The 约炮视频 welcomes veteran newspaper editor David Yarnold as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. A passionate conservationist, Yarnold served as Executive Director of the Environmental Defense Fund [EDF] and was a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor at the San Jose Mercury News.
Well-known in policy and business leadership circles in Washington, D.C., Yarnold joined EDF in April 2005, and was responsible for all operations, from programs to development, marketing and communications. He helped expand EDF鈥檚 innovative corporate partnerships work, focused on EDF's international programs, particularly in China, and helped the organization grow from $52M to $117M in revenue. He also led the organization鈥檚 political action arm.
鈥淒avid brings proven leadership in the for-profit and non-profit sectors to 约炮视频 at a time when efforts to protect birds, habitats and the resources that sustain us are needed more than ever; 鈥渟aid Holt Thrasher, 约炮视频鈥檚 Board Chair. 鈥淗is leadership ability, his passion for conservation and grassroots action, his communications skills and his organizational expertise all make him the perfect fit for the 约炮视频 of 2010 and beyond."
鈥溤寂谑悠碘檚 mission has never been more relevant. From the grassroots to state houses to national and regional policy, its wingspan is unparalleled,鈥 Yarnold said.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited by the opportunity to work with a nationwide network of 约炮视频 Chapters and 约炮视频 Centers that combine local concern, knowledge and action to equal conservation that makes a difference on a grand scale. It will be an honor to lead an organization whose name has meant 鈥榯rust 鈥 and 鈥榗onservation achievement鈥 for more than a hundred years.鈥
驰补谤苍辞濒诲鈥檚 San Jose Mercury News was consistently ranked as one of America鈥檚 10 Best Newspapers. His paper was called, 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Boldest Newspaper鈥 by a panel of international judges. During his time in San Jose, the Mercury News was widely recognized for its commitment to diversity and for its in-depth coverage of technology. In addition to being editor of the afternoon edition when the staff won the Pulitzer for General News coverage in 1989, Yarnold was also one of three Pulitzer Prize finalists for editorial writing in 2005.
Yarnold will begin a nationwide tour of 约炮视频 offices and sanctuaries starting in Washington D.C. September 13-14. His itinerary includes visiting New Orleans and the Louisiana Coast where 约炮视频 was the first NPO to deploy volunteers in response to the Gulf oil disaster, and where a of an ecosystem that has lost more than 2,300 square miles of wetlands鈥攁n area larger than the state of Delaware鈥攕ince the 1930s.
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