Maddi Schink

Maddi Schink is a Project Associate and Ruckelshaus Fellow in Meridian’s Frisco, Colorado office. She supports projects related to the restoration of the Colorado River Basin, the resilience of rangelands in the Western US, the development of unbiased machine learning datasets from global low- and middle-income contexts, as well as collaborative natural resource management in the Tongass.  

Maddi studied Environmental Education at Colorado College. As an undergraduate student, she researched the role of international environmental courts. She was also involved with youth political engagement and suicide and gun violence prevention efforts in her community.  

Before joining Meridian, Maddi spent one year outside of the United States as a Watson Fellow, exploring the intersection of climate change and mental health. Maddi is originally from Fort Collins, Colorado, and enjoys hiking with friends and family, watercolor painting, and drinking way too much coffee.