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 the organization in the acquisition of several hundred land parcels and was active in state and national land conservation policy, advocacy and education. He was a founding member and board president of the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and a member of the National Land Council of the Land Trust Alliance. After his retirement in 2018, Ed has enjoyed walks on local conservation lands, volunteering for the Cape Ann Museum and Rockport Music, and spending time with his grandchildren. He received the 2018 Mass Audubon Allen H. Morgan Award for his distinguished achievement on behalf of the environment. He has a Masters degree from Yale School of the Environment.
