Presenters

Randy Strobo is a partner at Strobo Barkley PLLC, serving as a consultant for Kentucky Conservation Committee, and is an adjunct Professor of environmental law and policy at Bellarmine University’s School of Environmental Studies. He also serves as the Chair of the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section of the Kentucky Bar Association, legal chair of the Sierra Club’s Cumberland (Kentucky) Chapter, and is a former Board President of the ACLU of Kentucky. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville’s Brandeis School of Law and Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.  (https://kyconservation.org/staff )

  

Nikki Belmonte recently joined the Land Trust Alliance with over 15 years of leadership experience in conservation nonprofits, having successfully directed local, state and national organizations. Most recently, she served as the executive director of the Georgia Native Plant Society. Her hands-on background in topics ranging from regional ecology, strategic communications, nonprofit management and network and partnership building gives her a deep understanding of the needs of locally based nonprofit conservation organizations. "Working with land trusts and like-minded partners to facilitate conservation at a large scale is an important role," Nikki says. "Being a part of that collective impact, especially in the Southeast U.S. where there are such unique and biodiverse places, is very exciting." (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/were-excited-to-introduce-nikki-belmonte-ugcPost-7496536861969027073-s8AA/ )