The Nature Conservancy
Virginia
Virginia
The Nature Conservancy
652 Peter Jefferson Parkway
Suite 190
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone:
434-295-6106
Chapter Staff
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State Director
Bettina Ring
Phone: (434) 295-6106 Email: virginiadirector@tnc.org View Biography
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Director of Philanthropy
Liz Blaine
Phone: (434) 951-0564 Email: liz.blaine@tnc.org View Biography
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Chief Scientist
Judy Dunscomb
Phone: (434) 951-0573 Email: jdunscomb@tnc.org View Biography
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Media Relations Manager
Kelley Galownia
Phone: (571) 403-4625 Email: kelley.galownia@tnc.org -
Volunteer Program Manager
Jennifer Dalke
Phone: (434) 951-0572 Email: jdalke@tnc.org -
Short Term Experience Program Manager
(contact for questions about internships)
Taylor Fanelli
Phone: (804) 728-0285 Email: taylor.fanelli@tnc.org
Our Philanthropy Team
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Director of Philanthropy
Liz Blaine
Phone: (434) 951-0564 Email: liz.blaine@tnc.org -
Associate Director of Philanthropy
John Blackburn
Phone: (434) 295-6106 Email: john.blackburn@tnc.org -
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Madeleine Gill
Phone: (434) 227-4043 Email: madeleine.gill@tnc.org -
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Katherine Knox
Phone: (434) 270-7576 Email: katherine.knox@tnc.org -
Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager
Holly Korab
Phone: (434) 951-0567 Email: hkorab@tnc.org -
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Vanessa Morel
Email: vanessa.morel@tnc.org
State Offices
Contact our community based conservation programs
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Allegheny Highlands Office
208 East Washington Street, Ste. B
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: (540) 839-3599 -
Clinch Valley Office
146 East Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: (276) 676-2209 -
Richmond Office (Chesapeake Bay, Government Relations, Virginia Pinelands Programs)
530 E. Main St, Suite 800
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 644-5800 -
Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve Office
P.O. Box 158
Nassawadox, VA 23413
Phone: (757) 442-3049 Email: virginiacoastreserve@tnc.org
Newsroom
Latest News
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The New York Times | May 24, 2023
On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, restoring seagrass meadows is an important tool for addressing climate change, both by capturing emissions and mitigating their effects. VVCR Program Director Jill Bieri and Coastal Scientist Bo Lusk and featured and quoted in this deep dive into the largest and most successful seagrass restoration project in the world.
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Press Release | March 27, 2023
The Nature Conservancy has named Bettina Ring as its next Virginia state director. Ring is a former Virginia secretary of agriculture and forestry and former Virginia state forester. She was the first woman appointed to both positions. Ring has also held leadership roles in several conservation and sustainability organizations. Her decades of leadership, proven management skills and passion for The Nature Conservancy’s mission will propel the organization to deliver on its ambitious mission—conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.
Ring will start at The Nature Conservancy on April 10, 2023 and will be based at the organization’s Virginia headquarters in Charlottesville.
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Virginia Coastal Scientist Bo Lusk is featured and quoted in this article that takes an immersive view underwater into the essential and beautiful world of seagrass meadows.
Connect with The Nature Conservancy Worldwide
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. We are impacting conservation in more than 70 countries and territories—protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.