Board Members and Staff
Palmer Land Trust is governed by a board of trustees with diverse backgrounds in ecology, agriculture, business, law, planning, and environmental education. Staff possess equally diverse backgrounds and bring years of conservation experience to bear on current projects. Most staff possess advanced degrees.
Palmer Land Trust Staff
Scott Campbell, Executive Director
Scott's experience spans the fields of education, conservation, preservation, and economics. Scott received his BA from Colorado College in 1991 and his MA from Colorado College in 1993. He taught southwest history for four years before going to work in the not-for-profit sector. In 2000, he joined the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, in Cortez, Colorado, where he collaborated on education, research, and preservation projects with organizations such as National Endowment for the Humanities, the Colorado Historical Society, and the Archaeological Conservancy. Scott went to work for the State of Colorado in 2005, serving in the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, under Governor Bill Owens and Governor Bill Ritter. There, he led the team that launched the Colorado Heritage Tourism Program. His work advancing place-based economic development strategies—strategies that contribute to the quality of place and the preservation of cultural landscapes—earned him recognition from a diverse group of policy makers and leaders in conservation management, historic preservation, and economic development. Scott has provided testimony to State legislative committees, served as a delegate at White House summits, and delivered presentations to international audiences of cultural and natural resource professionals. Scott lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and sons.
Josh Tenneson, Programs Director
Josh was born in Denver and has spent is entire life in Colorado. Josh graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He subsequently graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law. While in law school, Josh focused on environmental, natural resources, real estate, and Indian law. After passing the Colorado State Bar, Josh came to work for Palmer Land Trust through a two-year fellowship sponsored by the Colorado Conservation Trust. At the conclusion of the fellowship, Josh was offered the position of Programs Director, which oversees and integrates Palmer’s land protection, land stewardship, and development activities. Josh spends most of his spare time with his wife, Liz, and with his dogs and family.
Kevin League, Land Program Manager
Kevin joined Palmer after his experience as a Colorado Conservation Trust Fellow with San Isabel Land Protection Trust. Kevin’s academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Montreat College in western North Carolina and a master’s degree in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Kevin’s passion for conservation developed from his family’s agriculture roots, his love of the great outdoors, and from a decade’s worth of professional experience in land management and ecological research throughout the Rocky Mountain region. Kevin manages many of Palmer’s conservation easement transactions and specializes in computer mapping and GIS. On his off time, Kevin enjoys spending time in the hills - road and mountain biking, fly fishing, camping, snowboarding, and spending time with his wife, family and friends.
Nathan Moyer, Stewardship Program Manager
Nathan is a conservationist with a broad background. His education includes an undergraduate degree in Environmental Biology with minors in Chemistry and Geology and a Masters of Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Conservation Biology. Nathan began his work experience in the conservation field with an internship with the Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water, followed by a two year research position at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. In 2005, he began working as the Land Stewardship Director for a regional land trust in Ohio, where he performed a wide variety of activities including land acquisitions, wetland mitigation banking, conservation easement stewardship, and land management. Prior to joining Palmer Land Trust, Nathan worked for The Nature Conservancy in Colorado as their Statewide Conservation Easement Monitor in 2008, where he was able to hone his skills in conservation easement stewardship. On his off time, Nathan enjoys various outdoor activities including hiking, backpacking, trail running, and road biking.
Sigrid Meadows, Office and Public Relations Manager
Sigrid joined Palmer Land Trust in 2008 as Office and Public Relations Manager. After attending American University in Washington, D.C., she fell in love with Colorado and lived in Boulder for five years before moving to Colorado Springs. She has worked in outdoor retail most of her 32 years in the Springs, while raising her two daughters. She joined the not-for-profit sector as an intern for Rocky Mountain Field Institute to work on a restoration project in the Sangre de Cristo Range, and then as admissions director at a private school before coming to Palmer. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Sigrid annually stewards 23 of Palmer’s public and private properties (her favorite part of the job!). With a passion for the outdoors and a fervent desire to preserve Colorado’s heritage of magnificent vistas and open space, she can be seen skiing in Colorado’s backcountry, backpacking on remote trails, and riding her bike all around the state.