2023 Annual Meeting: Demystifying the Muddy River

Delve into the role of the Muddy River as it runs through the Emerald Necklace and empties into the Charles River, and learn about the importance of a healthy watershed for greenspaces and the communities that depend on them.

On Thursday, April 27, join the Emerald Necklace Conservancy for our virtual 2023 Annual Meeting, all about the Muddy River—the central waterway of the Emerald Necklace linear park system—and the year of achievements that your support made possible!

Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek will share highlights of our accomplishments in 2022, before being joined by guest speakers Thomas Green, Tribal Council Member of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, Kate England, Director of Green Infrastructure for the City of Boston, and Bob Delhome, Founder and President of Charter Contracting Company—currently at work on the Muddy River Restoration Project. Kate and Bob will dive into the importance of a clean and healthy Muddy River for the plant and animal species who call it home alongside the dozens of neighborhoods that make up its watershed, and look ahead to the project’s long-term impacts.

Register to attend the Annual Meeting on Zoom here!


Learn About Our 2023 Annual Meeting Speakers

Karen Mauney-Brodek
President, Emerald Necklace Conservancy
As the Conservancy’s President, Karen Mauney-Brodek works with Conservancy staff and board members to spearhead capital projects, develop and grow park programs, establish annual budgets, expand fundraising efforts and boost public awareness of the parks to further the organization’s mission to protect, restore and maintain the 1,100 acres of the Emerald Necklace. Her tenure has seen the successful planning and execution of Fog x FLO: Fujiko Nakaya on the Emerald Necklace, a large-scale, world-class art exhibition of five “fog sculptures” from Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya, which substantially increased the local and national profile of the Emerald Necklace parks, as well as the Conservancy’s partnership with neighborhood advocates for a major revitalization of Charlesgate Park, the start of the Emerald Necklace.

Thomas Green
Tribal Council Member, Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag

Thomas Green sits on the Tribal Council of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag and serves as the Chairman of the Tribe’s History Preservation Committee. He is an Indigenous artist focused on traditional regalia, quahog shell art and seed bead jewelry. Thomas also acts as an Indigenous steward, educator, consultant and artist specializing in land acknowledgements and the Indigenous history of Massachusetts.

The Massachusett Tribe are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the land that is now known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusett Tribal Nation has existed for years beyond counting in pre-historic times, and has a well-documented existence in historic and modern times. The Ponkapoag band of the Massachusett Tribe has existed as what was called a self-governing praying town (for Christian Converts) called Ponkapoag since 1657.

Kate England
Director of Green Infrastructure, City of Boston

Kate England, GIP, ENV SP, is the Director of Green Infrastructure for the City of Boston.  She has a background in engineering, landscape architecture, planning and policy and has worked in the public sector in and around Boston for most of her career. Kate was appointed by Mayor Wu in July 2022 to facilitate widespread implementation of green infrastructure (GI) and help pursue the resilience goals outlined in Boston’s Green New Deal. Prior to joining the City, Kate worked for the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) where she served as the Regional Engineer for the Boston Region.

She then went on to become a Regional Planner, chaired one of DCR’s Climate Action Teams and worked on green infrastructure, resilience and ecological restoration projects across the state. Kate also previously worked for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission where she managed the Commission’s green infrastructure projects through planning, design, construction, maintenance and monitoring.  While in graduate school, Kate worked for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, conducting stormwater utility feasibility studies.  Kate holds two Bachelor’s degrees from Northeastern University, as well as a Master’s degree from Brown University.

Bob Delhome
Founder and President, Charter Companies

Bob is an award-winning real estate development and construction executive, with expertise in civil construction, environmental remediation, and the development of distressed real estate. As founder and President, Bob has led the Charter Companies since inception. What began as a start-up in 1997 is now a multi-faceted environmental, civil construction and real estate development firm that continues to grow and evolve.

Charter Contracting Company, LLC is an environmental remediation and civil construction company committed to building partnerships with our valued clients. These relationships are built on the trust earned by successfully executing the work with an emphasis on quality and safety, attentive project management, and a commitment to working collaboratively. Charter excels when challenged with complicated, high visibility projects involving multiple stakeholders, and has completed some of the region’s most complex environmental remediation projects on both land and water, involving a wide range of contaminant types. From the implementation of large-scale excavation and demolition projects, to the precision dredging of contaminated sediments, Charter has developed proven project management skills and the necessary qualifications to perform with confidence on the most challenging remediation projects.

Thank you to our Annual Meeting Sponsors:

The Caroline Loughlin Fund
Longwood Collective



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