The American Conservation Coalition’s (ACC) dedicated Board of Directors are a collective force committed to shaping a sustainable future. These accomplished individuals bring diverse expertise and passion to the table, united by a shared vision for environmental conservation, fostering youth leadership, and responsible policy advocacy.
Board of Directors
Executive Chairman
Benji Backer
Chief Executive Officer
Danielle Butcher Franz
Policy Director, Property and Environment Research Center
Hannah Downey
President, Rainey Center
Sarah Hunt
Director of Digital Training, Leadership Institute
Stephen Rowe
Digital Director and Fellow, R Street Institute
Shoshana Weissmann
Entrepreneur & Nonprofit Executive
Dan Grossman
Citizenship & American Identity Program Director, Aspen Institute
Mike Reszler
Owner, ATX Glazing
Doug Frey
Chief Executive Officer & Principal, Far Horizons Capital
Gary Rappeport
Board of Advisors
CEO, Hudson Sustainable Group, LLC
Neil Auerbach
VP Programs, DEPLOY/US
Alex Bozmoski
Managing Partner and Co-Founder - Mission Group Companies
Fritz Brogan
Partner - Adventure Investing
Michael Bruce
Executive Vice President for International Government & Public Affairs, Safari Club International
Ben Cassidy
President - BASEDPolitics
Hannah Cox
Leadership Development Director - America's Future
Kacey Shriner
Former Member, US House of Representatives
Carlos Curbelo
Former Member, US House of Representatives
Bob Dold
Senior Vice President, Boundary Stone Partners
Emily Domenech
Chief Executive Officer, The Everglades Foundation
Eric Eikenberg
President & CEO - Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Whit Fosburgh
United States Senator 2015-2021; Member of Congress 2011-2015
The Honorable Cory Gardner
President - Just Managing
Debbi Gibbs
Managing Director - FTI Consulting (SC) Inc.
P. Wells Griffith III
CEO & Founder - American Gracy Restaurant Group
Andrew Gruel
CEO - American Clean Power Association
Jason Grumet
President - District Media Group
Beverly Hallberg
Chief Policy Officer - Ducks Unlimited
Zachary Hartman
Chair - National Federation of College Republicans
Rachel Howard
Senior Vice President of Development - Philanthropy Roundtable
Windle Jarvis
President - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Nat Keohane
Deputy Director of Youth and High School Programs at Leadership Institute
John Koons
Executive Vice President - CC Industries, Inc.
William C. Kunkler
Executive Chairman - Ripple, Inc.
Chris Larsen
Head of US Government Relations & Corporate Affairs, Glencore
Seth Levey
Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies - American Enterprise Institute
Yuval Levin
Founder - 8VC
Joe Lonsdale
Chairman Emeritus - Young Republican National Federation
Rick Loughery, DPA
Founder & CEO, Potential Energy Coalition
John Marshall
GP, Liberty Ventures and CEO, Leap
Alexander McCobin
Research Director - The Center for Renewing America
Micah Meadowcroft
CEO, BridgeUSA
Manu Meel
Leadership Chief of Staff – NRCC & Rep. Richard Hudson
Jeff Morehouse
Former Homeland Security Advisor to the President; Former Vice President - TC Energy; Former Chief Resilience Officer - State of Florida
Dr. Julia Nesheiwat
President and Chief Strategist, Chairman of the Board of Advisors, Michael Best Strategies LLC
Reince Priebus
Head of Content & Partnerships - The Cool Down
Anna Robertson
Chief Strategy Officer - Dream.Org; Founder/CEO - We Create the Future, LLC
Michelle Romero
Deputy Chief Conservation Officer - National Audubon Society
Justin E. Stokes
Executive Director - Advancing American Freedom
Paul Teller
Special Advisor - Oklahoma State University Research Foundation
Kenneth Wagner
Governing Board Chair - Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Zaurie Zimmerman
CEO and Founder, ALLY Energy