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at the Johnson Education Center
One Preservation Place
Princeton, NJ 08540
Phone: 609.924.4646
Fax: 609.924.5577
Linda J. Mead, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Linda is the President and CEO of D&R Greenway Land Trust. Prior to April 2010, Linda served as Executive Director of D&R Greenway Land Trust since July, 1997. She is responsible for major fundraising and land protection strategies, as well as all facets of land trust management. For over 27 years, Linda has been managing multi-faceted nonprofit programs, and structuring complex land preservation transactions.
Projects she has spearheaded have achieved federal recognition, and she was integral to establishment of one of the first multi-million-dollar county open space funds in southeastern Pennsylvania. Linda has collectively secured well over $100 million to support land preservation.
Linda’s vision led to restoration of the circa-1900 barn which became the ‘new’ home of D&R Greenway in 2006. The Johnson Education Center is a comprehensive resource center for land preservation and stewardship, unique in the state and the nation. A hub of activity, it houses events for the community, educational, financial, legal, artistic and non-profit organizations. JEC programs link a broad range of individuals and groups in the cause of permanent preservation of natural habitats, farms and open space.
Under Linda’s leadership, D&R Greenway Land Trust has experienced phenomenal growth, resulting in name recognition throughout the State and top dollars from the New Jersey Green Acres Program. Linda’s partnering abilities have led to formation of new initiatives, and have resulted in leveraged funding and public/private partnerships, including the first ever international Sister Land Trust Partnership between regional trusts, with Amigos de Calakmul in Mexico and Guatemala. In 2002, Linda was awarded the prestigious International Paper Conservation Partnership Award from The Conservation Fund. In 2004, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recognized Linda’s leadership and D&R Greenway with their 2004 Environmental Excellence Award for Open Space Protection and Preservation. Linda holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Planning from Rutgers University. Linda is a member of the Easement Advisory Committee for the New Jersey Historic Trust. She was a founder of the Delaware River Sojourn, and the Delaware River Greenway Partnership, and has particpated on related boards, including Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, and the Bucks County Open Space Fund.
John S. Watson, Jr., Vice President
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Jay brings vast experience in natural resource protection to D&R Greenway Land Trust. Having worked on waterfront reclamation and redevelopment projects in a number of urban centers, Jay evolved as the agency’s primary specialist and advocate for urban parks and waterfront development initiatives. He also represented Governor Jon Corzine on the Delaware River Basin Commission; Co-chaired the New Jersey Invasive Species Council; and served on the NYNJ Harbor Estuary Program Policy Committee. During his tenure with the Department, Jay has represented the NJDEP Commissioner on the New Jersey Natural Lands Trust Board of Trustees; Environmental Justice Advisory Council; State Agricultural Development Committee; Garden State Preservation Trust and others.
Jay is presently on the Board of Trustees at the Princeton Area Community Foundation which promotes philanthropy to advance the well-being of our communities; and serves on the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area Board of Trustees.
Jay graduated from Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, NJ, and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee Florida. He is committed to many important environmental, community, and social organizations that promote a healthy and progressive existence in the State of New Jersey. A lifelong New Jersey resident, he lives in Lawrenceville with his wife Debra, daughter Chelsea, and son John S. Watson III.
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James C. Amon, Director of Stewardship
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A founder of D&R Greenway Land Trust, and former Advisor to our Board of Trustees, Jim Amon joined D&R Greenway's staff in 2005, after 29 years as Executive Director of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission. He has been a leading force in the preservation and stewardship of land in central New Jersey. Jim's responsibilities as Executive Director of the D&R Canal Commission included the protection of a water supply system that provides drinking water for over one million people. Yet he still has found the time to serve on the boards and advisory committees of over 15 conservation-related organizations. He has also published numerous articles designed to inform the public of the need to preserve the natural world and developed proper planning for various recreational areas. His efforts have been recognized by many awards, including the 2004 Donald B. Jones Conservation Award, the Planning Design Award from Hunterdon County, and the Environmental Enhancement Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (NJ Chapter).
Ron Chen, Nursery Assistant
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Ron joined the D&R Greenway Land Trust in June 2010 as a part-time Nursery Assistant at the Trust's Native Plant Nursery. He is excited to get in on the ground floor of this initiative, which has been spearheaded by Jared Rosenbaum, the D&R Greenway Land Trust's Associate Director of Stewardship.
