About

Jennifer has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Environmental Science from the University of Maine at Farmington, and an M.S. from the University of Maine at Orono. She has worked on the west coast, conducting rare plant surveys for the U.S. Forest Service, and spent several years at Lake Tahoe, CA working with landowners to protect the water quality of one of the deepest lakes in the world. Jen spent ten years working as an environmental consultant for a small environmental consulting firm in Portland, Maine where she earned recognition as a regional leader in the field of watershed planning and watershed restoration. Jen brings a unique balance to the field of environmental consulting through Ecological Instincts by providing ecologic design services to clients who want to improve their overall sense of health and well-being while reducing the environmental impact of their homes. She began her design career in 2000 following the purchase of her first home, and since then, has provided whole-home design services for homes between California and Maine. Jen’s holistic design approach, and passion for protecting the environment come together nicely to provide creative design solutions that bring joy to people’s lives. Jen is an Accredited Staging Professional (ASP), certified Reiki II practitioner, Feng Shui practitioner and holistic design consultant, yogi, outdoor recreation enthusiast, volunteer water quality monitor, and mom.

Katie Goodwin joined Ecological Instincts in February 2021. After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Katie worked several seasons as a botany technician in Massachusetts and Arizona before moving to Maine to work at the Department of Environmental Protection. In this role, she monitored the water quality of streams throughout the State of Maine, collecting and managing field data, and assisting with various volunteer programs including volunteer lake watershed surveys. She brings skills in data management, water quality monitoring, planning and conducting watershed surveys, and GIS mapping to the Ecological Instincts Team.

Abby Quinn joined Ecological Instincts in September 2024. After graduating from Bates College with a degree in Biology, she worked as a research associate monitoring and analyzing cyanobacterial blooms across several lakes in Maine. She also worked in the Environmental Studies department at Bates where she provided support for purchasing and calibrating equipment, managing student data and providing educational support. As part of her undergraduate degree in Biology, she tested the effects of bisphenol S (BPS) on a species of freshwater sponge found throughout the northern hemisphere investigating the use of the sponge species both as an environmental indicator for BPS and a proxy for researching the epigenetic effects of BPS on genes shared with humans. She is excited to contribute her experience managing and visualizing data, GIS mapping and researching blooms in the state of Maine. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, camping and starting new sewing projects.