Heritage Conservancy Organized for the Future 

Clifford C. David, Jr. and Jeffrey Marshall Elevated to New Roles;
Linda Cacossa is the New Chief Operating Officer    

One of Heritage Conservancy's greatest assets is having leaders who have long tenures with the organization.  Clifford C. David, Jr. has served as President, Heritage Conservancy for the past 24 years.  In 2011, Mr. David begins his new role as President of Conservation Economics Enterprises.  In this new role he will serve as chief strategist and leader of short and long-term financial entrepreneurial projects based in land and historic resource conservation ("Conservation Economics").  These projects include carbon sequestration, sustainable woodland management, conservation based development, adaptive reuse of historic structures, sustainable agriculture, and wetland and stream mitigation banking.  In addition to pursuing Conservation Economics projects, Cliff will maintain and cultivate relationships with key donors to increase revenue to Heritage Conservancy. He will remain the organization's lead ambassador for governmental relations and community boards.

Recently, Jeffrey Marshall,Vice President of Resource Protection and Planning, celebrated 30 years of service to Heritage Conservancy.  As part of this milestone, Jeff has been elevated to a new position as the Chief Preservation Officer.  His primary responsibility will be to serve as the Conservancy's project leader on the principal mission-related initiatives including Lasting Landscapes, historic preservation, land transaction negotiation, and high-level strategic master planning.  He is the author of two books "Farmhouses of Bucks County" and "Barns of Bucks County." As a nationally recognized expert in land conservation and historic preservation, Mr. Marshall will continue to share his extensive knowledge of these topics with the public via speaking engagements.   

Heritage Conservancy welcomes Linda Cacossa as the new Chief Operating Officer, who will be responsible for the day-to-day business operations of Heritage Conservancy.  This includes all fiscal activities, fundraising, marketing/branding and communications, property management and organizational strategic planning. She will provide guidance to department management, establishing organizational performance metrics; driving the goal-setting process throughout the organization; and, conducting regular operating reviews to assess financial results and projections relative to budgets.   Ms. Cacossa will provide the leadership, management and vision necessary to ensure the Conservancy has the proper operational controls and administrative procedures in place to effectively grow the organization. Linda, a resident of Doylestown Borough, brings substantial experience including 20+ years in land planning and engineering as well as nonprofit management experience as the Executive Director of Fighting Childrens' Cancer Foundation. 

Together these three positions form the Senior Leadership Team which plans, develops, and establishes organizational policies, objectives and priorities.  They will report to Marvin Woodall, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Woodall has served as our vice-chairman for the past 17 years. We are delighted to have such a talented team in place to guide the organization into the future.