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Christine Laporte, MES

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Program Manager, Truist Foundation Western NC Recovery & Resilience Fund at Center for Disaster Philanthropy
📍 Greater Asheville, United States

Christine Laporte is the Program Manager for the Truist Foundation Western NC Recovery & Resilience Fund at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. A resident of Asheville with a Masters from Yales School of the Environment, she has over 30 years of experience in nonprofits, with a deep focus on conservation and philanthropy, particularly supporting communities impacted by disasters.

Her commitment to the environment is deeply personal, fueled by a love for her Western North Carolina community. When not working, Christine enjoys spending time with her horse, Bodhisattva, family, and friends, and can often be found swimming in the nearest body of water. She also combines her love of the arts and the natural world.

She has specific expertise in weaving human resilience into conservation strategies, often in collaboration with Indigenous leaders sharing principles like "two-eyed seeing. "

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Program Manager, Truist Foundation Western NC Recovery & Resilience Fund
Job Level
Middle
Location
Greater Asheville, United States
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Disaster Recovery
Manages a multi-million dollar fund providing grants to support housing and small business recovery in Western North Carolina following natural disasters.
Community Resilience
Focuses on strengthening the long-term ability of communities to withstand and recover equitably from disasters, particularly in the Appalachian region.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Program Manager, Truist Foundation Western NC Recovery & Resilience Fund
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
1-2024 - 1-2025
Director, Northern Appalachian-Acadian Program
Wildlands Network
9-2018 - 1-2024
Eastern Wildway Director
Wildlands Network
1-2015 - 3-2019
Philanthropy - Conservation, Biodiversity
Sacharuna Foundation, Consultant
Outreach Director, Ecosystem Impacts of Oil & Gas Inputs to the Gulf-ECOGIG.
Marine Sciences, UGA
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Education
1987 - 1990
Master of Environmental Studies
Yale School of the Environment
1981 - 1986
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Warren Wilson College
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