Ron brings to the job a newfound interest in native plants and great enthusiasm. Over the previous nine months, prior to joining the staff, Ron was first a volunteer and then an intern at the Nursery. In June he graduated from Mercer County Community College with a certificate in horticulture. He also has participated in Rutgers University's Environmental Stewardship certification program and anticipates being awarded his Environmental Stewardship Certificate in October. He is a member of the Central New Jersey Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey, and recently attended the Native Plants in the Landscape Conference at Millersville University, Pennsylvania.
Earlier in his career, Ron was a journalist. He worked as a reporter for six years on a community newspaper in Massachusetts and then on the National Copy Desk at The Wall Street Journal for 27 years. During that period he was for three years the Director of the Minority Journalism Workshop at Rider University, encouraging high school students with minority backgrounds to enter the journalism field. He was also the President of The Newspaper Guild local representing workers at Dow Jones for 17 years.
Ron has a B.A. in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. from Harvard University. Additionally, he has certificates from Rutgers in ArcGIS: Introduction as well as Web Design and Development He is a long-time resident of Princeton Township. He is married and has two grown children.
Carolyn Foote Edelmann, Arts & Education Associate
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Carolyn came to D&R Greenway Land Trust in September of 2006, to assist planning and to publicize educational and art-related programs and events in the Johnson Education Center. Carolyn founded and manages D&R Greenway’s Willing Hands group of Volunteers. She works with Jack Koeppel, Curator and the Arts Committee to arrange D&R Greenway and outside Art Exhibitions, Openings and allied presentations throughout the run of each show. She writes and photographs on nature, travel and history for Princeton and New Jersey newspapers and magazines. Carolyn has a nature blog through The Packet Publications that covers nearby nature sites, NJ WILD, with a preservation focus. A poet, Carolyn is co-founder and publicist for Princeton’s Cool Women Poets; publicist for US 1 Poets, Kingston Greenways, Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands and other groups devoted to saving land. When publicist for Friends for the Hamilton/ Trenton/ Bordentown Marsh, Carolyn proposed the successful Princeton Artists Alliance / Friends for the Marsh art exhibit at Bristol-Myers Squibb Gallery. Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nutrition, and studied with poets Ted Weiss, Galway Kinnell and Stanley Plumly at Princeton University in the 1970’s.
Laurie J. Emde, Director of Operations
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Laurie joined D&R Greenway Land Trust in May of 1995. With twenty years of financial experience and certification in Non-Profit Management, Laurie is responsible for the organization’s financial management and general office administration. She supports the land preservation process by overseeing all public funding requirements and providing paralegal expertise. Laurie’s responsibilities also include managing the scheduling of events at the Johnson Education Center. Laurie has long-served as Assistant Secretary to the D&R Greenway Board of Trustees. Active in her local community, Laurie has facilitated the preservation of more than 200 acres in Lawrence Township. She currently serves as a Trustee for Lawrence Township Conservation Foundation, Chairperson of the Lawrence Township Open Space & Stewardship Advisory Committee, and Trustee for Sustainable Lawrence.
Jeff Emde, General Office Assistant
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Jeff joined D&R Greenway Land Trust in February 2006 as
part-time office support. Jeff works on facility and grounds maintenance along with events. Jeff is a full-time college student and lives in Lawrence Township.
Bill Flemer, Farm Manager at St. Michael's Farm & Preserve
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D&R Greenway welcomes Bill Flemer as our part-time site manager for the St. Michael's Farm Preserve. Bill brings a great deal of expertise from generations of involvement in his family's business at Princeton Nurseries. Bill is a vital addition to the stewardship work at D&R Greenway.
Jeanette Hooban, Executive Assistant
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Jeanette joined D&R Greenway Land Trust in the fall of 2007 as Executive Assistant to Linda Mead, after a six year sojourn in Ireland during which time she served as president of The American Women’s Club of Dublin. Prior to this, she worked in New York City for 20 years for companies including Burke Marketing Research as a media coordinator and the Estee Lauder Companies as both a public relations and consumer relations manager. Jeanette loves open space and has hiked throughout Ireland and the Adirondacks. She graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in art education.
Jo-Ann C. Munoz, Director of Communications
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Jo-Ann joined D&R Greenway Land Trust as a consultant in April 2002 and became a permanent staff member in January 2003. An advertising professional in New York City for over 13 years, Jo-Ann worked at McCann-Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, and J. Walter Thompson, leaving the industry as a Senior Vice President with McCann-Erickson and moving to Princeton, New Jersey to raise her family. Jo-Ann's responsibilities include helping us achieve our accelerated land preservation goals by creating communications strategies and programs to enhance public awareness and support for D&R Greenway Land Trust's mission and by designing and implementing community and media outreach and fund raising events. Jo-Ann holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Colgate University.
