BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Rachel Vasak\, Executive Director\, Whatcom Land Tru st Topic:  Overview of the Whatcom Land Trust and the conservation and st ewardship work the trust performs in Whatcom County. Rachel has over 25 y ears of experience in conservation and restoration\, and holds degrees in environmental and engineering geology and a master's in nonprofit leadersh ip. Rachel brings extensive leadership experience to her role as Executive Director of Whatcom Land Trust. Raised on a farm\, Rachel developed a lif elong connection to the land that inspires her work in conservation today. When she's not preserving special places\, she enjoys watching her son pl ay baseball and exploring the outdoors through activities like hiking\, cl imbing\, skiing and snowboarding\, boating\, and kayaking.  Rachel volunt eers to teach avalanche education at Mount Baker Ski Area and serves on the board at WECU.  Rachel believes that everyone who lives\, works\, or plays in the Pacific Northwest should be able to access nature\, locally f armed food\, and experience seeing wildlife\, like birds in the sky\, orca s in the sea\, and salmon in local waterways. She knows that conservation\ , restoration\, and stewardship of the landscape is critical to the health of the landscape and communities in Whatcom County.  Rachel has a bachel or’s degree in geology and a Master’s in Public Administration & Nonpr ofit Leadership.  Rachel has spent most of her career working in environm entally focused nonprofits\, including volunteering\, serving on boards\, and 17 years as an Executive Director.  Focus areas and achievements incl ude the establishment of endowments\, legacy giving program\, successful c apital campaign\, succession planning\, strategic planning\, board develop ment\, and increase in capacity to expand mission. Working with the Whatco m Land Trust gives her hope that we can create a future where people and w ildlife thrive in and around the Salish Sea and the Pacific Northwest.     DTEND:20261201T040000Z DTSTAMP:20261030T205940Z DTSTART:20261201T013000Z LOCATION:Holiday Inn at Airport SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Rachel Vazak - Whatcom Land Trust UID:fecc45ea-851a-44e0-907c-225d5d1198c1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Speaker: \; Rachel Vasak\, Executive Di rector\, Whatcom Land Trust

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Topic: \; Overview of the Whatco m Land Trust and the conservation and stewardship \;work the trust per forms in Whatcom County.

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Rachel has over 25 years of experience in conservation and restoration\, and holds degrees in environmental and e ngineering geology and a master'\;s in nonprofit leadership. Rachel bri ngs extensive leadership experience to her role as Executive Director of W hatcom Land Trust. Raised on a farm\, Rachel developed a lifelong connecti on to the land that inspires her work in conservation today. When she'\ ;s not preserving special places\, she enjoys watching her son play baseba ll and exploring the outdoors through activities like hiking\, climbing\, skiing and snowboarding\, boating\, and kayaking. \; Rachel volunteers to teach avalanche \;education \;at Mount Baker Ski Area and serv es on the board at WECU. \;

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Rachel believes that everyone wh o lives\, works\, or plays in the Pacific Northwest should be able to acce ss nature\, locally farmed food\, and experience seeing wildlife\, like bi rds in the sky\, orcas in the sea\, and salmon in local waterways. She kno ws that conservation\, restoration\, and stewardship of the landscape is c ritical to the health of the landscape and communities in Whatcom County.& nbsp\; Rachel has a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in geology and a Master&rsquo \;s in Public Administration &\; Nonprofit Leadership. \; Rachel ha s spent most of her career working in environmentally focused nonprofits\, including volunteering\, serving on boards\, and 17 years as an Executive Director. \; Focus areas and achievements include the establishment o f endowments\, legacy giving program\, successful capital campaign\, succe ssion planning\, strategic planning\, board development\, and increase in capacity to expand mission. Working with the Whatcom Land Trust gives her hope that we can create a future where people and wildlife thrive in and a round the Salish Sea and the Pacific Northwest. \;  \; \;

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