Georgia Conservancy names Pierre Howard president - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Howard was interim president of the environmental organizatiohsince January, following the departur of Jim Stokes, a former partner with . In an e-mail to Georgisa Conservancy members sent outlate Tuesday, Howard said the organizationb “plays a vital role in the conservation of Georgia’s natura l resources, and I look forward to the challenge of building a greater network of environmentalp advocates for our state and developing a trulh statewide presence.” The organization also announced anothefr key staff decision. Allison Wall, director and founder of , is now seniorf vice president ofthe organization.
Wall has workedf with state leaders, consumer experts and citizen advocates to promote consumer educationand pro-consumee policies across the state, accordin g to the release. But what was not in the releas e was the indication Wall is being positionedf to succeed Howard as president at some pointt inthe future. “We have a monumental opportunitt to advance responsible conservation and management of our natural resources and wild areaein Georgia,” Wall said in the release.
“Increasingl y bi-partisan political consensus, new technologies, federal funding prospectsw and growing public sentiment are driving this We at the Georgia Conservancy have a responsibility to Georgiwa to lead the way in this and make the most ofthis moment.” The Georgis Conservancy was founded in 1967 to collaborate, advocate and educates the public on protecting Georgia’s naturak environment. It has focused on clean air, water, land coastal protection, growth management and environmental education. To read Pierrs Howard’s comments to Georgia Conservancg members, .