A lifetime urbanite, Beate credits Monadnock with opening her eyes to the beauty of the natural world, and the Harris Center with getting her outdoors to learn about plant and animal life. She is honored to serve on the Harris Center board in a role that complements her conservation advocacy and native plant work at the Garden Club of Dublin.
Now retired, Beate’s professional life spanned work in the anti-apartheid movement, socially responsible investing, and cultural economic development. She has served on numerous non-profit boards including the Boston Arts Academy, WGBH, and the Fund for a Free South Africa. Locally, she has been the director of the Cornucopia Project and a trustee of the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA).
Beate is an alumna of Bennington College, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Yale School of Management. Since settling in Harrisville in 2022, she has become passionate about environmental education. Unbeknownst to her two urban daughters, she is looking forward to being a Summer Adventures grandparent.
