Mary Sketch

Mary is the Coordinator of the Virginia Soil Health Coalition which receives backbone support from Virginia Cooperative Extension. The Coalition works with partners across the commonwealth to advance collaborative soil health strategies. Mary has experience working with collaboratives and coalitions across the country at the intersection of economic and environmental wellbeing with a focus on working lands and rural communities. Prior to working with the Virginia Soil Health Coalition, she worked at the Center for Rural Strategies where she helped coordinate the Rural Assembly, a coalition of rural stakeholders across the US. She received her Master’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Conservation from Virginia Tech and her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Brown University. Through her graduate research she worked directly with agricultural producers and conservation practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how farmers and ranchers approach conservation and land management decisions.

Please reach out to Mary at msketch2@vt.edu if you would like more information about or would like to get involved with the Virginia Soil Health Coalition or are looking for resources related to soil health. 

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