Adrienne Esposito

Executive Director, Citizens Campaign for the Environment

Adrienne is a co-founder and the Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment. She works on local, state, regional and national environmental and public health protection campaigns. She leads diverse campaigns including protection of drinking and surface water, remediation of toxic plumes, stewardship of land and water, support for large scale renewable energy projects, fighting plastic pollution, waste reduction and more.  

Adrienne co-chairs the Long Island Sound Citizens Advisory Committee Policy Subcommittee and has organized annual Washington DC Education days for the LIS CAC members. She is widely considered an expert on environmental protection issues. Adrienne has received recognition for her work from the US EPA, NYLCV, ACE NY, Long Island University, NY Water and Environment Association and more. She has been recognized by the Long Island Business News, Long Island Press, and New York City and State as one the most influential leaders on environmental policy in New York.  She recently received the 2025 Sustainability Award from the Long Island Herald.  

Adrienne will sit on the plenary panel and present on “How State and Local Policies Protect Long Island Sound Waters”

Nancy Seligson

New York Co-chair, Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee

Nancy Seligson has been a leader in Long Island Sound advocacy for over 30 years. Ms. Seligson is currently the New York Co-chair of the Long Island Sound Study Citizens Advisory Committee.  She also co-chairs the Westchester Coalition for Clean Water. She is the past co-chair of the energy-focused nonprofit Sustainable Westchester, past president and board member of the nonprofit organization Save the Sound and is past chair of the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Coastal Zone Management Commission, the Westchester County Environmental Management Council, and the Westchester Chapter of the League of Conservation Voters.

Ms. Seligson was the Mamaroneck Town Supervisor for ten years beginning in 2011 and was a Councilwoman on the Town Board for the prior twelve years. She brought her interest in the environment to Town initiatives. She is also a past member of the Westchester County Board of Health.

Nancy studied and worked with Pace University’s Land Use Law Center’s Community Leadership Alliance programs teaching local leaders about New York State land use law and facilitation techniques to improve municipal communications, efficiency, and cooperation.

Ms. Seligson moved to the Larchmont/Mamaroneck community in 1998. She lives with her husband John Feingold and has a son and two stepdaughters. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in economics.

Nancy will sit on the plenary panel and will present “Where We Are Headed and How We Will Get There: 2025-2035”.

Maggie Cozens

Long Island Sound Study Outreach Coordinator, Connecticut Sea Grant

Maggie Cozens is the Long Island Sound Study outreach coordinator with Connecticut Sea Grant and UConn Extension. She works to increase appreciation, stewardship, awareness and understanding of Long Island Sound through the development of engaging and inclusive outreach and educational programming. She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, with a special focus on salt marsh and wetlands conservation.

Maggie will sit on the plenary panel and present on “Exploring the Land and People of the Long Island Sound Watershed”.

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