Washington, DC – The Endangered Species Coalition Board of Administrators is happy to announce the number of Susan Holmes, a pace-setter in coalition construction and flora and fauna advocacy, as the brand new Government Director. Susan succeeds Leda Huta who served as Government Director from 2008-2023.
Susan Holmes brings over 25 years of enjoy in flora and fauna marketing campaign control and flora and fauna coverage to the management of the Endangered Species Coalition. Ahead of becoming a member of the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC), Susan labored because the Flora and fauna Campaigns Director at Atmosphere The usa. She has a confirmed document of excellence in designing and managing conservation campaigns, coalition construction and management, and fundraising. She additionally brings experience in protective flora and fauna corridors and flora and fauna connectivity. She led the Connectivity Coverage Coalition and performed crucial position in securing the primary devoted federal investment for flora and fauna street crossings. She up to now served at the board of the Endangered Species Coalition and has labored for the Wildlands Community, Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, Earthjustice, the Sierra Membership, and the Harriman Institute at Columbia College. Susan gained her BA from Dartmouth School and is a recipient of Dartmouth’s Nelson A. Rockefeller Prominent Public Carrier Award.
“The Endangered Species Coalition has completed a huge quantity underneath Leda Huta’s management,” stated Julie Gorte, PhD, Endangered Species Board Chair. “It’s an honor to welcome every other chief in environmental coverage, Susan Holmes, to the position of Government Director. Susan has served the group because the board chair for a few years, and ESC may now not be in higher palms.”
“I’m venerated to had been selected to steer the Endangered Species Coalition and to construct on its legacy of excellence in advocacy for our maximum inclined species,” stated Susan Holmes. “In the USA, one in 5 species are liable to extinction. With over 401 member teams devoted to protective at-risk flora and fauna, ESC is a formidable voice at a crucial time. My focal point will probably be to make stronger the devoted teams and people of our coalition and our team of workers who’re operating to avoid wasting our maximum endangered species — from wolves and grizzlies to monarch butterflies and proper whales.”
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