MOVERS AND SHAKERS

TRUSTEE NEWS Movers and Shakers

Anthony DiValerio is new to the Board of Trustees, joining the board in October 2019. He has an extensive background in wealth management, and is currently a Managing Director and Private Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management. He also brings great experience in non-profit leadership, serving as a trustee at the Paoli Hospital Foundation and previously at Malvern Preparatory School. Anthony serves on the Development Committee. He and his wife Linda are passionate about the natural world and have been dedicated supporters of the Trust. They have three grown sons and live in Malvern.

Meg Hardesty joined the Board of Trustees in October 2019. Meg is Associate Vice President at Nehrbas Wealth Management, and has worked in the financial service industry for 35 years. She has significant non-profit leadership experience, having served as President of the Friends of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Meg has deep roots at Rushton Farm, and has been a farm volunteer and supporter of our outreach events for many years. She brings great energy and ideas to her role as a member of the Farm Committee. She loves gardening and enjoys many outdoor activities with her husband Chris. They and their two dogs reside in Newtown Square.

STAFF NEWS Movers and Shakers

TOP ROW: Sue Costello, Fred de Long, Blake Goll, and Bill Hartman. MIDDLE ROW: Erik Hetzel, Lisa Kiziuk, Lauren McGrath, and Steve Ryan.

ABOVE: Mike Cranney and Andrew Kirkpatrick recently joined the Trust’s Stewardship department. See page 12 for the full story.

Staff Presentations, Awards and Professional Advancement Outstanding in Their Fields

Blake Goll, Lauren McGrath, and Regan Dohm Bird Banding at Welkinweir Camp for Green Valleys Watershed Association in Pottstown, PA (June 2019)

Blake Goll Bird Banding: Reading Feathers and Advancing Bird Conservation presented at Jenkins Arboretum in Devon, PA (March 2019)

Steve Ryan Black & White & A Whole Lotta Grey: The Law and Ethics in Data Analytics presented at the Public Relations Student Society of America District Conference at Temple University, Philadelphia (March 2019)

Lisa Kiziuk and Fred de Long Conservation Gone Wild, presented to The Weeders Garden Club at the Rushton Conservation Center (January 2019)

Lisa Kiziuk (Instructor) and Fred de Long (Guest Lecturer) Creating Gateways to the Land With Smarter Conservation, University of Pennsylvania, College of Liberal & Professional Studies Master of Environmental Studies Program (Fall 2019)

Lauren McGrath, co-presenter The Day-To-Day Of Monitoring With EnviroDIY Sensor Stations: A Case Study on Ridley Creek in Chester County, PA presented at the National Water Quality Monitoring Conference (March 2018)

Blake Goll Intro to Ornithology presented for the Pennsylvania Master Naturalists program at Tyler Arboretum in Media, PA (May 2019)

Blake Goll A Land Trust’s Multi-faceted Approach to Conservation Education presented at Pennsylvania Association for Environmental Educators Conference in Philadelphia, PA (March 2019)

Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference, Skytop, Pennsylvania (May 2019)

Sue Costello (Roundtable Facilitator) GIS Technology - A Moderated Discussion

Lauren McGrath, Bill Hartman How to Address Global Changes on a Local Scale

Fred de Long, Bill Hartman, Erik Hetzel, Lisa Kiziuk and Lauren McGrath Views from Rushton Woods Preserve presented at the Rushton Conservation Center (November 2019)

Lauren McGrath, Co-presenter Using Continuous Sensors to Reach Goals in Science, Education, and Community Engagement: Case Studies from across the Delaware River Basin (February 2018)