Audubon Adds Visionary Environmentalist to Board

NEW YORK – The Nationwide Audubon Society welcomed Mark Collins to its Board of Administrators. Mr. Collins is an environmentalist with a long time of serious engagement in conservation that can assist information Audubon in responding to immediately’s biggest environmental challenges whereas anticipating the problems—and alternatives—of tomorrow.

“Mark brings a novel mixture of monetary experience, international expertise, and a deep dedication to conservation,” mentioned Dr. Elizabeth Grey, CEO of the Nationwide Audubon Society. “He understands the dimensions of the challenges we face—and the chance we have now to drive lasting change. His perspective will strengthen our efforts to guard birds and the locations they want, and to ship significant impression throughout the hemisphere.”

“Mark is a conservation chief who understands that motion is required extra urgently than ever,” mentioned Dr. George S. Golumbeski, Chair of the Audubon Board of Administrators. “For 120 years, Audubon has put birds on the middle of conservation—as a result of when birds thrive, folks and the planet thrive too. Mark will assist us proceed to ship lasting environmental and financial advantages.”

Mr. Collins is a associate and senior advisor at Brown Advisory, an funding administration agency the place he additionally based a personal fairness group. His profession additionally contains working on the Worldwide Division of the U.S. Treasury Division and Trinity Worldwide, the place he developed rising market funds and suggested U.S. multinationals on worldwide initiatives. Mr. Collins additionally served because the U.S. Director to the World Financial institution and Worldwide Finance Company, which included work in Chile.

“As our planet faces local weather change and biodiversity loss, Audubon has an bold plan to guard habitats throughout the hemisphere—for the great of birds, folks, and the planet,” mentioned Mr. Collins. “I’m desirous to contribute to the modern pondering that has fueled Audubon for over a century and to assist chart a brand new course for the longer term well being of our pure world.”

Mr. Collins has served on quite a few nonprofit and environmental boards and foundations, together with as a trustee of The Nature Conservancy’s Maryland/DC chapter, and Dwelling Lecture rooms Basis; and as a member of The Nature Conservancy’s China World Conservation Fund, North American Advisory Council, and the Bretton Woods Committee. He’s a director of Brown Brothers Harriman mutual funds and a member of Brown Advisory Sustainable Investing Advisory Board. He has additionally served as chair for company boards, together with Dillion Belief Firm and Keswick Administration.

Mr. Collins relies in Baltimore, Maryland.

About Audubon  

The Nationwide Audubon Society is a number one nonprofit conservation group with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impression, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, immediately and tomorrow. Birds are highly effective indicators of our planet’s well being, performing as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and encourage motion. Audubon works throughout the Western Hemisphere, pushed by the understanding that what is nice for birds is nice for the planet. By a collaborative, bipartisan strategy throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 employees and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing power dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and folks for generations to come back. Be taught extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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