Mary M. Penney, Outreach & Stewardship Associate, Website Coordinator
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Mary joined the D&R Greenway Land Trust staff in February of 2001. Before joining D&R Greenway Land Trust, Mary specialized in project management for corporations, professional associations and non-profit organizations. Her first project at D&R Greenway Land Trust was assisting with the Special Resource Study for the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. Among programs she has developed are the Conservation Easement Monitoring Program and New Jersey Trails Association. Mary also coordinates website design and content for D&R Greenway Land Trust and the New Jersey Trails Association.
Mary has worked on land use and environmental issues for over 25 years. As a volunteer, Mary received the Special Achievement Awards from Sierra Club in San Francisco and New Jersey for her leadership and organization skills on several campaigns including protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the Delaware River waterfront. In 2002, she helped establish Montgomery Friends of Open Space and became President in April 2010. Mary is a graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communication and a Certificate of Latin American Studies.
Diana Raichel, Conservation Biologist
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Diana joined D&R Greenway Land Trust in October 2007 with a desire to preserve open space in her home state of New Jersey and a particular interest in restoring and enhancing habitats for native flora and fauna. At D&R Greenway, Diana coordinates with landowners as well as federal, State, county, and municipal entities to preserve properties and form a network of greenways in central New Jersey. She also helps to develop stewardship plans for lands owned or managed by D&R Greenway and participates in outreach venues to educate others about the importance of invasive species control and nurturing native plant communities. Diana has a Master of Science degree in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University and a professional background predominantly in environmental consulting.
Tanya Rohrbach, GIS Technician
D&R Greenway Land Trust welcomes Tanya Rohrbach, part time to help with our GIS mapping needs. Tanya has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Geography from Rutgers University.
Tanya has served as the GIS Manager for New Jersey Conservaiton Foundation and taught GIS to undergraduate students at Rutgers; worked on the Spatial Analysis of Human- Bear Conflicts for use by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife; and provided GIS services for the Delaware River Basin Commission.
Jared Rosenbaum, Associate Director of Stewardship
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Jared Rosenbaum joined D&R Greenway Land Trust staff in 2007 after serving as a volunteer land steward on D&R Greenway preserves for several years. He lives on the Sourland Mountain ridge, deep in a forest he cherishes for its intricacy, beauty and power to teach. Before joining D&R Greenway, Jared worked as a freelance historian and curator. His work has been favorably reviewed in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and other major media sources. Now, his perspectives as a historian on land use contribute to his ability to read the ecology of D&R Greenway preserves, by understanding the context of their return to wilderness.
His responsibilities at D&R Greenway include observing and restoring our nature preserves in order to maintain healthy and diverse plant and wildlife populations. He also coordinates our volunteer Site Stewards program, and spearheads the Native Plant Nursery at D&R Greenway. Jared is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he majored in Anthropology and History.
William C. Rawlyk, Director of Land Preservation, Naturalist
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Bill joined D&R Greenway in 1999. He is responsible for all aspects of land and easement acquisition. Through personal experience as a third-generation farmer and landowner, Bill brings a unique understanding of the landowner perspective. His knowledge of state and local preservation programs permits Bill to design strategies resulting in both permanent protection and satisfied landowners. Bill’s naturalist expertise is vital to D&R Greenway’s stewardship planning. In spring of 2006, Bill converted his family’s sod farm into grassland bird habitat, installing wetland areas and native grasses in cooperation with State programs. The Rawlyk family has permanently protected their farm as a demonstration site, to educate landowners and the public about techniques and values of conservation. Bill is a founding trustee of the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance, serving for twelve years as Chairman of the Kingwood Township Environmental Commission. Bill has been involved since 1995 in the South Branch Watershed Association Biological Water Monitoring Program. In 1997, he received their Annual Conservation Award for work on conservation of the region’s waterways. Bill holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Fairleigh-Dickinson University. He regularly attends the national and state land trust rallies where he has been a workshop presenter on land preservation and stewardship.
R. Scott Sheldon, Director of Gifts & Grants
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Scott Sheldon became involved with D&R Greenway in 2006 as a volunteer member of the Development Committee. He joined the staff as a Campaign Advisor and Philanthropic Consultant in 2007, and became Director of Gifts and Grants in 2008 with a goal to build capacity for land preservation and stewardship. Before joining D&R Greenway, Scott served as Director of Development at Princeton Theological Seminary, and Chief Development Officer at Hartford Seminary. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Building Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, as well as certificates from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and the University of Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to being a professional fundraiser, Scott has worked as an architect, a pastor, a denominational executive, and a director of continuing education. Scott has special interests in sustainable design, environmental stewardship, and the care and active use of older and historic sacred places. An avid cyclist who has toured cross-country, Scott enjoys setting out from the Sourlands to explore back roads throughout D&R Greenway’s six-county service region in central New Jersey. He also has a strong interest in D&R Greenway's emerging work in southern New Jersey where his family roots date back to the late 1600's.
