The Rockfall Foundation is pleased to announce its newest addition to its staff, Amanda Kenyon. Amanda joins The Rockfall Foundation in a new role to support the administrative, marketing and accounting functions of the Foundation. In addition to her part-time position at Rockfall, Amanda works with musicians under her business Blue Crane Music. She serves as a band manager, booking agent and publicist for artists in the Northeast. In the past, Amanda has served on the Executive Committee of the Sierra Club in Connecticut, where she focused on membership engagement, and also led group hike outings.

Amanda’s prior history includes seven years working for a Fortune 50 company, where she completed a financial leadership development program. Prior to that, she spent three years working for a Big 4 accounting firm. Amanda holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Connecticut, with a major in Accounting, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Hartford.

Amanda is a native of Connecticut and new resident of Middletown. Along with environmental responsibility and music, she is also passionate about travel and hiking.  She is currently working towards visiting the high point of every state in the U.S. that can be reached on foot.

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The Rockfall Foundation promotes and supports environmental education and conservation in The Lower Connecticut River Valley. Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2015, it is one of Connecticut’s oldest environmental organizations and a catalyst, bringing people together and supporting organizations to conserve and enhance the region’s natural environment. Rockfall awards grants each year to nonprofits, schools, and municipalities, and preserves and operates the historic 18th century deKoven House, which provides below market office space to environmental groups based and working in the Lower Connecticut River Valley, and meeting rooms for community organizations.