Adrian Benepe

Senior Vice President and Director of City Park Development
Serving as New York City Park Commissioner for the last ten and a half years, Adrian Benepe oversaw a major expansion of New York City’s parks system. read more »

Raymond Christman

Senior Vice President, Mid South Division Director
Raymond Christman spent 13 years with the Federal Home Loan Bank system, serving as Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa, and President and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. read more »

Sean Connolly

Chief Marketing Officer
With over 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising, Sean joined The Trust for Public Land in May 2012 as the Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining The Trust for Public Land, he oversaw marketing for Best Buy's $14 billion computing business unit as the Senior Director of Marketing. read more »

Ernest Cook

Senior Vice President, Conservation Director
Since joining TPL in 1980, Ernest has significantly expanded TPL's geographic and program scope. He laid the groundwork for TPL's land conservation programs in New England and the Midwest and served as the first Regional Director for both regions. read more »

Jeff Danter

Senior Vice President, Atlantic Seaboard Division Director
Dr. Danter comes to The Trust for Public Land most recently from The Nature Conservancy, where he was the Florida State Director from 2007 to 2011, leading one of the biggest offices in one of the world's largest conservation organizations. read more »

Kathy DeCoster

Vice President and Director of Federal Affairs
Kathy became the Director of Federal Affairs for the Trust for Public Land in January, 2003. Prior to assuming that position, she served as Director of Federal Programs, Associate Director of Federal Affairs and as a legislative representative for TPL... read more »

M. Holly Haugh

Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Holly Haugh joined The Trust for Public Land as a project attorney in 1986, served as Assistant General Counsel for many years, and became General Counsel in 2011. read more »

Roger Hoesterey

Senior Vice President and Division Director West
As Senior Vice President and Division Director West, Roger oversees the Trust for Public Land's conservation programs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Alaska. During Roger's time at TPL, the states he directs have conserved over a half million acres of land. read more »

Margie Kim Bermeo

Senior Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer
With 25 years of experience in the nonprofit arena, including twenty years in philanthropy, Margie joined TPL in January 2010 as the Chief Development Officer. read more »

William B. Rogers

President and Chief Executive Officer
Will Rogers is President and CEO of The Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, playgrounds, community gardens, farms, historic places, and wilderness. read more »

Cindy Scherer

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Cindy joined the finance department of TPL in 2003 and as CFO oversees the finance, accounting and information technology departments. read more »

Brenda Schick

Vice President and Director of Conservation Transactions
Brenda joined TPL as a project manager in 2001 doing conservation real estate work in Oregon and Idaho. read more »

Barbara Smith

Vice President and Senior Director of Human Resources
Ms. Smith has been TPL's Director of Human Resources since October 1994. She has over 30 years of management experience, including the position of Vice President of Human Resources at Young and Rubicam, an advertising agency. read more »