Paul Gallay Selected as New President of Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Topsham: Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), a statewide land conservation organization, announced today that Paul Gallay will become the Trust’s new president. Mr. Gallay has most recently served as the executive director of the Westchester Land Trust (WLT) in Bedford Hills, New York and he will start work at MCHT in mid July. “All of us at Maine Coast Heritage Trust are delighted that Paul will soon be joining our team,” said Tom Ireland, Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s board chair. “Paul’s superb leadership qualities, his passion for land conservation, and his impressive track record of success make him an excellent fit for the Trust.”
Maine Coast Heritage Trust searched nationwide to find a successor to Jay Espy, who left the Trust in November of last year. “I am truly honored to become Maine Coast Heritage Trust’s next president, and I am eager to begin working with the staff, board and council of this wonderful organization to pursue its conservation mission,” said Mr. Gallay. “The coast of Maine is a world renowned natural resource—one that is cherished by all who visit it and all who call it home. I look forward to joining with MCHT’s members and partners across Maine to protect the character of this special place.”
In eight years as the executive director of the Westchester Land Trust, Paul helped grow the Trust in a number of areas including: creating five local conservation chapters, facilitating significant investments in new staff and board leadership, and achieving a seven-fold increase in conserved lands. Prior to his work at WLT, Mr. Gallay served as the Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, where he managed a number of high profile environmental cleanup projects including coordinating state supervision of the closure of New York City’s largest landfill. Mr. Gallay is a graduate of Williams College, where he has taught as a Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies. He has a law degree from Columbia University. For more information about Mr. Gallay, please contact Maine Coast Heritage Trust at 729-7366.
About Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Maine Coast Heritage Trust is a statewide land conservation organization dedicated to protecting land that is essential to the character of Maine, its coastline and islands in particular. Since 1970, more than 127,000 acres, and 275 entire coastal islands have been permanently protected. For more information, contact Richard Knox, Director of Communications at 207-729-7366.
