{"id":178,"date":"2020-04-08T20:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmentalcooperative\/?page_id=178"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:06:14","slug":"contact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:jerubbo@vassar.edu\">Jennifer Masina Rubbo&nbsp;<\/a><br><\/strong>Director of the Environmental Cooperative<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium alignright\">\n<figure class=\"size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"1163\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait photo of a woman outside on a sunny day.\" class=\"wp-image-844\" style=\"width:483px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web.jpg 966w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/10\/207203B1-AA92-4EBC-9B56-E28965801EEF-web-125x150.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Jen Rubbo came to Vassar in 2015 with the inception of the Environmental Cooperative. She leads outreach and education efforts at the Preserve at Vassar and in the local community, training Vassar students to teach outdoor education.&nbsp; Jen is a graduate of the&nbsp; SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and spent several years involved in wetland research and management in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic United States before completing her Master\u2019s degree in Ecology at Penn State University.&nbsp; Before her position at Vassar, she coordinated the Fall Kill Watershed Committee for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater and was an Education Program Leader at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.&nbsp; In her role at Vassar, she has enjoyed connecting students with various groups in the City of Poughkeepsie and working with residents to increase engagement in the outdoors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:jerubbo@vassar.edu\"><\/a><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ldalton@vassar.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:ldalton@vassar.edu\"><strong>Lindsay Dalton<\/strong><\/a><br>Environmental Cooperative Program Manager<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium alignright\">\n<figure class=\"size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"2400\" src=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton.jpg\" alt=\"An individual with long reddish-brown hair wearing glasses and an olive green baseball cap smiling outdoors. They are wearing a maroon sweatshirt with a logo. The background shows a field and bare trees under a clear sky.\" class=\"wp-image-930\" style=\"width:483px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/12\/lindsay-dalton-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lindsay Dalton came to Vassar in 2025 when the role of&nbsp; Environmental Cooperative Program Manager was created. She coordinates the Cooperative's&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/environmental-cooperative\/programs\/exploring-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exploring Science<\/a>&nbsp;environmental education program. Lindsay is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz and also attended SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Before her position at Vassar, she managed youth and family programs at Historic Huguenot Street. In her role at Vassar, she enjoys working alongside Vassar students to increase awareness and appreciation of the outdoors. The best part of her role is teaching kids of all ages about the environment at the Vassar Preserve, in schools, and in the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:clongoria@vassar.edu\"><strong>Sol Longoria<\/strong><\/a><strong><br><\/strong>Vassar-Kenauk post-baccalaureate fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vassar students have the opportunity to work with the Environmental Cooperative during the school year and over the summer through volunteering, work-study, and Community-Engaged Learning (CEL). These positions provide the opportunity for overlap with the Preserve at Vassar and the Office of Sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Communications Intern<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Communications intern works to engage a diverse group of students with the Preserve and the Cooperative.&nbsp; They create content for social media, assist with the EcoVC newsletter, assist in website updates, create flyers for events and generally help to engage people in environmental efforts. They will work with the other work-study students on joint stewardship, monitoring, education, and outreach projects. This position works closely with interns and staff from the Office of Sustainability and the Preserve at Vassar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Environmental Cooperative Intern<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Interns assist with all aspects of programming and activities at the Environmental Cooperative.&nbsp;This includes assisting with community outreach, outdoor education programs, and natural areas stewardship. They will work closely with staff, teaching environmental science field trips to children from local schools and organizations on the Preserve and in local parks.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-contact-block-Z2aRGed wp-block-lazyblock-contact-block\"><div class=\"module module--contact-block\">\n        <h2 class=\"module__title\"><\/h2>\n        <div class=\"item-grid\">\n        <div class=\"item\">\n        <h3 class=\"module__sub-title\">Environmental Cooperative<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"contact__item item--address\"><p>124 Raymond Avenue<br>Box 370<br>Poughkeepsie,\u00a0New York\u00a012604-0370<br>Office\u00a0Vassar Barns<br>50 Vassar Farm Lane<\/p><\/div>\n        <p class=\"contact__item item--phone\"><a href=\"tel:+18454377175\">(845) 437-7175<\/a><\/p>\n            <p class=\"contact__item contact__link-container\"><a class=\"contact__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vassar.edu\/contact.html?n=Environmental+Cooperative+&amp;e=thecoop\">Contact<\/a><\/p>\n            <p class=\"contact__item contact__link-container\"><a class=\"contact__link\" href=\"mailto:thecoop@vassar.edu\">thecoop@vassar.edu<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Jennifer Masina Rubbo&nbsp;Director of the Environmental Cooperative Jen Rubbo came to Vassar in 2015 with the inception of the Environmental Cooperative. 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