OFFICERS
president and chief executive officer
William B. Rogers
senior vice president and director of city park development Adrian Benepe
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 chief philanthropy officer Margie Kim
senior vice president and division director
Deborah Love
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 FIRST HEARD OF THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND … in the 1970s, when I read about a community garden project in downtown Oakland. I thought, “How great is that? A conservation group working in the heart of the city? Fantastic!” I had to learn more.
MY PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A BOARD MEMBER … has been to chair our committee on land transactions for many years, including through a number of challenging real estate and political cycles. Each time we’ve come through stronger and wiser. Our project team is second to none. I have major respect for the people here—they’re an inspiration.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Page Knudsen Cowles (Chair), Stephen W. Baird, Brian M. Beitner, George Bell, William J. Cronon, Douglas Durst, Whitney Hatch, Ignacia Moreno, Caroline P. Niemczyk, Michael E. Patterson, Thomas S. Reeve, Laura Richards, Roy Richards Jr., William B. Rogers, Lex Sant, Sheryl Tishman, F. Jerome Tone, Ana Valdez, Susan D. Whiting
THE WORK OF THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE … while previous generations did us huge favors with their park-making—from Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Acadia to Central and Golden Gate parks—our generation needs to do its part, too. It’s our turn to make our cities healthier and more fun—and to ensure that our wild places are protected for future generations to enjoy.
Get to know F. Jerome Tone
Jerry Tone joined The Trust for Public Land board in 1991. He also serves on the board for—and is past president of—the Seattle Parks Foundation. His former roles include executive positions with Hellman Properties LLC, Montgomery Capital Corporation, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, and Wells Fargo Bank. An alumnus of Williams College, he received his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. He is originally from Cleveland. After years in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives in Seattle.
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND’S WORK IS UNIQUE … because we’ve developed an extraordinary skillset in real estate trans- actions, public and private funding, and park planning. That expertise helps us reliably deliver results in all sorts of communities around the country.
THE KEY CHALLENGE FACING THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND … is staying focused in order to direct our most valuable assets— our people—toward the projects that will do the most to create and protect parks and open space for the benefit of communities.
I FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD … when I was very young. My family would spend part of our sum- mers up in Quebec fishing, canoeing, and swimming. I always looked forward to drinking straight from the lake with my face in the water. To this day, nearly all of our travels involve the outdoors— and fly fishing remains one of my favorite activities.
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