Jennifer Stenzel joined the CBC staff as Publications Manager in November 2002, and is responsible for coordinating the production of a range of CBC printed materials as well as content for the CBC website. Jennifer also runs the CBC's "Living With Nature" series together with colleagues and partners, and co-curated the photographic exhibition Yellowstone to Yukon. She was previously Associate Director in the Museum’s Development Department, where she worked with the Foundation and Government Support team. Jennifer spent many years working at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and before coming to the Museum in 2000, she spent three years with the New York City Department of Design and Construction, where she co-authored sustainable building guidelines and worked to introduce “green building” practices into the design and construction of public buildings. She is working now with the Director of the Southwestern Research Station on green initiatives there. Jennifer holds a B.A. in English from Hunter College and a Masters of Public Administration from New York University. She is pictured here with her son, Nathaniel.

Publications Manager

Representative Publications

Stenzel, J., M.F. Laverty, and E.J. Sterling. 2004. Living With Nature: Cooking for Biodiversity. Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y. PDF

Laverty, M.F., J. Stenzel, E.J. Sterling, and E. Willigan. 2004. Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism in Southeast Asia: Recommendations for Key Stakeholders. Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY. (CD-ROM.)

High Performance Building Guidelines. 1999. New York City Department of Design and Construction (contributing author and Deputy Project Director).

Stenzel, J., J. Trutt, C. Cunningham, and R. Kassel. 1996. Flying Off Course:  Environmental Impacts of America’s Airports. Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, N.Y.