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M+t~et~ TPL's Team of ~Exp~erts ~ • ~~ DIRECTOR ~. Ernest Caak Senior~Vice President Qverseeing a national network of government relations staff and political consultants, Ernest Cook has directed the Trust for Public Land's growing Public Finance program since 1994. In 1998 alone, TPL helped pass legislation and ballot measures providing more than $3 billion in parks and open space capital funding. VICE PRESIDENT ' Craig T. Lee Craig Lee was a'founder of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, which generated over $250 million in funding foi•.parks and land conservation in the 1990s. In addition, he has helped many communities with.bond and tax measures. Currently Mr. Lee advises state and local govemrt-ents On file creation of purchase•of- development-rights programs. From 1987 to 1998 he, served as TPL's regional director for the Northwest Region. DIRECTOR,.STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Andrew H. McLeod ~ ~ . A former state conservation official in Rhode Island and California, Andy McLeod has. also worked in the United States Senate and on a variety of political campaigns. He directs TPL's work in support of states' efforts to increase funding.for land conservation and coordi= Hates TPL's ongoing partnerships with state administrations, legisla- tures, and open space proponents. SENIOR A55oCIATE, PO~.LING AND CAMPAIGN MANPiGEMENT Steven Glazer • ' Anationally recognized political, public affairs, and media consult ant, Steven Glazer is an expert in'tlie politics of land use. Mr. Glazer . has directed the.design, analysis, and interpretation of public apin- ion polls on land conservation in more than a dozen states. He has also provided strategic campaign, .organizational, and media advice for such winning measures as the R~nchlands and Natural Areas Ini- tiative in Routt County, Colorado; and the Safe Neighborhood Parks Acts in Dade County, Florida, and Los Angeles; California: SENIOR AS50CIATE; MARKETING, AN.D ItE5EARCH - . ICim. Hopper A consultant who specializes~in research, media, and public affairs, Kirr- Hopper is a former White House press aide aricl veteran of local, state, and national political campaigns. Ms. Hopper currently pro- videsmarketing services for TPL's Public Finance program and over- seesadvertisingand dixectmail for many campaigns.. PUBLIC PTNANCE COUNS&L Eric T. Turkington Massachusetts state Representative Eric Turkington led the effort to create the Cape Cod Land Bank, a measure thatwon voter approval in a1115 Cape Cod towns. Mr. Turkington is also the founder and first president of the 300 Committee,. Falmouth's land trust, which has been responsible fvr saving more than 1',000 acres through private do- nations and municipal purchases: At TPL, Mr. Turkington advises conservation proponents on legislative drafting and election and campaign finance laws. ~ . COUNSEL, 5ILK, ADLflR & COLVIN ' Gregory Colvin and Rosemary Fei Cd-author of Sere the Initiative, a guide for nonprofits on the legal dos and don'ts of ballot measure campaigns, Gregory Colvin is an expert in IRS political and lobbying rules. Rosemary Pei represents nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with an emphasis on political advocacy issues: Together .the Colvin and Fei legal .team guides activity onpub- lit finance measures.by TPL and other nonprofit groups. ' ~ !continued) T H.. E TRUST .' . F O R PUBLIC LAND - National Office 116 New Montgomery Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, 1-800.714-LAND, www.tpl.org