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GEORGIA AUDUBON HIRES CORINA NEWSOME AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

8/17/2020

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Georgia Audubon today announced the hiring of Corina Newsome, one of the organizers of the #BlackBirdersWeek movement, as the new Community Engagement Manager. In this role, Newsome will work in collaboration with Georgia Audubon’s senior leadership to cultivate strategies and deliver programs that engage diverse communities from across Georgia in the enjoyment and conservation of birds.

“We are delighted to welcome Corina to Georgia Audubon and are eager to begin working to break down barriers that make it difficult for BIPOC, LGBQT+, and other underserved communities to access birding and the outdoors,” says Jared Teutsch, Executive Director. “Georgia Audubon is committed to making birding more equitable and inclusive for all people. Bringing Corina on board as our new Community Engagement Manager is the first step in our efforts to seek out, listen to and learn from, incorporate, and engage voices of more diverse birders in our membership and programs.”

Newsome was one of the organizers of #BlackBirdersWeek, a five-day virtual event that was fledged earlier this year in response to the Christian Cooper incident in New York’s Central Park. #BlackBirdersWeek was created to counter the narrative that the outdoors are not the place Black people should be, to educate the birding and outdoor-loving community about the challenges that Black birders face, and to encourage increased diversity in birds and conservation.

Having experienced the hurdles faced by people of color interested in wildlife careers, Newsome has founded several programs to encourage young people from underrepresented demographics to consider careers in wildlife sciences. According to Newsome, her ultimate goal is to eliminate the systemic barriers that have prevented marginalized people groups from participating in wildlife conservation and exploration of the great outdoors.  
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Newsome comes to Georgia Audubon from Georgia Southern University where she is completing her Master of Science degree with a focus on avian conservation. Her Master’s research focuses on conservation measures for the MacGillivray’s Seaside Sparrow. She began her wildlife career as a zookeeper, and earned a B.A. in Zoo and Wildlife Biology from Malone University in Canton, Ohio.
 
Additional articles on Corina Newsome for reference:

https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/birdwatching/good-birders-meet-corina-newsome/

https://www.audubon.org/magazine/summer-2020/its-time-build-truly-inclusive-outdoors

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/29/corina-newsome-and-the-black-birders-movement
 
About Georgia Audubon: Georgia Audubon is building places where birds and people thrive. We create bird-friendly communities through conservation, education, and community engagement. 

8 Comments
Karen Brown
1/12/2021 03:12:30 pm

I wanted to tell Corina that I was truly moved by her piece in an Audubon publication, She Seeks Sparrows by the Seaside. It was poetry. Thank you!

Karen Brown

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Corina
2/9/2021 06:14:49 pm

Karen, That is so kind of you. Thank you very much!

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Dennis Barnard
6/5/2021 07:38:57 pm

Hi Corina
I would love to talk to you about birds where I live in a rural area of central illinois. Feel free to email me at barnardlaw2006@gmail com.
Dennis Barnard

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Aaron Haiman
2/7/2021 10:43:43 am

I am looking for information about Black Birders Week 2021. Is anything being planned? Where can I learn more? Thanks so much!

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Fran Neumeister
6/6/2021 07:35:39 am

This was a quote in a WaPo article: "I felt like I was wearing the name of an oppressor, the name of someone who enslaved my ancestors, Newsome said. "I believe they should both absolutely change the name. It feels wrong to enter African American communities … celebrating [Audubon’s] name. It’s a reality I am wrestling with constantly."
What are your plans to cancel 'Audubon' and other bird names? How is erasing history history going to help future generations? Is it right to disapprove of someone's achievements because of past history?

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Joanne Millius
8/3/2021 05:40:49 pm

Dear Ms. Newsome,
I am a member of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society near Los Angeles and have heard you on a Zoom call about Black Birders. I enjoyed hearing about your experiences as a Black Birder and would like to ask if you would be presenting to our group on October 28th via a Zoom call? We can do it interview format or Power Point and we would compensate you for your time. Please let me know if this interests you or if you know of a friend or colleague that would be interested if you're not.
Thank you,
Joanne Millius

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Georgia Audubon
8/4/2021 09:03:38 am

Please reach out to Ms. Newsome directly at corina.newsome@georgiaaudubon.org

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Matt Kelly
8/19/2022 01:08:52 pm

Hello Corina:

I would like to contact you about a virtual presentation for our bird club in Massachusetts for over the winter. Could you please contact me at
veganpeace2@gmail.com

Thanks,
Matt Kelly
Hoffmann Bird Club

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