Employees
GBG’s CEO, Kate L. Harrison, has a JD in Environmental Law and a Master's from Yale in Environmental Policy. She planned her own green wedding in 2007 and wrote the best selling green wedding book The Green Bride Guide: How to Plan an Earth-Friendly Wedding on Any Budget (Sourcebooks, 2008). In 2009, she founded www.greenbrideguide.com to help couples use their weddings to promote social and environmental change and support the local green economy.
Stephanie E. Nash, GBG's Content Director, graduated from Fairfield University with a Communications/English degree. After working as a copywriter for a marketing sales company and fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Stephanie went back to school to earn her teaching degree for high school English. She taught for seven years in the CT high school system, where she sharpened her copyediting skills to a fine-tipped point. In 2009, Stephanie became a freelance writer for websites and online magazines. Working at the GBG has allowed her to combine her love of words with her passion for environmental causes. She lives at home in Connecticut with her husband, two children, and far too many pets.
David Streever, GBG's Director of Technical Operations, joined the team in late 2009 to take the reigns of the company's ever-growing technical infrastructure. David began building websites in the early 1990s, in the days of Geocities and the "blink" tag, and has always focused on open-source and standards-based development. In the last decade, David was the senior web developer for a marketing firm, worked on Madison Avenue, and ran a successful personal practice developing websites for scores of non-profits and community groups, including the New Haven Public School System and Yale University. His passion is helping organizations reach new audiences and fulfill their missions online. David is also an active volunteer and community organizer who sits on both the Elm City Cycling and Urban Resources Initiative Boards, and chairs the Democratic Ward Committee for his neighborhood. He gave up his car in 2004 and commutes to work on his bicycle.
Samantha Grasso has a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from the University of Connecticut, and is responsible for Business Development and Partnerships at the GBG. She began at the company as a writing intern, and fell in love with the idea of using business as a way to spread awareness about how products and practices can help keep people and the planet healthy. Before coming to the GBG, Samantha worked with E Magazine, facilitated aquatic restoration projects for the Westchester County Department of Environmental Planning in New York, and taught trail building and conservation ethics to student groups with the Student Conservation Association. The Green Bride Guide has been the perfect place to combine her background in conservation with her interests in writing and environmental education. The change that people can generate when they believe wholly in what they are doing continues to amaze her every day.
Meet the Interns
Our interns work on content, programming, and a variety of other tasks.
Adam Stankiewicz is a junior at Haddam-Killingworth high school and the Web Development intern for the GBG. He discovered his passion for building websites in 2008 and hasn't stopped since. He is also an avid unicyclist and loves doing community events with Elm City Unicycling. He built and sold his first website, UnicycleToday.com in 2009. He loves the challenge of working on The Green Bride Guide site.
Angelina is a Junior at Albertus Magnus College where she studies Sociology with a concentration in Social Work. At Albertus, she works in the Writing Center where she helps students to sharpen their skills at every stage of the writing process. She is a Content Intern at the GBG and loves to write Real Green Wedding stories.
Caitlan is a Junior at Framingham State College, where she is a Corporate Communications major. Caitlan, like so many other little girls, has had her wedding planned since she was 10 and hopes to become a Wedding planner following college. She is a Content Intern at the GBG and loves learning new things on a daily basis.
Kelsey is a senior at Quinnipiac University, where she is majoring in Media Studies with a minor in Women Studies. Kelsey grew up in upstate New York on a sod farm and has always had an interest in protecting and caring for the environment. She is a Content Intern at the GBG and loves to incorporate new eco-chic methods into every wedding style.
