Meet The Board

Susan Fox

Susan Fox artist, author specializes in transformational learning, using art, consciousness, and deep ecology in which her students can begin to re-envision their relationship with nature through various artistic mediums. She recently retired as a core faculty member of the Graduate Program in the Expressive and Creative Arts, at Salve Regina University. Her alma mater, the State University of New York honored Susan with a Humanitarian Award for her diverse background in Eco-psychology, Mindfulness, Creativity and Counseling, as well as her work with women and the arts. In her free time, Susan continues her deep connection to the earth in her own garden, and with land art projects and weekly dips into Narragansett Bay all year round.

Mary Ann O’ Halloran

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Ginny Fox

Ginny grew up spending lots of time outdoors — playing in local woods and fields, enjoying family camping trips, having long days at the beach, and more. She also became interested in photography as a young girl. So, taking pictures of nature came early too. Art and nature . . . hmmm. She was always interested in helping people get along, which eventually grew into The Peace Flag Project (PFP). Ginny founded that in 2004. She’s always described peace work as the work of her heart. PFP provides a special way for people to express their wishes for peace as well as  think about what they could do to help create a better, kinder planet. Making a Peace Flag is a moving experience as is seeing displays of the flags. When Ginny met Susan Fox, they were happy to discover their overlapping interest in the UN Peace Day (Sept. 21). They’ve worked together ever since. And now Ginny loves the Eco Land Art Project, too, and the Peace Flags fit right in.

Walter J. Berry

Walter J. Berry received an A.B. in Biology from Vassar College, and a PhD in Biological Oceanography from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. He worked as research biologist at the United States Environmental Protection Agency laboratory in Narragansett, RI for over 40 years. He has over 30 years of experience in issues relating to contaminated water and sediment. His laboratory and field research focused primarily on the bioavailability of metals in sediments, and, later, on the population status of several of the sparrow species living on RI salt marshes. Towards the end of his career, he spent more and more of his time collaborating with social scientists and states and municipalities and local organizations, and working on science communication and outreach, and DEIA.

Walter has volunteered for a number of organizations over the years, including Save the Bay, the Boston Athletic Association (at the Marathon), the Narrow River Preservation Association, and the Concerned Citizens of Davisville. He is currently on the executive boards of the Land Conservancy of North Kingstown, the New England Estuarine Research Society, and the Eco Land Art Project of North Kingstown. He is a Member of the RI Watershed Council, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, and the editorial board of Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

Walter lives at home with his wife and one of his sons. During retirement he has been working on his potholder weaving, poetry, and bread baking when he cannot get out to go kayaking, fishing, or birding.

Sara Seelenbrandt

A Rhode Island native, Sara Seelenbrandt is an artist with a background in industrial design and over a decade of experience in the luxury fashion industry. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), she began her journey with an internship at a shoe factory in Romania before relocating to New York City, where she lived and worked for 14 years. There, she built a career at Etro, the Italian fashion house, as Director of Woman’s Wholesale for North America, and had the chance to travel throughout Europe, India, and across the United States—deepening her understanding of craft, production, and global design culture.

In 2017, Sara returned to Rhode Island to be closer to her family and roots, bringing with her a renewed appreciation for place, heritage, and making. After more than a decade immersed in luxury, she felt a deep calling to reconnect with the natural world—to create not from commerce, but from consciousness. Her work now bridges fashion and nature through wearable, site-responsive forms constructed from foraged natural materials. Rooted in place and worn on the body, these organic sculptures invite an intimate dialogue with the earth.

Through her practice, Sara explores raw beauty, presence, and possibility while honoring cycles of growth, decay, and longevity. Deeply drawn to the creative process, Sara enjoys writing, building, sewing, and all forms of play, to convey ideas, hold memories, and share her love. Being on the board of the Eco-Land Art Project is in complete alignment with her purpose. Curious by nature, she values collaboration and lifelong learning, approaching her work with care, intention, and respect for relationships—believing that details matter, words matter, and how we work with people matters most.