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New Pioneers Mission

Promoting sustainability in rural communities to ensure a healthy future for all

About Us

New Pioneers for a Sustainable Future is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 by Sr. Claire McGowan OP, who sought to build a sustainability movement in rural central Kentucky.

While New Pioneers’ efforts to educate, demonstrate, and advocate for sustainability are focused in Nelson, Marion, and Washington counties, the ripple effects of our efforts often reach even further.
Learn more about New Pioneers' roadmap to promote sustainability through our 2024-2026 Strategic Plan.

Staff

JULIA GERWE-NICHOLSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

IVOREE SULLENBARGER

COMMUNITY EDUCATOR

Board Of Directors

MICHAEL BICKETT 

PRESIDENT

ANGELA RAKES

VICE PRESIDENT

WILL ROSENBAUM

SECRETARY

JOHNNIE BAUM

TREASURER


ELLIOT NEWLAND


GARY BISHOP

 

PAM GRUNDY

 

CHERYL COLEMAN 

 

ISAAC SUTTON

 

JAMIE COLLINS

 

KIMBERLY NANCE


JENNA WILSON

 

HORTENSIA MAYER

 

What's new with New Pioneers?

The latest news and updates from New Pioneers.

June 29, 2026
We're Hiring: Outreach Coordinator!
Julia Gerwe
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We're hiring an Outreach Coordinator to grow our community engagement and outreach. Apply today!

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March 26, 2026
We're Hiring: Instructors for Summer Camp
Julia Gerwe
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Join New Pioneers as a Summer Camp Instructor in 2026!

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March 24, 2026
"Care for Creation" Column Highlights Rural Engagement
Julia Gerwe
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New Pioneers Executive Director, Julia Gerwe-Nicholson, contributed an article to the Archdiocese of Louisville's weekly newspaper The Record this March entitled "Change Begins with Lunch". The Archdiocese of Louisville has taken seriously the […]

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