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Tensie Whelan

Tensie Whelan ... President at Rainforest Alliance ... Greater New York City Area ... Nonprofit Organization Management

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Tensie Whelan 1st Tensie Whelan President at Rainforest Alliance Greater New York City AreaNonprofit Organization Management Previous NY League of Conservation Voters, National Audubon Society Education American University 500+ connectionsSend a messageEndorseMore options Connected 2 hours ago RelationshipContact Info Email twhelan@ra.org Linkedin www.linkedin.com/pub/tensie-whelan/11/b7b/937 Edit contact info Background Experience Rainforest AlliancePresident Rainforest Alliance June 2000 – Present (14 years 2 months) Executive Director NY League of Conservation Voters 1992 – 1997 (5 years) National Audubon SocietyVice president National Audubon Society 1989 – 1992 (3 years) Education American University American University MA, International Communication 1981 – 1983 New York University New York University BA, Political Science 1978 – 1980 Recommendations Given (4) Peter, would you like to recommend Tensie? Recommend Tensie Chris Fowle Chris Fowle Consultant 'Chris worked as a volunteer for 8 months [January to August] in 2009, designing our Sustainable Finance program. He was able to assimilate into a non-profit work environment quickly, creating good working relationships with our staff both on-site and around the world. His efforts at building and strengthening external relationships raised the profile of RA as a leader in...more April 11, 2013, Tensie managed Chris at Rainforest Alliance Rick Huntoon Rick Huntoon VP Marketing Rick has been a strong force for bringing sustainability to the envelope industry. He was a real champion during his time at National Envelope, and was proactive at developing marketing campaigns and outreach to convince the industry of the benefits of sustainable sourcing for their business long term. It was due to his great work that National Envelope received the...more September 18, 2011, Tensie was with another company when working with Rick at National Envelope Liza Murphy Liza Murphy Senior Manager, Marketing and Business Development Liza is completely committed to the mission, a terrific networker and salesperson. She worked closely with forest products companies on their commitment to sustainabity while working with us and created positive relationships with them which we still have today. June 22, 2011, Tensie managed Liza at Rainforest Alliance Brian Watt Brian Watt Brian stepped up to the challenge of bringing commercial insight into the NGO world of Rainforest Alliance. He led the initial work on convincing Tesco to partner with RA across a number of areas and made helpful recommendations on how we would develop our Strategic Plan. His experience across the various business functions and his drive to make things happen were a...more February 4, 2011, Tensie was Brian's client See More ConnectionsAll (500+)Shared (17)New (8) Kara Hartnett HurstKara Hartnett Hurst2nd CEO at The Sustainability Consortium Connect56Jay RabinowitzJay Rabinowitz2nd Co-Founder, Managing Director at Float Your Boat Media Connect1Mike DovbishMike Dovbish2nd Executive Director at Nutrition Capital Network, Advisor and Consultant Connect7Gil FriendGil Friend2nd Chief Sustainability Officer at City of Palo Alto • Sustainability strategist, Hall of Famer Connect63Nathan EagleNathan Eagle2nd CEO and Co-founder at Jana - we're hiring engineers in downtown Boston Connect20Michael ChenardMichael Chenard2nd Director corporate sustainability at Lowe's Connect17David SchachtDavid Schacht2nd Director, Global Exploration Fund Programs at National Geographic Society Connect5Annie LongsworthAnnie Longsworth2nd CEO at Saatchi & Saatchi S Connect18Jeffrey WalkerJeffrey Walker2nd Vice Chairman, United Nation's Secretary General's Envoy for Health Finance and Malaria Connect22 PreviousNext Groups Sustainability Professionals Sustainability Professionals Join Sustainable Leaders - IFLAS Sustainable Leaders - IFLAS Join Following Rainforest Alliance Nonprofit Organization Management Follow Schools New York University Greater New York City Area Follow American University Washington D.C. Metro Area