Mark Templeton Appointed to Forest Preserves of Cook County Conservation and Policy Council
Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle yesterday appointed the agency’s first Conservation and Policy Council, naming 10 inaugural members to provide continuous conservation leadership and expertise to the Forest Preserves President and Board of Commissioners:
Chair:
- Wendy Paulson, President, Bobolink Foundation
Members:
- Robert Castaneda, Executive Director, Beyond the Ball
- Michael DeSantiago, Founder, President & CEO, Primera Engineers, LTD.
- Peter Ellis, Partner, ReedSmith LLP
- Terry Guen, President and Principal, Terry Guen Design Associates
- Sylvia M. Jenkins, Ph. D, President, Moraine Valley Community College
- Falona Joy, President, SNP Strategies
- Linda Mastandrea, Attorney at Law
- Laurel Ross, Former Director of Urban Conservation, Field Museum
- Mark N. Templeton, Director, Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at the University of Chicago
Commissioners ratified the appointments at yesterday’s board meeting. The terms of the council members are one to three years, and will be staggered. An ex-officio member is still to be determined.
The Forest Preserves’ Next Century Conservation Plan called for the creation of a Conservation and Policy Council comprised of leaders who reflect the geographic and demographic diversity of Cook County and have expertise in fields relevant to the Forest Preserves’ mission, services and policies.
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