Marin Agricultural Land Trust hires new director

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By Matt Dolkas, Senior Manager, Marketing

September 12, 2022

The Marin Agricultural Land Trust has hired a Bay Area nonprofit leader as its new executive director, the third since July 2020.

Lily Verdone has worked at Coastal Quest, an Oakland organization focused on building climate resilience for coastal communities. Prior to that, she worked for over a decade at the Nature Conservancy.

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