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Trudy Coxe
Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs
In office
1993–1998
GovernorWilliam Weld
Paul Cellucci
Preceded bySusan Tierney
Succeeded byRobert Durand
Personal details
OccupationNon-profit executive

Gertrude M. "Trudy" Coxe (born 1948) is an American non-profit executive and CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County, formerly the Secretary of Environmental Affairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[1][2] She has advocated against the construction of offshore wind farms in Rhode Island, arguing that they cause "unnecessary loss to our community’s irreplaceable character and sense of place."[3][4]

Biography

Coxe was born in 1948. She graduated from the Wheeler School in 1967.

As an employee of Save the Bay, Coxe helped organize the first annual Save the Bay swim in 1977, later serving as executive director of Save the Bay from 1979 to 1990. She ran an unsuccessful campaign as a Republican for Congress against Jack Reed in 1990. From 1993 to 1998 she served as Massachusetts' Secretary of Environmental Affairs under Governor Weld and Governor Cellucci. After leaving this position, she became C.E.O. of the Preservation Society of Newport County.

Coxe has served on various non-profit boards, including: "National Recreation and Park Association, the Appalachian Mountain Club, Grow Smart Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Commodores, the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting, the Wheeler School, the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, Child and Family Services and the Attractions Council of Newport County."[5]

Coxe is the recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Rhode Island, the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and Roger Williams University.[5]

References

  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (December 23, 2000). "R.I. leaders give Whitman high marks on environment". Providence Journal.
  2. ^ Borg, Linda (April 25, 1999). "Former Save the Bay leader sees preservation job as a natural". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ RINewsToday (2023-11-23). "Block Island and Newport preservationists fight to protect Rhode Island from massive wind farms". RINewsToday.com.
  4. ^ Fenton, Josh. "UPDATED: One of RI's Top Environmentalists Is Suing to Block Offshore Wind Project". GoLocalProv.
  5. ^ a b "Trudy Coxe". The Preservation Society of Newport County. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04.
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