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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Note to the Reader
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Douglas E. Hart | Duxbury
CHAIRMAN
Samuel Chapin | Plymouth The Ripple Effect of Land Protection
VICE CHAIRMAN
Scott Ford | Braintree
Some of the world’s wealthiest people are giving away their fortunes, making
TREASURER
Greg Lucini | Berkley more funds available for environmental work, specifically around climate
SECRETARY change. Large foundations, the pipeline for much of this new funding, are
Deborah Sedares | Plymouth convening global environmental organizations to tease out the next big idea in
DIRECTOR EMERITUS conservation. With many billions of dollars on the table, the preferred projects
Charlotte Russell | Plymouth are “big ideas” that will have a “big splash.”
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Michael S. Nuesse | Hull For land trust practitioners, “splash” is not a part of the vernacular. With our
modest budgets and limited access to mega-philanthropy, we methodically go
Marilynn Atterbury | Plymouth about our work to save local landscapes. We focus on the forests, farms, fields,
Robert Bird | Plymouth
Matthew Cammack | Milton and wetlands that sustain diverse wildlife, protect our air and water, slow climate
Crystal Farrar Gould | N. Marshfield change, and support healthy and resilient communities. Our work has proven
Brian Harrington | Plymouth success, but it is not splashy. Instead, land protection deals in ripples, where a
John Hornstra | Hingham small action can have a lasting impact.
Lucy Hutchinson | N. Marshfield
Russell Keeler | Rochester As the world’s biggest philanthropists consider their environmental investment
Patricia Loring | Duxbury
Virginia M. Murray | Plymouth strategies, let us hope the tried-and-true work of protecting land is part of the
Sandy Olney | Duxbury plan. We still have so much work to do.
Wayne R. Petersen | Hingham
Mark Russo | Plympton Thank you for sticking with us as we protect your special places. We hope you
Peter Tyack | Hanover enjoy reading about our recent work in the newly expanded and redesigned
Ethan Warren | Plymouth
“Wildlands News.”
WILDLANDS STAFF
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Karen Grey
DIRECTOR OF LAND PROTECTION
Scott MacFaden Karen Grey
DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS President
Erik Boyer
DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
Rachel Bruce
DONOR RELATIONS MANAGER
Sue Chamberlain
STEWARDSHIP OPERATIONS MANAGER
Owen Grey
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS MANAGER
Zoë Smiarowski
MEMBERSHIP & DIGITAL MEDIA
COORDINATOR
Kyla Isakson
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Thomas Patti
PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR
Max Phelps
LAND CONSERVATION ASSISTANT
Tess Goldmann
OFFICE MANAGER
Tom D’Allessandro
ACCOUNTANT
Kealy O’Brien
TRAIL GUY
Malcolm MacGregor

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