Otsego Land Trust Welcomes New Board Member: Alison Lord!

“Rowing on Otsego Lake was a huge part of what captivated me about the area, …. I quickly learned to appreciate the Otsego Region’s natural beauty and environmental quality.”

Alison S. Lord (of Pierstown and New York City) joins Otsego Land Trust as a member of the Board of Directors. Her diverse business background, creativity and strong commitment to quality-of-life issues will strengthen OLT’s ability to improve and expand its services.

Alison Lord and her family fell in love with the lands and waters of Cooperstown over the course of a decade visiting the area. They became landowners in Pierstown several years ago.

Alison has extensive board experience with academic institutions, having served on the board of Phillips Academy, Andover, from which she graduated in 1985 and St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School in NYC, which her daughters attended.  Alison and her family also started The Cameron & Hayden Lord foundation to advance medical research and palliative care support for families with critically ill children. 

Alison has spent 30 years in the creative industry, working in advertising, as a recruiter and for the last eight years at Google where she is the HR lead for a specialized creative innovation team.  Alison graduated from Yale University with a BA in Comparative Literature in 1989.  

Board chair Marjorie Kellogg announced Alison’s election to the twelve-member board after the October 2021 meeting.

Otsego Land Trust, established in 1988, is a not-for-profit organization that conserves the natural heritage of farmland, forests, and waterways throughout the region. Through conservation easements and direct ownership, Otsego Land Trust helps to sustain rural communities, promote public health, support wildlife diversity, and inspire the human spirit.