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The Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC) Board of Directors has officially selected a new executive director, following the abrupt resignation of Laura Antrim in December.
Former CharityAdvantage CEO David Epstein is taking over the reins from Board Chair Lori Souza, who has been acting executive director since Antrim's departure from the Livermore-based nonprofit, which aims to protect and advocate for agricultural land and open space.
"I’m excited to bring my strategy and leadership skills to Tri-Valley Conservancy," Epstein said of the new venture. "They are a very successful organization, and their accomplishments are impressive. I am looking forward to this next chapter of growth for the organization."
In a statement this week announcing Epstein as the new permanent executive director, Souza expressed optimism for his leadership moving forward.
"David shares our passion for the protection of prime farmland and the promotion of our region’s economically sustainable vineyards and orchards as well as other forms of open space. We are looking forward to his leadership as we continue to make significant progress as an agricultural land trust," Souza said.
Epstein comes with more than 30 years of experience in business and nonprofit strategy, leadership, and organizational growth, with extensive experience in management, marketing, fundraising, operations and finance, according to TVC's statement. His background includes 20 years with CharityAdvantage, which designs and hosts websites and online fundraising systems for nonprofit organizations.
Epstein is also no stranger to land conservation work. He previously worked with the nonprofit sector at a local land trust in Pennsylvania, which connected him to the Land Trust Alliance in Washington D.C. where he consulted at their location in the 1990s and connected with other environmental organizations, including the Nature Conservancy, according to TVC officials.
