Linda joined AFT in May 2022. She works with the New York team to develop innovative programs for NY and NJ. Before joining the AFT team, most of Linda's career was spent as the executive director of Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust, a regional land trust in northern NY. She helped protect over 21,000 acres of farms and forests and partnered on many regional conservation projects. She spent five adventure-filled years in Fairbanks, AK, with her husband, who was stationed at Ft. Wainwright. Linda has a BS in Resource Management and an MS in Outdoor Recreation Management from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.