Staff
Susan Hughes – Executive Director
Susan Hughes joined Green Spaces Alliance in February of 2010 as Executive Director. Susan has a wealth of experience in the fields of information management and communications and is dedicated to environmental causes throughout San Antonio and the Southwest.
Among her community activities, Susan serves on the boards of the Edwards Aquifer Authority and Bexar Audubon Society, is a member of the Hill Country Alliance’s advisory board, and was a founder of the South Texas Farm and Range Forum, which will see its seventh iteration this fall. Her conservation work includes five years on the National Audubon Society board of directors, and she is a trustee of Save the Laja, Inc., a Texas not-for-profit fostering watershed and habitat conservation in the Texas-Central Mexico corridor.
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Angela Hartsell – Community Gardens Manager
Angela Hartsell has been working and volunteering with community-centered non-profits for several years.
Before coming to Green Spaces Alliance, she served with a Chicago organization that provides job-training through an organic agriculture business. Angela has a background in environmental studies, land research, and cultural relations. Her experience includes data management, event planning, volunteer coordination, resource gathering and participant training.
She holds a vision to develop and encourage an ecological perspective for sustainable community development.
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Patrick Boyer – Land Conservation Manager
Patrick Boyer is a graduate from Vermont Law and holds a JD.
PHONE: (210) 254-4259
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Blair Condon – Research & Communications Manager
Blair Condon is a graduate of Trinity University with a degree in Urban Studies and an interest in shaping the built environment in an environmentally conscience manner.
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Michelle Gorham – Community Gardens Program Assistant
Michelle has a background in horticulture and has gained experience through a variety of jobs including: biodynamic farm apprentice, seed potato grower, nursery manager, landscape designer and gardening teacher.
Since moving to San Antonio in 2003 Michelle’s focus has been on community garden research, creating usable urban greenspace and neighborhood beautification.
Michelle’s vision is to help people in urban areas find ways to connect with nature and create food security.
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Bruce Fried – Volunteer Coordinator
Bruce A. Fried served in the United States Air Force for 23 years; retiring as a lieutenant colonel in charge of media and public relations at a major Air Force installation. He is a native of rural Minnesota but has been a resident of San Antonio since 1985.
Bruce is a graduate of The University of Oklahoma. An active outdoor enthusiast, he is a Master Naturalist and a member of the Friends of Government Canyon Education Committee.
He has been active in environmental and animal issues for decades; serving as a volunteer for numerous organizations including five years as a docent at the San Antonio Zoo. He joined Green Spaces Alliance in May 2010.
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Sherry Christensen – Picture Your World Program Manager
Sherry Christensen has been planning and executing the weekend and elementary youth photo project workshops as well as the Green Spaces Alliance Youth Photo Competition since 2007.
Prior to that, she was involved in arts education on the local, state and national level. Teaching visual arts in the public schools for 35 years before retiring, she has served as president of the San Antonio Art Educators’ Association, as a representative to the state board of the Texas Art Educators’ Association, and presented workshops at several National Art Educators’ Conferences. She stays involved with art teachers and students by regularly judging the Visual Arts Scholastic Event in Texas on the regional, area, and state levels. She is also an artist who works primarily with paper fibers and paint. Her work has been shown in Fredericksburg and at galleries throughout San Antonio and Savannah, Georgia and has won several awards.
