Join us in welcoming Tim Northrop to our board of directors!

July 11, 2025-

Tim is the Senior Director of Development at the California Polytechnic State University’s College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. He is an experienced leader in nonprofit and higher education fundraising, land conservation, project management, and creating strategic initiatives and programs that have high impact. As the Connecticut State Director for the Trust for Public Land, Tim partnered with federal, state, and local governments and land trusts to conserve open space and working lands and create new parks.

Tim earned his bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University and a Master of Environmental Management from the Yale School of the Environment where he researched transboundary peace parks. He was also a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs, and a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

“I am excited to join TWLT’s board of directors to help ensure that present and future generations can connect with nature in real and meaningful ways and lead us to become better stewards of the planet” says Tim.

In addition to serving on the WLT board, he is a board member of the Environmental Leadership Program which supports emerging environmental leaders. Tim is an avid hiker, cyclist, and runner. When he’s not raising money for natural resources management and environmental science, you’ll find him on a trail or gravel road in the hills of San Luis Obispo.