Our Team
Our Employees
Hilary Starcher-O'Toole (She/Her)
Executive Director
Hometown: Center Township and Monaca
Current Community: Center Township
Education:
- Center High School – Graduate
- Penn State University – Bachelor of Arts in Communications, specialized in Corporate Communications
- Francican University of Steubenville – Master of Science in Education
Favorite Achievement: Working every day in my home town to advocate for the needs of my own community.
Fun Fact: I always wanted to be a writer.
Hilary Flint (She/Her)
Director of Communications and Community Engagement
Other Affiliations:
- PA Field Manager, Center for Oil and Gas Organizing
- Steering Committee, Mutual Aid + Disaster Response Working Group (Break Free From Plastic)
- Advocate, Moms Clean Air Force
- Member, People Power Working Group (POPCO)
- Member, Petrochemicals Working Group, Railroad Pollution + Community Impacts Working Group, Upper Ohio River Valley EPA Monitoring Grant Steering Committee (Breathe Project)
- Volunteer, Beaver County Young Democrats
Hometown: Enon Valley, PA
Current Community: Enon Valley, PA + Burdett, NY
Education:
- Blackhawk High School – Graduate
- Humber College – Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations, specialized in Event Management
- Babson College – Conscious Capitalism Certificate
- The Smithsonian Institute – Climate Change Communications Certificate
- Harvard University – Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster Certificate
Certifications: CPR/AED, Advanced First Aid, SABER Pepper Spray End User
Favorite Achievement: Writing a letter that prompted a visit from the sitting President of the United States to my community—and having the incredible opportunity to meet him in person.
Fun Fact: I studied at a university in Canada and previously worked in the sports, arts, and entertainment industry.
Our Board
Rachel Sica Meyer (She/Her)
Board Chairperson
Current Role: Ohio River Valley Field Organizer, Moms Clean Air Force
Other Affiliations:
- Member, Chemical Recycling Regional Working Group (POPCO)
- Member, Petrochemicals Working Group, Railroad Pollution + Community Impacts Working Group, Upper Ohio River Valley EPA Monitoring Grant Steering Committee (Breathe Project)
Hometown: Moon Township
Current Community: Independence Township
Education:
- Villanova University – Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
- Slippery Rock University – Master of Education in Environmental Education
- San Francisco State University – Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
- PA Teaching Certifications – Biology, General Science, Environmental Education, Elementary Education
Favorite Achievement: Helping hundreds of children to become more environmentally literate
Fun Fact: I’m a certified “Master Gardener”
Phoebe Shackeroff Reese (She/Her)
Board Member
Current Role: Director of Programs, Breathe Project
Other Affiliations:
- Climate Reality Leader/former Co-Chair, Pittsburgh & SWPA Chapter
Hometown: Seal Beach, CA
Current Community: Pittsburgh
Education:
- Yale University – Bachelor of Arts, Literature
- University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts – MFA, Film & Television Production
Fun Fact: I have visited 30 states and lived in 5, and believe that the work being done in Southwestern Pennsylvania will impact the entire country.
Rick Starcher (He/Him)
Board Member
Hometown: Monaca
Education:
- Geneva College – BS, Biology/Chemistry
- Duquesne University – MS, Environmental Science and Management
Fun Fact: I like walking and enjoying nature whenever possible. Seeing a variety of wild flowers often makes my day.
Bob Schmetzer (He/Him)
Board Member
Dr. Clifford Lau (He/Him)
Board Member