Sally Walker, who began serving the Pacolet Area Conservancy (PAC) in July 2004, has left her position as executive director as of September 2011, according to Carole Bartol, president of the PAC board of directors.
Bartol said PAC is grateful to Walker for her years of service as the executive director. During her tenure, Bartol said, PAC grew from its founding by a small group of visionaries who were passionate about conservation into a full-fledged land trust with state and national affiliations. Lands under protection increased from 3,000 to more than 8,000 acres.
Walker added to the staff a land protection specialist, a professional educated and trained to implement the mission of the land trust. She also began the process of accreditation with the Land Trust Alliance, a continuing process that includes updated land files, policies and procedures.
“PAC is grateful to Walker for her seven years of leadership,” Bartol said. “We wish her well as she continues her career.”
PAC is a local land trust, founded and dedicated to “saving the places we love.”
– article submitted by Carole Bartol, president, PAC
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