About Ali
Ali Kriscenski is a writer, artist, designer, entrepreneur, environmentalist, web nerd and animal lover.
Hailing from Connecticut, she grew up in a beautiful, small town in the Northwest corner not too far from the Berkshires. Currently residing in Bonn, Germany, she leads the global communication efforts of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as Marketing and Communications Director. An international non-profit, FSC is dedicated to promoting responsible forest management worldwide and addressing both social and environmental issues in forestry.
With a wide variety of interests, Ali utilizes her academic background in art, environmental science and sustainable design in her communications work. Most frequently, these endeavors are along the human-nature interface where her diverse knowledge and skills are well invested in our most pressing global issues. Her professional work connects new media, the built environment and ecology through a 'green lens' which emanates through her writing, photography, art and design work.
Previous to her current post, Ali led the editorial team of the sustainable design journal Inhabitat where she also contributed trend-spotting articles on green building, transportation, technology and fashion. As a freelance consultant, Ali has supported clients in the US and Germany to develop successful websites and social media strategies. As a content writer, she built a suite of evergreen, traffic-generating blogs for Yahoo and b5media. Prior to her career in communications, Ali was the hands-on lead of Fables Design HIC bringing specialty interior finish work to residential renovation projects in Connecticut and Massachussetts for nearly a decade.
Ali's multi-disciplinary approach is reflected in her academic successs which has included Magna Cum Laude honors from University of Connecticut where she studied art and art history. Her graduate work in environmental science at Antioch New England included ecology field studies in the Amazon, Galapagos Islands, Mississippi River corridor and New England coast. She fused her passion for ecology and the built environment with a Master's Certificate in Sustainable Design from Boston Architectural College, where she is currently completing a Master of Design Studies.
Ali has worked and volunteered extensively with numerous non-profit organizations including MetaArts / Judy Dworin Performance Project, Peacetrain Foundation / New England Fiddle Fest, Historic Boulder Preservation Society, Student Evironmental Action Coalition, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation and the Green Building Institute. Outside of work, she can be found enjoying many hobbies including snowboarding, hiking, kayaking, painting, photography, cooking and listening to great music.