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 many years of great engagement in conservation that may assist information Audubon in responding to at present’s biggest environmental challenges whereas anticipating the problems—and alternatives—of tomorrow.

“Mark brings a singular mixture of monetary experience, world expertise, and a deep dedication to conservation,” mentioned Dr. Elizabeth Grey, CEO of the Nationwide Audubon Society. “He understands the size 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 affect 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 heart of conservation—as a result of when birds thrive, individuals 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 formidable plan to guard habitats throughout the hemisphere—for the nice of birds, individuals, and the planet,” mentioned Mr. Collins. “I’m wanting to contribute to the revolutionary considering 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 International 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 affect, devoted to defending birds and the locations they want, at present 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 sweet for birds is sweet for the planet. By a collaborative, bipartisan method throughout habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives significant and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 workers and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing pressure dedicated to making sure a greater planet for each birds and other people for generations to come back. Study extra at www.audubon.org and on Fb, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety. 

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