Susan E. Carpenter
Land Preservation Director
Susan@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Susan is Westchester Land Trust's legal counsel and director of land preservation. She oversees the Land Trust's conservation easement and land stewardship programs, and under her leadership Westchester Land Trust has completed more than 100 conservation easements.
Susan has a J.D. from SUNY Buffalo Law School, a M.A. in law from Antioch Law School, and a M.E.S. from Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She has taught at Antioch, SUNY Buffalo, Cornell and CUNY Law Schools, and practiced law in Buffalo, New York, Washington D.C. and New York City. She lives in Chappaqua.
Tom Andersen
Acting Executive Director
Director of Communications and Special Projects
Tom@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Tom has been with Westchester Land Trust since October 2000, first as projects director and now as director of communications and special projects.
He coordinates WLT's communications and grants program, which includes the organization's newsletter, website and other publications, and conferences. Under his leadership Westchester Land Trust has professionalized its communications program and secured more than two dozen grants for vital land preservation programs.
Tom is the author of "This Fine Piece of Water: An Environmental History of Long Island Sound" (Yale University Press, 2002), which was recently released in paperback. He continues to write and lecture about Long Island Sound issues.
Before joining the Land Trust, Tom worked as a reporter for 17 years for Gannett Newspapers/The Journal News in Westchester, where he covered the environment and politics. His previous communications experience includes positions with Purchase College, the New York State Assembly, and the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. He lives in Pound Ridge with his wife and two children.
Bobbe Stultz
Director of Art & Events
Bobbe@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Bobbe joined Westchester Land Trust in 1996 and serves as its director of art and events. She has organized numerous WLT events, including lectures by Kenneth Jackson on "The Crabgrass Frontier," Tony Hiss on "The Experience of Place," Sara Stein on "Biodiversity in Your Backyard," Joel Russell on "The Strategic Use of Open Space Funds," and Jonathan Rose on "Providing Housing Opportunities While Protecting Open Space."
Bobbe was a key organizer of Westchester Land Trust's acquisition of the Old Fields Preserve, in Lewisboro; is staff coordinator for WLT's annual spring galas; and helped organize WLT's Growing Smarter conference and Student Environmental Education Program. She also supervises the Land Trust's annual photo show.
Bobbe designs and produces all the Land Trust's publications and graphics. Previously she worked for Hearst Corporation and the New York Times as a design director. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Bobbe also serves on several boards, including the Lewisboro Land Trust and the U.S. Pony Club. She lives in Goldens Bridge.
Keeva Young-Wright
Development Director
Keeva@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Keeva began her tenure as Westchester Land Trust's development director in October 2006. She oversees all of our fundraising operations, including our annual appeal, capital campaign, special events and planned giving.
Before coming to Westchester Land Trust, Keeva spent eight years working at Iona College (her alma mater), in New Rochelle, where she was director of alumni relations and special events. At Iona, she was an instrumental part of the college's advancement team, which raised more than $82 million for the institution's first major comprehensive capital campaign.
She lives in Somers, with her husband and young son.
Eileen Goren
Director of Conservation Outreach
Eileen@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Eileen works in communities throughout Westchester to make contact with potential donors of conservation easements. She does this by working in partnership with Westchester Land Trust's Board of Directors, Advisory Board and chapters.
Eileen also works with other environmental organizations, private landowners and public officials to target areas for preservation and build the awareness and relationships that will result in an increased number of conservation easements.
Before joining the Land Trust in June 2004, Eileen worked at the March of Dimes for 14 years. She was executive director of a chapter serving eight counties north of New York City and subsequently was responsible for national corporate sponsorship relationships at the national office. She lives in Mahopac.
Damon Oscarson
Land Preservation Coordinator
Damon@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Damon has been the Land Preservation Coordinator for Westchester Land Trust since January 2005. He is responsible for assessing and evaluating properties for conservation value and gathering baseline data for future monitoring of conservation easements and preserves. As WLT's land steward, Damon oversees the monitoring and management of the Land Trust's preserves. He is also our GIS analyst and generates maps and databases to more effectively document and preserve land in Westchester County. He is actively involved with the land preservation team at WLT to proactively identify areas for future conservation through easements and land acquisition.
Damon earned a Bachelor's degree in zoology in 1998 from Oswego State University, where he focused his studies on endangered turtle conservation. Since 1998, he has been very active in local conservation initiatives and previously worked for the Wildlife Conservation Society's Metropolitan Conservation Alliance on local land use planning strategies to conserve the region's vital wildlife resources. Damon is pursuing a master's degree in wetland ecology and conservation at the University of Maine, Orono.
He worked closely with four towns in New England to develop best development practices for conserving vernal pools at the local level. (His paper, "Developing vernal pool conservation plans at the local level using citizen-scientists," which he wrote with Aram J.K. Calhoun, was published in the spring of 2007 in the peer-reviewed journal Wetlands.) As an ecologist, Damon has conducted field work in various parts of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Maine. He lives in Cortlandt.
Grace Buck
Development and Outreach Associate
Grace@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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Grace joined Westchester Land Trust in 2003. As development and outreach associate, Grace is responsible for executing the mailing of our fall and spring fundraising appeals, helping to coordinate easement gatherings and chapter events, working with volunteers, and maintaining WLT's database.
Before joining WLT, Grace worked as the Assistant Director of Donor Relations at New York Medical College, in Valhalla, and as an Educational Assistant in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Three Rivers Community College, Norwich, Connecticut. Grace graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University. She lives in New Fairfield, Connecticut.
Betty Sue Hanson
Office Manager
Bettysue@Westchesterlandtrust.org
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