Hannah MacDonald

As Energy Solutions Senior Program Manager, Hannah engages with coastal community stakeholders to build capacity for engagement in offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. As the leader of a cross-organizational offshore wind effort at GMRI, she serves as the institution’s point person on offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine.

This portfolio of work builds on her longstanding commitment to fishing communities, having served in previous roles as Fisheries Technical Assistance Project Manager and Fisheries Engagement Program Manager working on issues related to fisheries monitoring and fisheries management to ensure fishing communities have the best available information to contribute their perspectives to state and federal regulatory processes.

Hannah has a Master of Environmental Science and Management from the University of Rhode Island. Her research focused on stakeholder engagement regarding marine resources and uses in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. When she's not working, Hannah is probably in the water. Raised on the shores of Lake Huron in northern Michigan, she loved sailing and diving. Now living by the ocean, she has embraced new pastimes like surfing and fishing along the Maine coast.