Groundwork Hudson Valley, a Yonkers-headquartered environmental organization focused on creating sustainable urban communities and addressing environmental justice, has named Oded Holzinger as its new executive director.
Holzinger succeeds Brigitte Griswold, who stepped down after an almost seven-year tenure. Holzinger was previously the climate resilience program manager at Groundwork Hudson Valley, and earlier in his career he was a climate adaptation specialist at AKRF and a community planning fellow at Brooklyn Community Board 14. He holds a Master”™s in Urban Planning with a focus on Environmental Planning from Hunter College, and a Bachelor”™s in Urban and Environmental Geography, and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
“We are delighted to welcome Oded back to the Groundwork Hudson Valley team,” said Wendy Zimmermann, Groundwork”™s board chairwoman. “His passion for environmental stewardship and his extensive experience make him the ideal leader to help us achieve our goals and make a lasting difference in our communities.”
