SBN Staff

Laury Hammel,
Executive Director

Laury founded the Sustainable Business Network (SBN was originally New England Business Association for Social Responsibility (NEBASR) in 1988, and has been leading the sustainable business movement in Massachusetts ever since.  He is the owner and president of Longfellow Health Clubs – a group of health and recreation clubs in the Greater Boston area- considered to be among the greenest health clubs in the U.S.

Laury has been the Executive Director of SBN since 2008 and provides overall leadership and visioning for the organization and its programs.  Laury has been instrumental in founding numerous additional regional and national networks including Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). Laury was also named one of the three people leading the Green Movement in Boston by CBS Boston!

Elena Klonoski,
Local Food Program Manager

Elena has cultivated an interest in local food and urban agriculture since graduating from Connecticut College with a B.A. in Environmental Science and Sociology. With a background in office management and socially & environmentally responsible investing, Elena led an Atlanta-based urban agriculture consulting firm before joining SBN. She is currently working to help grow a sustainable local food system in Massachusetts and New England.

elena@sbnmass.org

Manjulika Das,
Membership & Marketing Coordinator

Manjulika graduated from Brandeis University with B.A.’s in Environmental Studies and International and Global Studies. Manjulika has prior experience working in the public, private, and non-profit sectors in areas of water conservation and treatment, climate emissions, and nature-based solutions to climate change. She is passionate about highlighting the role that small businesses play in building healthy, resilient communities, and works to build support for them through integration into SBN’s expanding network. 

manjulika@sbnmass.org

Nicolette Bernardi,
Local Food Program Coordinator

Nicolette graduated from University of Rhode Island with a B.A. in Film Media and Journalism. Nicolette previously worked in dairy manufacturing and consumer industries before joining the SBN team. She is passionate about food systems and their effects they have on the land, the community and the economy. She is also interested in minimalistic and zero waste living. 

nicolette@sbnmass.org

Elena Klonoski,
Local Food Program Manager

Elena has cultivated an interest in local food and urban agriculture since graduating from Connecticut College with a B.A. in Environmental Science and Sociology. With a background in office management and socially & environmentally responsible investing, Elena led an Atlanta-based urban agriculture consulting firm before joining SBN. She is currently working to help grow a sustainable local food system in Massachusetts and New England.

elena@sbnmass.org

Elena Klonoski,
Local Food Program Manager

Elena has cultivated an interest in local food and urban agriculture since graduating from Connecticut College with a B.A. in Environmental Science and Sociology. With a background in office management and socially & environmentally responsible investing, Elena led an Atlanta-based urban agriculture consulting firm before joining SBN. She is currently working to help grow a sustainable local food system in Massachusetts and New England.

elena@sbnmass.org