Hello, Katie!
Meet Katie Theoharides, the Trustees’ new President and CEO
PHOTO BY KRISTA PHOTOGRAPHY
BY RENÉE GANNON, TRUSTEES STAFF
This summer, The Trustees named Katie Theoharides as its next President and CEO. Katie brings a background in ecology and climate science to her longstanding career in environmental leadership and land conservation, key pillars of The Trustees’ mission. We met with Katie at Long Hill in Beverly to learn more about her vision for the organization, her passion for these special places and her leadership style. 8 THE TRUSTEES
Q: Where are you from? A: I grew up in a little town in the Pioneer Valley called Hampden. Now I live in Arlington, which is outside of Boston, with my family and husband.
Q: What were you doing professionally before you came to The Trustees? A: Before I came to The Trustees, I was
working on climate change and conservation policy, and have been focused on that work for the last 20 years. My most recent long-term role was with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, where I worked as a
cabinet official on energy and environmental issues and spent a lot of time working to build climate resiliency at the community level all across the state.
Q: What made this the right opportunity for you at this point in your career? A: This opportunity at The Trustees spoke to my passion and what I feel is my calling, which is connecting people to nature and to the importance of taking environmental action to protect our special landscapes, to work on climate change solutions, and to preserve our shared history here in the Commonwealth.