David Epstein

David Epstein has served as the president and executive Director of The Land Conservancy of New Jersey since 1994. David currently serves as Treasurer for the Keep It Green Campaign, which successfully convinced voters to approved $400 million in new funding for the Garden State Preservation Trust in 2009. He also serves as a Trustee of the New Jersey Highlands Coalition. David was appointed by Governor James McGreevey to serve on the Highlands Task Force to make recommendations about preserving New Jersey ’s Highlands . He served two years as a member of the Garden State Preservation Trust, overseeing the expenditure of $2 billion in state open space funding. David is past President of the Environmental Fund for New Jersey, was a founding Trustee of the Garden State Environet and a Trustee of Morris Tomorrow. David worked previously for The Conservation Fund in Florida where he assisted in the acquisition of 18,000 acres of open space. He also worked for the Florida Department of Environmental Resources and Palm Beach County where he helped develop the public education campaign that led to the passage of a $100 million open space bond referendum in 1991. David is a graduate of the University of Vermont and received a Masters degree in Environmental Education from Humboldt State University .