Staff
Robb Johnson, Executive Director
Robb joined MLTC as Executive Director in 2019. He has over 30 years of non-profit program and management experience in health care, human service, and… READ MORE
Barbara Chrenko, Programs Manager
Barbara is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who developed a love of open spaces and quiet places from a childhood spent outdoors, actively accessing amazing landscapes… READ MORE
Lauren Berk, Development and Operations Coordinator
Lauren earned her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Brandeis University in spring 2023. She acquired knowledge in conservation tactics through various field and… READ MORE
Board of Trustees
Janet Milkman, President
Janet joined the Barnstable Land Trust as Executive Director in 2017 and is thrilled to be back home on the Cape. She has worked for… READ MORE
Anna Wilkins, Vice President
Anna has served as Executive Director of North County Land Trust since 2017. She previously served in Land Manager, Stewardship and Outreach roles for the… READ MORE
Vidya Tikku, Clerk
Vidya is the Vice President, Urban Outdoors at The Trustees of Reservations. She has been with the Trustees since 2005. Prior to her current position… READ MORE
Christa Collins, Treasurer
Christa started her conservation career at the Nashua River Watershed Association, and in 2002 joined Sudbury Valley Trustees, where she ended her tenure in 2022… READ MORE
Rachel Bruce
Rachel is Chief of Staff at Wildlands Trust. She has built her conservation career interacting with and educating people in a variety of outdoor settings in Massachusetts, Oregon and... READ MORE
Jack Clarke
Jack recently retired after twenty-six years as Mass Audubon’s Director of Public Policy. Prior to that he was with the National Park Service at the… READ MORE
Cormac Collier
Cormac moved to Nantucket in 2001 and began work with the Nantucket Land Council as their Resource Ecologist. In 2005 he took the helm as… READ MORE
Buzz Constable
"Buzz" (William) is a well-seasoned conservation, land use and real estate investment attorney serving diverse organizations in Massachusetts. A past President of MLTC, he is… READ MORE
Rita Gibes Grossman
While Rita's professional experience was in tertiary healthcare for 25 years, she pursued her passion for the natural environment by joining the Boxborough Conservation Trust… READ MORE
Mary Griffin
Mary has had a distinguished and varied career in conservation, including past service as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game, Southeast Regional Director of Mass Audubon, Executive Director of … READ MORE
Jenny Hansell
Jenny has served as President of Berkshire Natural Resources Council since 2018. Born in Boston and raised in Detroit, she holds a BA from Yale… READ MORE
Emily Myron
Emily is the Senior Policy Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. Since joining the team in 2018, she has worked with state and federal legislators, agencies, and partners to advance... READ MORE
Diana Ruiz
Diana is the Executive Director of the Native Land Conservancy, becoming their first staff member in 2021. The NLC is Native-run land conservation group based… READ MORE
Kristen Sykes
Kristen is Northeast Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). Prior to joining NPCA she was the Southern New England Director of Conservation… READ MORE
Kathy Orlando (Ex Officio)
Kathy Orlando is Executive Director for Land Protection with the Sheffield Land Trust where she has worked for over 30 years to conserve the rich... READ MORE
Conservation Advisory Council
The Conservation Advisory Council is a non-governing body whose distinguished members provide advice, counsel and ambassadorship for MLTC.
Buzz Constable, Co-Chair
"Buzz" (William) is a well-seasoned land use and real estate investment attorney serving diverse organizations in Massachusetts. Public service includes elected and appointed positions in… READ MORE
Loring La Barbera Schwarz, Co-Chair
Loring served most recently as Climate Change Director at Mass Audubon, promoting a program of education, policy, member action. Over 25 years with The Nature… READ MORE
Ed Becker
Ed is the former president of Essex County Greenbelt, a regional land trust. Over the course of a long career in land conservation, Ed led… READ MORE
Julie Brandlen
Julie is the newly retired Director of Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center (BNC) after 21 years. BNC is one of the nation's first urban nature… READ MORE
Jared A. Chase
Jared has held various senior management positions in Global Markets, Treasury, and Investment Management over a 35-year career in global banking and financial services. He… READ MORE
Russ Cohen
Russ Cohen grew up in the woods in the western suburbs of Boston and has had a lifelong interest in land conservation. He put together the first-ever Directory and Guide to Land Conservation Organizations active in... READ MORE
Karen Grey
Karen has been the President and Executive Director of the Wildlands Trust since November 2007. From 1991 to 2007, Karen served in a variety of… READ MORE
Rich Hubbard
Rich was Executive Director of the Franklin Land Trust from 2004 - 2019. He is recognized nationally as an authority on conserving farmland and open space, and has negotiated the conservation of over ... READ MORE
Laura Johnson
Laura is a life-long conservationist with more than 35 years’ experience in non-profit management. Laura was president of Mass Audubon where she spent 14 years… READ MORE
Ray Lyons
Ray, a conservation attorney based in Harvard, Massachusetts, serves as outside counsel to the New England Forestry Foundation and the Northeast Wilderness Trust to protect… READ MORE
Mary McFadden
In 2001, Mary co-founded the Wareham Land Trust and worked to pass the Community Preservation Act, which has helped the town to quadruple its amount… READ MORE
Bernie McHugh
In 1996, Bernie took himself out of company operations at W.J. Grosvenor & Co so he could expand his volunteer land & wildlife conservation work. While… READ MORE
Andrew Magee
Andy's background is in hydrogeology and environmental planning. He has over 35 years experience in the conduct and management of environmental studies and scientific investigations… READ MORE
Bob O’Connor
Bob is the former Director of the Division of Conservation Services at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs where he coordinated land… READ MORE
Kathleen O’Donnell
Kathleen has over forty years experience in real estate law specializing in title and conveyancing and the representation of cities and towns in the acquisition… READ MORE
Mark Robinson
Mark has served as Executive Director of The Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts, Inc. since its founding in 1986. The Compact provides technical assistance… READ MORE
Lisa Vernegaard
Lisa has over 30 years of experience working in the protection and stewardship of natural and historic areas across the United States. Most recently she… READ MORE
Wes Ward
Following 33 years at The Trustees of Reservations, the last 26 as conservation director, Wes taught for a semester at Brandeis with Frank Lowenstein and… READ MORE
Rob Warren
Rob works as a land conservation consultant, negotiating land protection projects and advising on funding and partnerships. He recently stepped down after eight years as… READ MORE
Henry Woolsey
As Manager of the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program in Massachusetts, Henry spent over 30 years building the program. His last major project was… READ MORE