Meredith Keppel

Meredith Keppel's passion for making environmental concepts accessible and exciting to every audience has led to award-winning research, engagement campaigns, and presentations. Meredith provides research, project management, and facilitation support to a variety of IEN programs. Her experience in making concepts accessible to a variety of audiences is often put to use in her projects, including her work on environmental policy & regulatory research, The RAFT, and IEN's Foundations of Community-Based Facilitation.

Meredith graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Sustainability Studies and a concentration in policy and economics. She holds a certificate in mediation with a social justice framework and was previously a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional. Meredith joined IEN in June 2024 after spending 2 years in Fredericksburg working as the Environmental Planner for the Planning District Commission. Prior to working at the Planning District, Meredith worked at a variety of different conservation organizations.