Elizabeth O'Donoghue
The Nature Conservancy
San Francisco,
CA
USA
Biographical Sketch: Liz O’Donoghue oversees The Nature Conservancy’s California Chapter’s policy agenda on infrastructure development and land use, innovative mitigation approaches, strategic growth and integration with natural resource protection and is The Nature Conservancy’s co-lead on transportation policy. Liz currently serves on the Bay Area Open Space Council’s Advisory Council, ClimatePlan’s Steering Committee and Greenbelt Alliance’s Policy Advisory Committee. From 2006 – 2009, Liz served as the Director of External Affairs, where she oversaw the California program’s engagements with government and stakeholders at the federal, state, county, and local levels. From 1999 – 2006, Liz worked at the western regional headquarters of Amtrak, first as Director of Communications, Government, and Public Affairs, then as Director of Strategic Planning. From 1993 – 1999, Liz served as legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, specializing in transportation and natural resource policy. Before that, she worked in a public policy firm in Princeton, New Jersey, consulting with major corporate clients on environmental, health care, and transportation issues. She holds a B.A. in government from Oberlin College and a Business Administration certificate with distinction from U.C. Berkeley Extension.
Papers:
192
Leveraging Mitigation to Achieve Large Scale Conservation - 1