Donnelle Keech

Donnelle Keech grew up in Frederick, Maryland.  She studied Anthropology at New York University, and environmental science and applied ecology at Indiana University in Bloomington Indiana.  She returned to Maryland to work for The Nature Conservancy in 1996.  After joining the Maryland/DC Chapter as Assistant Director of Stewardship, she has gone on to work on forest conservation and local engagement, and lead conservation planning, collaborative decision making and team building projects in the Chesapeake Bay and the Central Appalachians.  Donnelle lives in Cumberland, MD where she and her husband enjoy juggling two environmental careers and parenting their two sons.