Wendy Jackson, Executive Director, Freshwater Land Trust

Wendy has over 18 years of experience in the field of real estate with 14 of those years spent in conservation. She has helped to secure over $18.5 million in gifts of land, cash, and other contributions. Most recently, she secured a pledge of the largest gift in U.S. Steel Corporation's 100 year history. Under her leadership, the Land Trust received the 2003 Governor's Conservation Organization of the Year Award and was named the 2005 Charitable Organization of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.