Valerie joined the Commission in 2012. She previously served as executive director of the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy in Michigan where she managed $4 million dollars in grant funding to purchase conservation easements. Prior to that she served in various roles with the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Bay County Schools, United Way, […]

Elizabeth Ward is the vice president of communications for the Land Trust Alliance. Previously she was at The Nature Conservancy, which she first joined in 2004 as director of marketing communications. Among other roles, she was responsible for the Conservancy’s flagship marketing channels, including the award-winning Nature Conservancy magazine; elite media relations; brand marketing; film […]