Tracy Zschau - American Farmland Trust

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Tracy Zschau

President and CEO of the Vermont Land Trust
Biography

Tracy lives with her husband, Kurt, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont where they have raised two children and explored the mountains, lakes, and forests of the region. There, she serves on the St. Johnsbury Selectboard and the Board of Passumpsic Savings Bank. She is a graduate of the Vermont Leadership Institute at the Snelling Center for Government and recipient of the 2019 Vermont Housing and Conservation Board Community Catalyst Award for her leadership in advancing community-based conservation in the Northeast Kingdom. She holds undergraduate degrees from Sterling College and Colby College, and a master’s degree in forestry from the University of Maine, Orono. Tracy was chosen to lead the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) in 2023 as President & CEO. She began her career at the VLT in 1998, first as the conservation lead in the Northeast Kingdom and then statewide in 2014. Most recently she served as the Vice President for Land Protection, overseeing the organization’s efforts to expand conservation and steward the 635,000 acres VLT has already protected.