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Walter T. Moore, President
Walter Moore became president of POST on July 1, 2011, succeeding retiring president Audrey C. Rust. He joined POST as general counsel in 1995, later serving as vice president (1997-2006) and executive vice president (2006-2011) overseeing all functions of the Land department including acquisition, management and disposition of all POST properties. Since joining POST he has been responsible for more than doubling the amount of open space land POST has protected, from just under 30,000 acres to more than 70,000 acres.
Prior to coming to POST, Mr. Moore was an associate with the law firm of Thoits, Love, Hershberger & McLean, in Palo Alto, where he specialized in real estate transactions and litigation. He is chair of the California Council of Land Trusts Governmental Relations Committee and former chair of the Bay Area Open Space Council. Active in the local community, he is a member of the Palo Alto University Rotary Club and a trained docent with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Mr. Moore received his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Anne M. Trela, Vice President, Advancement
Ms. Trela joined POST in 2007 and is responsible for all fundraising, communications, public relations and marketing activities. She has been involved in non-profit marketing and development for more than 15 years. Prior to coming to POST, Ms. Trela served for eight years as director of Development Marketing and Communications at the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. She also held similar positions at the Children's Health Council and Stanford University Office of Development. She began her career working in strategic planning for the Walt Disney Company. Anne holds a bachelor's from Stanford University.
Paul Ringgold, Vice President, Stewardship
Mr. Ringgold joined POST in 1999 undertaking various land acquisition projects. He continues in this role as well as being responsible for land stewardship planning and land management oversight. Prior to coming to POST he was a policy research associate at the Pinchot Institute of Conservation in Washington, D.C and served as a land manager and ecosystem research program director with the University of Washington. Mr. Ringgold holds a Master of Forest Science degree from Yale University.
Heather Kantor, Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Kantor joined POST in August 2010. Prior to coming to POST, Ms. Kantor was the CFO/VP of Finance & Operations at several local non-profits including the Marine Science Institute and Business for Social Responsibility. Prior to her non-profit work, Ms. Kantor was the VP of Supply Chain Finance at Gap Inc. and a senior auditor at Coopers & Lybrand in Boston, where she received her CPA. Ms. Kantor started her career as a park naturalist and environmental educator. Ms. Kantor holds a Master in Business Administration from Simmons College in Boston, a Master in Experiential Education from Minnesota State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
Marc Landgraf, Director, Conservation
Mr. Landgraf joined POST in 2008 and is responsible for all land acquisition activities. Prior to coming to POST, he served as field representative with the Trust for Public Land on California's central coast, and as land protection specialist with the American River Conservancy. Before coming to the non-profit world, Mr. Landgraf served as a design engineering manager at Intel Corporation. Marc holds a bachelor's from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and a master's from the University of California, Davis.
Adelaide Roberts, Director, Planned Giving
Ms. Roberts joined POST in 2005 as Director of Donor Stewardship and became Director of Planned Giving in 2007. Prior to coming to POST, she served as Director of Public Support for Earthjustice, a national nonprofit environmental law firm. Ms. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Michigan.
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Kathleen Phan, Director, Major Gifts
Ms. Phan joined POST in 2006 as part of the Annual Giving team and became Director of Major Gifts in 2011. Prior to joining POST, she served as Associate Director of Development at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte. Ms. Phan has also worked abroad planning large-scale events and conferences for the international association PROMAX. She is active with the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Silicon Valley. Ms. Phan holds a Bachelors of Science from the University or Oregon.
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Nina Nowak, Director, Communications
Ms. Nowak joined POST in 2004 as Campaign Writer for the Saving the Endangered Coast campaign. Prior to coming to POST, she served as Senior Development Writer at Stanford Law School and also worked as a freelance journalist and in publishing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and American language and literature from Harvard University and a Master of Journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Abigail Adams, Conservation Project Manager
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Julie Campbell, Advancement Assistant
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Joanne Chiu, Land Assistant
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Gordon Clark, Conservation Project Manager and Development Officer
Ann Duwe, Communications Associate
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Chrissy Evans, Senior Accountant
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Kathryn Hargis, Advancement Associate
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Dan Hrabosky, Executive Administrative Assistant and Office Manager
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Dana Hutcheon, Advancement Associate
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Katie Morris, Annual Giving Manager
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Hillary Nicholson, Advancement Assistant
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Jeff Powers, Conservation Project Manager
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Meghan Scanlon, Stewardship Program Manager
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Maria Paquette, Interim Web and Social Media Manager
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Elizabeth Thomas, Grants Officer
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Noelle Thurlow, Conservation Project Manager
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Catherine Waterston, Stewardship Associate