Climate group hunting for new boss

By Robin Bravender | 04/29/2024 03:55 PM EDT

May Boeve is planning to step down from her role as executive director of 350.org in September, she announced. 

A "Now Hiring" sign is seen in a store front window.

A "Now Hiring" sign is seen in a store front window in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

May Boeve, co-founder and executive director of the green group 350.org, plans to step down from her position later this year, she announced.

Boeve, who was a college student in 2008 when she and several friends founded the organization with climate activist Bill McKibben, has been the group’s leader for more than a decade.

“After a tremendous 13 years at the helm of 350.org, the time has come for me to hand over the reins to new leadership,” Boeve announced last week.

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“I will stay on at 350.org until the end of September 2024, when I will head to Michigan to get out the vote for Biden, and help my home country get the leadership it needs — for ourselves, and for the sake of our planet,” she posted on the social media site X.

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