STELLA MILLER, Coalition Coordinator 

      Growing up in Oyster Bay with the woods as her backyard, it is no wonder that Stella grew up to be an ardent lover of nature and wildlife.  Splashing in the creek, exploring every corner of the woods and yes, talking to the animals, her days were filled with discovery and adventure.  When Stella was not in the woods, she was voraciously reading nonfiction wildlife/conservation books which fostered her deeply held commitment to wildlife protection.  It was this passion for conservation that led her to volunteer for the Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society, where she has been president since 2007.   Stella spearheads conservation advocacy efforts, coordinates community events, programs and activities,  fundraises, leads field trips and coordinates habitat restoration efforts at local preserves.  As co-chair of the Youth Outreach/Education Committee, she has mentored teenagers teaching them the valuable skills they need to become community leaders themselves.  In addition, she reinvigorated the chapter’s children’s programs and coordinates nature-based programs for kids, hoping to reach a new generation of conservationists, while urging parents to get their children involved in nature.