The Kisco Kid
07-16-2013, 16:23
https://col126.mail.live.com/Handlers/ImageProxy.mvc?bicild=&canary=CooZHAXUPJPoJrZXsB0p%2bMFOJdfunYEMUypJDGu%2 bsGU%3d0&url=http%3a%2f%2fgallery.mailchimp.com%2f64f18e8ab 0289e37511640181%2fimages%2fTipton_NPCA_5353_lo.jp egAfter Mark Wenger’s departure earlier this year, the board has appointed Ronald J. Tipton as our new Executive Director/CEO. Ron will begin his new position starting late August.
Ron has spent most of the past 30+ years as an advocate for public land preservation and national park protection. A graduate of George Washington University with an undergraduate degree in American Studies and a law degree from GW’s National Law Center, Ron first worked as a program officer at the National Academy of Sciences and on the oversight/investigative staff of the House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee.
Since 1978 he has been a part of the advocacy and/or management team of four non-profit national conservation organizations: The Wilderness Society, National Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund, and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA).
Ron was the senior vice president for programs for NPCA from 2000-2008, when he became the senior vice president for policy. Currently, he is focused on expanding the number of national park units to increase the natural and cultural diversity of the park system as the country approaches the 2016 Centennial celebration of the National Park Service.
Ron is the recent past President of Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington, an organization founded and supported by Episcopal parishes in the DC metropolitan area that provides counseling to individuals in need that want to improve their lives. He has been a member of the board or governing council of numerous recreation and trails organizations, including the ATC, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. He also helped found the Appalachian Long Distance Hiker’s Association.
Ron has been married for 34 years to Rita Molyneaux and has a son who is a firefighter. In 1978 he walked the entire length of the Trail.
I am confident that Ron has the passion, management experience, and advocacy skills that we are looking for, plus a strong connection to the Appalachian Trail and the Trail community. His high standards and experience will help move the organization forward to serve the next generation of Trail users.
Please join me in welcoming Ron to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Sincerely,
Bob Almand
Chair of the Board of Directors
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Ron has spent most of the past 30+ years as an advocate for public land preservation and national park protection. A graduate of George Washington University with an undergraduate degree in American Studies and a law degree from GW’s National Law Center, Ron first worked as a program officer at the National Academy of Sciences and on the oversight/investigative staff of the House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee.
Since 1978 he has been a part of the advocacy and/or management team of four non-profit national conservation organizations: The Wilderness Society, National Audubon Society, World Wildlife Fund, and National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA).
Ron was the senior vice president for programs for NPCA from 2000-2008, when he became the senior vice president for policy. Currently, he is focused on expanding the number of national park units to increase the natural and cultural diversity of the park system as the country approaches the 2016 Centennial celebration of the National Park Service.
Ron is the recent past President of Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington, an organization founded and supported by Episcopal parishes in the DC metropolitan area that provides counseling to individuals in need that want to improve their lives. He has been a member of the board or governing council of numerous recreation and trails organizations, including the ATC, Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and the Benton MacKaye Trail Association. He also helped found the Appalachian Long Distance Hiker’s Association.
Ron has been married for 34 years to Rita Molyneaux and has a son who is a firefighter. In 1978 he walked the entire length of the Trail.
I am confident that Ron has the passion, management experience, and advocacy skills that we are looking for, plus a strong connection to the Appalachian Trail and the Trail community. His high standards and experience will help move the organization forward to serve the next generation of Trail users.
Please join me in welcoming Ron to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Sincerely,
Bob Almand
Chair of the Board of Directors
Appalachian Trail Conservancy