Carole Cifrino
Inspired by childhood summers spent exploring the woods and waters of Cape Cod, Carole’s life work has focused on environmental education and sustainability. After spending time leading teenagers on backpacking trips in the Great Smokies and restoring trails and bridges in Baxter State Park, she has dedicated the bulk of her career to public service at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Working as an advocate for Maine’s people, communities and environment, Carole focused the majority of her career to conceiving, implementing and managing several first-in-the-nation programs designed to minimize the environmental footprint from the manufacturing and use of products.
Carole holds an undergraduate degree in education from the University of Connecticut, and a M.S. in Adult Education from the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Whitefield where she served on the School Committee and the recycling committee, and assisted with the planning to establish a municipal fire department and build a new fire station. She and her husband, David Wright, have two grown children and have turned their attention to Midcoast Conservancy in retirement.
