Supports the President in establishing business strategy, HR recruitment, acquisitions, marketing, and analysis.

Juniper Katz has taught online and in-person graduate courses in nonprofit management and leadership and organizational management and behavior.

Juniper Kat'z research expertise is in policy implementation and the creation and promotion of public values in collaborative governance settings with an emphasis on land and water conservation. She has applied and scholarly experience in federal land conservation policy as well as working as a research assistant in projects studying the political landscape of hydraulic fracturing in the United States.Juniper also researches and teaches nonprofit management with a focus on nonprofit… Show more Juniper Kat'z research expertise is in policy implementation and the creation and promotion of public values in collaborative governance settings with an emphasis on land and water conservation. She has applied and scholarly experience in federal land conservation policy as well as working as a research assistant in projects studying the political landscape of hydraulic fracturing in the United States.Juniper also researches and teaches nonprofit management with a focus on nonprofit financial management and the creation and maintenance of endowment funds. She received her M.S. from Antioch New England University and is a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. Show less

Responsible for administration and program implementation of a nationally accredited land trust with assets over $1 million, sixty-eight conservation easements and three staff.

• Program Area Management – Launched and managed the Peak to Prairie Conservation Initiative in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, US Army, private NGOs, and an influential ranching family.• Project Management – Partnered with private landowners on over thirty-five conservation real estate transactions resulting in the protection of over 20,000 acres.• Project and Operations Fundraising – Raised over $5 million in project and operations funding. • Community Conservation –… Show more • Program Area Management – Launched and managed the Peak to Prairie Conservation Initiative in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, US Army, private NGOs, and an influential ranching family.• Project Management – Partnered with private landowners on over thirty-five conservation real estate transactions resulting in the protection of over 20,000 acres.• Project and Operations Fundraising – Raised over $5 million in project and operations funding. • Community Conservation – Collaborated with diverse partners; helped create the Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District, a legislatively created special district to fund habitat enhancement, open space preservation, recreation, and engineering goals in the watershed.• Mentorship – Trained and mentored two Land Protection Fellows in all aspects of conservation real estate transactions. • Leadership and Public Relations – Implemented COL’s leadership goals and PR strategy; spoke at invitation-only event hosted by US Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar in support of the state and federal tax benefits associated with conservation easement donations. Show less

Participated in volunteer land steward training; created database of baseline documentation for each conservation easement held by the Conservancy; went on field site assessment trips for potential conservation projects.

Completed mediation training at Mediation Works Inc. Was accepted as volunteer mediator and provided mediation services for small claims court cases being heard in Boston area courts.