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Retirement! & What's Next

May 19, 2026

Announcing my Retirement!

Hi Everyone,

I’d like to announce my retirement coming up this July 1, 2026. After over four decades studying and working in the environmental design and architecture field, with the last 24 years at the University of Minnesota, I am ready for the next chapter. As I look back on this career, I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had to do work I believed in, at great organizations, with wonderful collaborators, clients, and communities. What more could one ask?

These connections and threads will weave into my ongoing eco-creative practices, so I look forward to staying in touch. You can reach me at joneekulmanbrigham@gmail.com, at my website, or on LinkedIn.

Here is my environmental design and architecture career timeline with some highlights along the way.

May 17, 2026 - Thank you to Minnesota Association for Environmental Education for recognizing me with the MAEE Lifetime Achievement Award in Environmental Education

I am so honored to have received this award and I am grateful to the community of friends, family, collaborators, clients, funders, employers, and community partners that together, make our collective work in the world possible.

Environmental Education Interview

This interview from Sep 10, 2018 provides a window into my environmental education journey and two of my environmental education initiatives: MN GreenStep Schools and Earth Systems Journey.

District 43: What's Up with Senator Chuck Wiger

Guest: Jonee Brigham, U of M Environmental Education Researcher

MN Senate DFL YouTube channel

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