OFFICERS
president and chief executive officer
William B. Rogers
senior vice president and director of city park development Adrian Benepe
senior vice president and chief philanthropy officer
Margie Kim Bermeo
senior vice president and division director Raymond Christman
senior vice president and chief marketing officer
Sean Connolly
senior vice president and director of conservation strategies
Ernest Cook
senior vice president and division director Jeff Danter
senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary
M. Holly Haugh
senior vice president and division director Roger Hoesterey
senior vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer
Cynthia Scherer
vice president and director of federal affairs Kathy DeCoster
vice president and director of conservation transactions
Brenda Schick
vice president and director of human resources Barbara Smith
I JOINED THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND BOARD BECAUSE … The Trust for Public Land is a major force in the conservation movement, and the scope of our mission inspires me. Now more than ever, there’s urgency for this work. At the end of the day it’s going to take a collective effort to make significant strides in land conservation.
MY PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A BOARD MEMBER WAS … helping The Trust for Public Land muster funding and support to protect Katahdin Lake in Maine.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Page Knudsen Cowles (Chair), Stephen W. Baird, George Bell, William J. Cronon, George P. Denny III, Douglas Durst, Whitney Hatch, Caroline P. Niemczyk, Michael E. Patterson, Thomas S. Reeve, Roy Richards Jr., William B. Rogers, Ron Sims, Sheryl Tishman, F. Jerome Tone, Susan D. Whiting
THE WORK OF THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND IS VITAL BECAUSE ... as a population, we are turning our backs on the countryside in an inexorable march toward the city. It’s important that we ensure the presence of open space in urban areas—as a reminder to all of us of the power of the land.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND IS ... to create awareness
of our quiet—perhaps too quiet—and exceptional work.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO SUPPORT THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND BECAUSE ... opportunities to affect major, lasting transformations across the country don’t come around that often. I support The Trust for Public Land because I know our work will ripple across countless families and communities in America, for today and for generations to come.
WHEN I WANT TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, I ... go for a long bike ride, a swim in the ocean, or a barefoot walk in my own backyard where the Earth speaks to me through my feet.
? WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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Get to know George Bell
A member of The Trust for Public Land board since 2008, George Bell is the president and CEO of Jumptap, a lead- ing mobile ad network. With 25 years of experience creating and growing con- sumer businesses, George is a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in both California and New England as well as four Emmy awards as a producer and writer of documentaries on adventure, wildlife, and vanishing cul- tures. He resides with his family in Boston, where he has fond memories of hiking and sledding with his three sons at Larz Anderson Park.
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