Marin Ag land group chooses new executive director

Matt Dolkas - MALT

By Matt Dolkas, Senior Manager, Marketing

September 12, 2022

Lily Verdone is the new executive director of a Marin-based nonprofit established in 1980 to preserve agriculture land. Marin Agricultural Land Trust stated before joining its organization, Verdone was senior director of Coastal Quest, an Oakland-based nonprofit building climate resilience for vulnerable coastal communities.

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