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Manda Aufochs Gillespie is an ecological designer, environmental consultant, and author based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She writes, speaks, and consults on issues related to environmental toxins and the health of children, the changing role of parents, and the important of designing communities for children.
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- Greenisgood manda aufochs gillespie the green mama
- Early life and education
- Career
- Family
- Books
- References
Early life and education
Aufochs Gillespie was born in Dayton, Ohio. She immigrated with her family to Australia in 1975 but they then returned two years later. Aufochs Gillespie grew up in inner-city Columbus, Ohio where she lived on welfare with her mother and two siblings. She also lived in Chillicothe, Ohio and Hilliard, Ohio. She graduated from Oberlin College with honors in 1998 where she studied environmental studies and politics. She received an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006.
Career
In 2007, while living in Chicago, Aufochs Gillespie's family was profiled in the Chicago Tribune as an example of a family living an ecologically sound lifestyle. Shortly after, she began publishing a website, Green Mama. In 2009 she began holding classes in environmentally friendly parenting at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park.
In 2010 Aufochs Gillespie moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, when her husband Sadhu was hired as deputy city manager. Her first book, Green Mama: Giving your child a healthy start and a greener future, was published in June 2014 by Dundurn.
Aufochs Gillespie is a public speaker and has appeared at Green Fest in Chicago (2014), the Wellness Show (Vancouver, 2014) and the Green Living Show (Toronto, 2015). She has also appeared on ABC, HBO, and CBC. Her articles have appeared in EcoParent Magazine and on the Vancouver Observer. She has also published in the Georgia Straight, Chicago Parent, Chicago Magazine, and Darling.
Family
Aufochs Gillespie is married to Sadhu Aufochs Johnston, author and founder of the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. The couple, who met while attending Oberlin College, have two daughters.