About FEN.
We are a team of dynamic professionals with a combined 25 years of experience working in international development, government, non-profits, and directly with grassroots movements. At our core, we are invested in fighting for social change and environmental justice.
Meet the Team
Our collective strengths lie in systems thinking, strategic planning, research, analytical writing and narrative strategy. We hold technical expertise in environmental and social justice approaches, international development and human rights, gender and equity, immigration, Colorado policy, water policy, and access to capital.
Ella
Porter has spent the past decade working in economic development, supporting small and medium sized businesses, identifying pain points and opportunities for growth. Her career has taken her to from startups to non-profits and to governmental work in the SF Bay Area and now across the State of Colorado. The core of her work focuses on measuring impact and driving business solutions forward.
Carly
Carly is an international development and global equity professional with strengths in storytelling, impact narratives, strategic research, and feminist policy writing. Carly has worked directly with frontline communities and with organizations including MADRE, Acción International, CARE USA, and The Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative. She also works as a freelance florist.
Recent Projects:
Porter
Ella is a social and environmental justice researcher and a self-described interconnectionist. She has a background in education and civic engagement and brings strengths in qualitative research methods, strategic and policy research, and community asset mapping. Ella has worked extensively with academic researchers, policymakers, and migrant communities in the Denver-metro area.
Recent Projects:
How we work
TRANSPARENT - Building trust + centering collaboration
PERSONABLE - Place-based + beneficiary oriented
GROUNDED - High impact + low ego
IMAGINATIVE - Bold + creative thinking
Why FEN
Fen’s are nutrient-rich wetlands that support biodiversity. They form over thousands of years but can be easily destroyed, reminding us of the power and precarity of the world we love. We, at FEN, see ourselves as stewards - tending to organizational ecosystems that fight for landscapes like fens, and for the people who love them.