Meet the Team

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ShannonLee Mission (she/her) is Climable’s Executive Director. In this role, Shannon oversees all aspects of the organization's operations, from program development and fundraising to financial management. She works closely with the staff and board to guide sustainable progress and growth. With a robust background in nonprofit leadership, Shannon has consistently demonstrated her ability to drive impactful decision-making while engaging with the community to achieve shared goals and tackle challenges effectively. Her expertise extends to the development, implementation, and monitoring of DEI strategies and initiatives, fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all.

Shannon holds two Master’s Degrees in Education and enjoys moments spent with her husband and two grown children, exploring new experiences and embracing fresh opportunities together.

PROGRAM OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

Katherine Spencer (she/her) oversees Climable’s organizational operations, including financial and administrative operations. Katherine also works out of her Saxonville, MA art studio, making assemblages and textile paintings out of string, household objects, and studio detritus. She has exhibited work in group and solo shows in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York, and was a resident at the Vermont Studio Center. She received a Post-Bacc in Fine Arts from Brandeis University. She graduated from Yale University in 2007 with a BA in Classics.

Since 2022, she has been the curator and director of a non-commercial art space, The Tender, in West Concord, MA. It enjoys highlighting work by women, artists of color, and other artists whose excellent work might be less visible than it ought to be. She lives in Concord, MA, where she is often chasing after her two young kids, pulling invasives, researching local history, feeding chickens, cooking, watching children's television, or trying to relax.

SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Maisy Rohrer (she/her) leads Climable’s programming, encompassing community and stakeholder engagement, education, and clean energy projects. She represents Climable in coalitions and cross-sector partnerships and at community events. She also supports strategy, development, and operations. Before her time at Climable, Maisy worked in the commissioner’s office at the Michigan Public Service Commission and as a community impact consultant for natural resource management agencies in Vermont. She is an experienced community organizer and has a background in social science research.

Maisy holds a Master’s in Environmental Justice and Policy from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. She enjoys spending time in the company of her friends, family, and dogs, being outdoors, reading, and crafting.

STORYTELLING & ENGAGEMENT INTERN

Adwoa Adobea-Owusu (she/her) is a graduate student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, specializing in Sustainable International Development. She is originally from Ghana and has a background in journalism, nonprofit management, and impact storytelling.