Gretchen Long

Ms. Long has spent the past 20 years serving on nonprofit boards, working to insure conservation across America, and the public's engagement in a conservation ethic. A graduate of the Harvard Business School, she spent her professional career as a partner of an executive search consulting firm in New York, where she and her husband raised three children. Her life's work is now dedicated to the environment. Ms. Long is currently a member of the National Park System Advisory Board appointed by the White House, and chairs the Planning Committee charged with recommendations for a new park plan. Earlier she served on the National Parks Second Century Commission. She is a past board member and former Chair of the National Parks Conservation Association, the nation's park advocacy group. Ms. Long just completed a nine year term on the board of the Land Trust Alliance, and is honored to chair the National Council. She has a deep conviction of the mutual importance of private and public land conservation. Ms. Long brings expertise as a leader of many nonprofit boards, including formerly being chair of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, vice chair of the Environmental Defense Fund, chair of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School, chair of The Murie Center, as well as chair of NPCA. She recently stepped down from the Scenic Hudson board and was vice chair of the Scenic Hudson Land Trust. In addition to the National Council, and the National Park System Advisory Board, she serves on the board of NatureBridge, which offers field based nature education to 30,000 students a year. She currently resides in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as well as spends time in Boston, Mass. and New England.