins

  • Sabrina Medina

• JEDI:

• Lauren Spencer

• Membership Engagement:

• Emily Dufford

• Jillian Neuberger

• Regional Leaders:

• Cassie Klein (Florida)

• Kiersten King (Canada & Alaska)

• Science & Evaluation:

• Cynthia Cudaback

• Kiersten King

• Training:

• Ezekiel Miller

• Karen Willey

Help Support NNOCCI's Mission 

In late January, we lost our sole grant funding and have been working hard to keep moving forward. While we will continue as planned with our programming, and are still applying for new opportunities (including a recent grant submission for the National Academies), we recognize that we must find independent funding opportunities.

Want to help continue NNOCCI’s mission to change the national discourse on climate change to make it more hopeful, solutions-focused, and community-driven? Please consider donating today!

We appreciate all support, and encourage you to share this link with anyone who may be interested in sustaining our important work.

Some Resources for Extra Support 

Feeling the Impact of Layoffs? You’re Not Alone—And Support Is Available
If you’ve been affected by recent layoffs in the federal, climate, or social impact sectors, you’re not alone—and there are resources to help you navigate what’s next.

The Coaching Collaborative
This grassroots network of coaches has already supported thousands of impacted professionals—and they’re offering free, 1:1 coaching to help you regain momentum. Sign up to get paired with a coach or learn more about the initiative here.

RegenIntel Fellowships
Designed for those seeking purpose-driven, systems-level solutions, this 15-week, cohort-based program centers on regenerative thinking. Displaced federal employees or those who’ve lost funding due to cuts from the federal administration are eligible for a 90% scholarship (first come, first served).
→ Learn more about the fellowship.
→ Apply for the scholarship here.

Meeting Face to Face

It's a special thing when our members get to see one another in person, and we love to hear all about it! 

Several Northern California members met up earlier this month for networking, updates, and an in-depth tour at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Special thanks to Adam Ratner for hosting, and Sarah-Mae Nelson for zooming in with a great presentation on the 5th National Climate Assessment, attribution science, and more!

A special thanks to Laura Drath, Norther/Central California Regional Leader, for sharing this story!

Changing the Conversation: An Introduction to Effective Climate Change Communication

Please join us on Friday, June 27 from 11AM–12PMPT/2–3PM ET

Register here for this FREE webinar!

Trying to communicate climate change, but people just don't seem to respond to your methods using facts and science? As important as knowing the climate science, social science provides evidence-based practices that allow us to communicate climate science more effectively. Whether you’re new to the National Network for Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI), or you’d like to learn more about us, this is a great opportunity to connect and learn!

Join skilled NNOCCI trainers Krystal Krucik (Public Programs Coordinator, The Marine Mammal Center) and Jessica Schellhorn (Education Manager, Blank Park Zoo) in learning how specific values and metaphors make your audience more receptive to climate change messaging, and join a community of communicators changing the climate discourse to be more positive, civic-minded, and solutions-focused.

NNOCCI has partnered on dozens of peer-reviewed publications that describe its unique combination of elements for training and highlighting the network's outcomes. Supported through a fiscal sponsorship with The Marine Mammal Center, NNOCCI has 15 years of success. The organization is widely recognized as the United States' leading climate change interpretation training program, and has recently expanded its work into Canada.

Coming soon! Be on the lookout for information about our first ever virtual public Beginner Workshop coming Fall 2025!

In Case You Missed It!

In May, we hosted a webinar on electrification. If you missed the fishbowl conversation where NNOCCI members and friends discussed their personal experiences with electrification projects—think solar, EVs, induction stoves and the like—the recording is now available. Check it out here! (Passcode: p2Dm^vAa)