Posts Tagged ‘Board’
A Warm Welcome to our Newest Board Member: Ben Wilson!
Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the Jefferson Land Trust Board of Directors: Ben Wilson! Ben joins the Land Trust after a 35-year career in healthcare and technology, having started companies like BabyCenter, Consumer Health Interactive, and Together Senior Health and worked for multinational corporations including Intel and Citrix. He currently serves…
Read MoreThank You, Marcia Schwendiman, for Six Years of Board Service!
Our friend and colleague Marcia Schwendiman recently stepped down from the Jefferson Land Trust Board of Directors after six years of dedicated volunteer service. “My time with the Land Trust has been my favorite volunteer gig ever,” Marcia says. “The staff, my fellow Board members, and the innumerable volunteers who work on Land Trust projects…
Read MoreA Warm Welcome to our Newest Board Member: Jennifer Harrison
We’re excited to introduce Jennifer “Jen” Harrison, the newest addition to Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors. With a deep passion for environmental preservation and a diverse background that spans technology and sustainability, Jen brings extensive experience and expertise to the board. Her dedication to nonprofit and civic work demonstrates her commitment to protecting our…
Read MoreThank You, Nan Evans, for Eight Years of Service on the Land Trust Board
Please join us in thanking our dear friend and colleague, Nan Evans, as she steps down from the Jefferson Land Trust Board after eight years of volunteer service — the maximum term limit for Jefferson Land Trust Board members. “It was a labor of love and passion,” Nan says of her time on the Board.…
Read MoreWelcoming Jane Guiltinan to the Jefferson Land Trust Board
Please join us in welcoming longtime Jefferson Land Trust volunteer Jane Guiltinan to her new role as a Jefferson Land Trust board member! “After a wonderful career working to help people restore their health and wellness and develop personal resilience, the Land Trust caught my interest because I want to make an impact on these…
Read MoreFour New Members Join Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors
We’re thrilled to introduce our community to the four newest members of Jefferson Land Trust’s Board of Directors: David Brownell, Tim Lawson, Julie Lockhart, and Ed Thompson. David Brownell moved to Washington in 2015 to take a position as the Cultural Resources Specialist for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, and in 2018 he was designated as…
Read MoreCongratulations to Robin Fitch on Seven Years of Board Service and a New Role at the Land Trust Accreditation Commission!
After seven years of dedicated and inspired service, our friend and colleague Robin Fitch has stepped down from the Jefferson Land Trust’s Board in order to train as a commissioner at the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (LTAC), an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance that is charged with ensuring that accredited land trusts are…
Read MoreField Trip: Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial and MiddleField Farm
Land Trust staff, board members, and partners took a field trip to Bainbridge Island this month to tour the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial and visit an organic farm owned by the Nakatas, a Japanese American family with deep farming roots on the island. The trip was planned to coincide with and inform the Land Trust’s…
Read MoreBoard Member Spotlight: Lucas Hart
Lucas Hart is coming up on three years of service on the board of Jefferson Land Trust, but his interest in the Land Trust began many years before that — when he first moved to Jefferson County, in 2009. “I’ve always been interested in organizations that work on land conservation,” he says, “but I thought…
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