Rhode Island Land Trust Council Governance
The R.I. Land Trust Council is governed by a board with members elected to represent the geographic and organizational diversity of land trusts around the state.
The RI Land Trust Council is not-incorporated as an independent organization and operates as a project of TSNE Mission Works (TSNE) a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. TSNE’s is the Council’s fiscal sponsor.
The Board of the Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Name |
Organization Affiliation* |
Alex Chuman | Aquidneck Land Trust |
Tyler Maikath | At large member |
Bob Marshall | Prudence Conservancy (former board chair) |
Joe Marion | Little Compton Agriculture Conservancy Trust (former trustee) |
Roy Najecki | Glocester Land Trust (Municipal) |
Barbara Rich | Smithfield Land Trust (Municipal) |
Tom Rogers | Chair, Narragansett Land Conservation Trust (Municipal) |
Jennifer Suellentrop | East Greenwich Land Trust (former trustee) (Municipal) |
Kristen Swanberg | Smithfield Land Trust (former trustee) |
Jeremy Wintersteen | At large member |
*Note: Organization affiliation is listed to illustrate the Board Members’ connections to land conservation. Board Members do not represent these organizations on the Council.
Officers
President: Tom Rogers
Vice-President: Bob Marshall
Secretary: Roy Najecki
Treasurer: Barbara Rich
Executive Director: Kate Sayles (non-voting board member)