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  • Audrey Rust

    Audrey C. Rust, President

    Since 1987, Audrey Rust has served as CEO of the Peninsula Open Space Trust, first as executive director and currently as president. Under her leadership, POST has worked successfully in partnership with public agencies and private landowners to bring permanent protection to many thousands of acres of open space lands in San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties.

    Before coming to POST, Ms. Rust worked with the Sierra Club, Yale University and Stanford University. She has served on the boards of numerous local, state and national organizations, primarily in the conservation and housing arena. She has received the Times Mirror-Chevron National Conservationist of the Year Award; the League of California Voters Environmental Leadership Award; the Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal, the Garden Club of America's top environmental honor; and the Jacqueline Kennedy Award from JFK University for her achievements in land conservation. Ms. Rust is a graduate of the University of Connecticut at Storrs.

  • Walter Moore

    Walter T. Moore, Executive Vice President

    Mr. Moore joined POST in 1995. He oversees all functions of the Land Department, including acquisition, management and disposition of all POST properties. Prior to coming to POST, he was an associate with the law firm of Thoits, Love, Hershberger & Mclean in Palo Alto where he specialized in real estate transactions and litigation. Mr. Moore received his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He is Chair of the California Council of Land Trusts Policy Committee and formerly Chair of the Bay Area Open Space Council.

  • Anne Trela

    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.

  • Mark Dawson, Director of Capital Gifts

    Mr. Dawson joined POST in 2010. Previous experience includes serving as Director of International Program Development for the RAND Corporation, Executive Director of the Visual Arts Foundation in New York City and fundraising positions with the International Rescue Committee and the national office of Planned Parenthood Federation. Mr. Dawson holds a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, a master's from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and a bachelor's from Wartburg College.

  • Karen Douglas

    Karen Douglas, Chief Financial Officer

    Ms. Douglas joined POST in 2003 as Controller and Director of Administration. Prior to coming to POST, Ms. Douglas worked in accounting, financial reporting and office administration for 10 years. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and a Master of City Planning from Harvard University.

  • Marc Landgraf

    Marc Landgraf, Conservation Director

    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.

  • Daphne Muehle

    Daphne Muehle, Senior Development Officer

    Ms. Muehle joined POST in September 1999 as Director of Annual Giving. Prior to coming to POST, Ms. Muehle worked as Director of Donor Relations for the 49er Athletic Association for California State University Long Beach. She is an active member of the Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and volunteers with the Ride-a-Wave Foundation. She holds a bachelor's in political science from California State University, Long Beach.

  • Paul Ringgold

    Paul Ringgold, Director of Land 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 from Yale University.

  • Adelaide Roberts

    Adelaide Roberts, Director of Planned Giving

    Ms. Roberts joined POST in 2005 as Director of Donor Stewardship. 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 in English from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Communications from the University of Michigan.

  • Nina Nowak, Director of 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.

  • Nancy Wolowski

    Nancy Wolowski, Director of Administration

    Ms. Wolowski joined POST in May 2008 as Director of Administration. Prior to coming to POST, she served as Director of Human Resources for a private company in Silicon Valley. Before her tenure in the profit sector, Ms. Wolowski was involved in non-profit Administration and Human Resources for over 11 years. Her career includes service with Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Golden Gate Regional Center. Ms. Wolowski holds a Bachelor of History from California State University, Hayward and a Master of Public Administration-Human Resource Management from Notre Dame de Namur University.

  • Sky Bintliff, Land Assistant

  • Kate Cheney Davidson, Communications Associate

  • Gordon Clark, Conservation Project Manager

  • Ann Duwe, Communications Associate

  • Chrissy Evans, Administrative Associate

  • Megan Hansen, Communications Associate

  • Kathryn Hargis, Annual Giving Assistant

  • Elizabeth Hart, Development Associate

  • Dan Hrabosky, Executive Administrative Assistant and Office Manager

  • Dana Hutcheon, Development Assistant

  • Meghan Kirby-McFarland, Land Associate

  • Katie Morris, Annual Giving Manager

  • Heather Nagy, Conservation Project Manager

  • Jeff Powers, Conservation Project Manager

  • Meghan Scanlon, Conservation Project Manager

  • Elizabeth Thomas, Grants Officer

  • Noelle Thurlow, Conservation Project Manager

  • Kathleen Ward, Development Officer

  • Catherine Waterston, Land Assistant