Join us in welcoming David Hartwell to our Board of Directors!

March 20, 2026-

Residing in Minnesota, David is semi-retired after a long stint in various manufacturing businesses, the longest being 27 years in the composites industry, where he built a company with manufacturing capacity of 50M square feet annually. He currently serves on numerous company boards and as an advisor to various businesses.

He also has extensive experience on non-profit, foundation, and governmental boards. He was the founding president of the Minnesota Land Trust and served on the Land Trust Alliance board in numerous capacities for 23 years. In 2000, he launched and then led an effort which resulted 8 years later in a constitutional amendment raising the sales tax in Minnesota that is now providing $450M annually for habitat, clean water, parks and cultural habitat. David graduated from the school of hard knocks, is married to Amy Hartwell, whom he travels extensively with, is an avid birdwatcher and gardener and has a blended family of 7 children, 8 grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

The Trust’s volunteer Board of Directors has 17 members, spread across the country. Their extensive and invaluable expertise help to steer the Trust’s work as our governing body. We look forward to all that David will bring to our Board!