Aimee Williams, Land Preservation Associate
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Aimee Williams is a native of Michigan. She moved to New Jersey to join the D&R Greenway Land Trust staff.
At D&R Greenway Land Trust, Aimee keeps land deals on schedule, streamlining the preservation process wherever possible. Aimee works on mapping properties with Arc 9.0 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. She also assists the Director of Operations with accounting and working on national standards for accreditation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, with minors in Environmental Studies and American Studies from Alma College. She serves on the New Jersey Land Conservation Rally Planning Committee.
D&R Greenway Staff List of Extensions - Dial 609.924.4646 then the extension
Staff e-mail addresses are first initial, last name, followed by @drgreenway.org
(For example: Tom Smith would be tsmith@drgreenway.org)
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Linda J. Mead - Ext. 120
James C. Amon - Ext. 124
Carolyn Edelmann - Ext. 131
Laurie J. Emde - Ext. 123
Jeff Emde - Ext. 123
Jeanette Hooban - Ext. 132
Jo-Ann Munoz - Ext. 125
Mary M. Penney - Ext. 127
Tanya Rohrbach - Ext. 128
Diana Raichel - Ext. 133
Jared Rosenbaum - Ext. 126
Bill Rawlyk - Ext. 122
Scott Sheldon - Ext. 121
Jay Watson - Ext. 130
Aimee Williams - Ext. 129
For general information, or to reach Bill Flemer, Manager at St. Michael's Farm Preserve, please call 609.924.4646.
To reach Jack Koeppel, Curator of Marie L. Matthews Gallery, please call 609.924.4646, ext. 131 and speak with Carolyn Edelmann
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - 2010
New Trustees voted onto Board annually in January.
Chair
Richard S. Goldman, Esq., Partner, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP
Vice-Chairs
Alan M. Hershey, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Mary Louise Hartman, Philanthropist, Educator
Treasurer
Alan M. Hershey, Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Secretary
Linda J. Mead, Executive Director, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Inc.
Trustees
Rosemary Miles Blair, Retired Educator, Princeton Regional Schools
Brian Breuel, Owner, Wealth Strategies, LLC.
Joyce M. Copleman, President, Lawrence Township Conservation Foundation
Shawn W. Ellsworth, President, Ellsworth Realty
Margaret R. Gorrie, Liaison to Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association
Alex Hanson, Vice-President of TGS Management Corp. & Managing Member of VIP, LLC
Margaret T. Harper, Longtime Princeton Resident and Community Fundraiser
Robert Harris, Ph.D., Co-founder & Principal, ENVIRON International Corporation
Ashton Harvey, Retired Chairman, U. S. Trust Company of New Jersey
Eleanor V. Horne, Retired, Vice President & Corporate Secretary, Educational Testing Service
Robert C. Johnston, Esq., Partner, Stevens & Lee LLP
Mary Allessio Leck, Ph.D., Retired Professor of Biology, Rider University
Cathleen R. Litvack, Executive Director, Crossroads of the American Revolution Assn., Inc.
Wendy Kvalheim, President-Mottahedeh and Co.
Phyllis L. Marchand, Former Mayor of Princeton Township
Hella McVay, Founder, Whole Earth Center
Oye Olukotun, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, VIA Pharmaceuticals
Thomas M. Poole, Marketing Consultant
John Rassweiler, Ph.D., Retired Chairman, Health Enhancement Systems, Inc.
Mark A. Solomon, Esq., Pepper Hamilton L.L.P
Edward D. Thomas, Retired CEO, Trustee, Montgomery Friends of Open Space and Friends of Princeton Open Space
James W. Trowbridge, President, Trowbridge Associates
Kevin J. White, Farmer and Landowner
Advisors to the Board
John F. Harper, Longtime Princeton Resident and Community Fundraiser
Leslie Jones Sauer, Ecological Restoration Specialist, Andropogon Associates
In Memoriam
Charles M. Hartman
Chair 2002-2004
Neil Upmeyer
Chair 1998-2001
Edmund W. Stiles, Ph.D.
Trustee 1989-2007
Updated on September 2, 2010
Introductory Photo: D&R Greenway Land Trust Staff meets outdoors on the King Terrace in late summer 2009.