Meet Our Team
Our passion for a healthy environment and love of the outdoors drive us to continue pushing forward in an effort to preserve our beautiful surroundings for future generations to enjoy.
Interested in joining the team? Check our careers page to find out if there are positions available and learn more about working at POST.
Post Staff
Anne came to POST in 2018 after decades of raising money for the arts, specifically theatre, in New York and in the Bay Area, including Oregon Shakespeare Festival, TheatreWorks and Manhattan Theatre Club. An avid girl scout leader and scout herself, she loves being barefoot outside in the sun, growing and eating whole foods, and hiking, camping and river rafting. She is very proud to work for POST and values the partnership between passionate donors and staff to protect and restore our wonderful open spaces.
Anne started at POST in September 2018 and was promoted to Vice President of Development in July 2025. She works with donors to fulfill their interest and passion for wild open spaces.
Anne has a B.A. in Music from Miami University in Oxford, OH and completed the Chef's Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Cookery School in New York City.
Ben oversees organization-wide marketing initiatives in support of POST’s work to protect biodiversity, foster climate resilience, and increase equitable access. He is a seasoned marketing professional with over 20 years of experience, including brand development, cross-functional product management, growth marketing and go-to-market strategies. Ben has held marketing leadership roles at NBCUniversal, Microsoft, Ericsson and TiVo, and serves as an advisor for various technology startups. Ben also serves as a board member of the YMCA of Silicon Valley, El Camino.
Joined POST as the Chief Marketing Officer
JD/MBA from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and Kellogg School of Management; Bachelor’s degree from UCLA
Gordon became President on January 22, 2025. In his nearly two decades at POST, he has held many positions across both land and fundraising efforts—in property acquisitions and transfers, operating and capital fundraising, and board governance. After working in land conservation on the East Coast, he moved west to join POST in 2007, where he deepened his expertise in land conservation, restoration, and working across the network of local conservation partners and organizations. He lives in La Honda with his wife and two young children.
Gordon joined POST 18 years ago as a conservation project manager in POST’s land department, where he worked on property acquisitions. In 2010, he began splitting his time between major gift fundraising and the land department. He became Vice President of Development in 2020. In 2025, he was selected by the POST Board of Directors to assume the role of President.
Master's degree in Environmental Management from Yale University and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and History from Bowdoin College.
Mark is a Senior Executive having been a CEO of a start-up, CFO of a $10 billion private company, held three CFO Staff positions at Apple and numerous other Senior Finance positions.
His career is defined by working at great companies at a time when they were exploding with the highlight being joining Apple when the iPod was just becoming popular and being an instrumental part of their growth for next 10 years. He also joined Motorola and Dell at a time when they were expanding aggressively to be global leaders in their industries.
Mark lived in and worked in Asia Pacific for 20 years and played a major role in bringing American companies to Asia Pacific. He lived and worked in China, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Mark has been on the Board of BUILD, which is a non-profit with a mission to significantly reduce the high school drop-out rate by engaging high risk student in entrepreneurialism. Mark also is the President of the Juventus Sports Club in Redwood City, CA.
Joined POST as Chief Financial Officer.
MBA, with a concentration in Finance, from DePaul University in Chicago, IL, a Bachelor with a double major in Economics and Business Administration from Hope College in Holland, MI.
Diane Cordova began her career managing human resources for Farella, Braun & Martel, a San Francisco law firm. She has 20 years of experience in human resources and has held leadership positions in technology, media and internet companies including Xerox, Imagine Media, and NBCi. Diane also serves on the Board of Directors of Kid Basix, LLC, an environmentally friendly children’s product company.
Diane leads talent acquisition, development and engagement.
B.A. in English and Creative Writing from UCLA.
Daniel Olstein previously served for two years as the executive director of the River Exchange, a non-profit that promotes healthy watersheds in the headwaters of the Sacramento River. Before that he spent a decade with The Nature Conservancy in Florida, North Carolina and here in California, where he was the project director of the Conservancy's 1.5 million-acre Mount Hamilton Project.
Joined POST as Director of Land Stewardship.
Master's degree in Environmental Management from Duke University; Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Brown University.
Peter is an ecologist fascinated by how species interactions, climate, and humans shape nature. He joined POST after two years at Save the Redwoods League where he worked on conservation planning and citizen science. Prior to the League, he worked on science policy in Sacramento and Washington DC.
Joined as Director of Conservation Science
PhD Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley, MS Biology Stanford University, BA Biology Kalamazoo College
Jeanine has worked with several science and environmental non-profits near Portland, Oregon. For seven years prior to joining POST, she was part of the planned giving team at Earthjustice in San Francisco. She is a member of the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning and the Northern California Planned Giving Council.
Joined POST as Director of Planned Giving.
Bachelors of Science in Biology from Linfield College.
Prior to working at POST, Justin was the Director of Finance at the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco. His five years at The Trust for Public land "left a mark" on his soul (in a good way) and he's delighted to be back working toward the protection of open space!
Joined as Director of Finance
Bachelors degree in Music from Central Michigan University. Masters degree in Business Administration from Golden Gate University.
As the Director of Annual Giving, Kathryn leads a team in one-to-many fundraising in print and digital forms. She also oversees POST’s Salesforce home for data. Kathryn is a member of the Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN), the Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association (DMFA) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). She worked in the arts prior to joining POST.
Kathryn joined POST’s Annual Giving team in 2009 as an Assistant maintaining data, coordinating communications, and designing materials. She grew to Associate, Project Manager and Program Manager before becoming Director of Annual Giving in July 2016.
Bachelors of Art in Architectural Studies from Connecticut College.
Liz began her career in the music industry, but she has spent the majority of her professional life in the nonprofit sector. Most recently, she was the Director of Marketing at the Oshman Family JCC, a cultural center with an emphasis on inclusion, education, health and the arts. Her time there inspired her to continue to pursue work that makes a positive impact, and she is delighted to have landed at POST.
Joined as Director of Marketing
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UCLA
Prior to joining POST, Kelly worked at a Silicon Valley start-up after graduating from Santa Clara University. She held dual roles in both HR and Finance and specialized in benefits, payroll, employee relations, and financial forecasting. She earned her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) credential after joining POST and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and the HR State Council of Florida. Kelly grew up in the Pacific Northwest and loves to hike, ski, boat, and swim and is an avid sports fan.
Kelly started at POST in 2016 as Human Resources Manager. As Director of Human Resources, Kelly manages all operations aspects of Human Resources including payroll and benefits administration, legal compliance and recruiting operations.
Kelly has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics & Political Science from Santa Clara University.
Walter Moore is a board member and past board chair of the California Council of Land Trusts and former board chair of the Bay Area Open Space Council (now known as Together Bay Area).
Active in the local community, Walter is an American Leadership Forum - Silicon Valley Senior Fellow and was a former member of the Palo Alto University Rotary Club as well as a former board member of the Sequoia YMCA in Redwood City. Walter is also a trained docent with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Walter joined POST as General Counsel in 1995, served as Vice President (1997-2006) and Executive Vice President (2006-2011). He was President of POST from 2011 to 2025.
Prior to joining POST, Walter was an associate with the law firm of Thoits, Love, Hershberger, & McLean, in Palo Alto, where he specialized in real estate transactions and litigation.
Walter later served as Vice President (1997-2006), Executive Vice President (2006-2011), President (2011-2025).
Law Degree from University of California, Hastings College of Law; Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
