Barb Mort
Donor Relations Assistant
Barb was born in Hamtramck and spent her childhood summers at her family’s cottage on Lake St. Clair. Her deep appreciation for clean water began when the lake experienced catastrophic mercury poisoning. Her family moved to Traverse City when she was ten, and since then, she has enjoyed the rivers, lakes, and woods of northern Michigan skiing (all kinds), kayaking, hiking and camping. Barb attended Northwestern Michigan College and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in business administration. She has an extensive public relations and marketing background and has worked in the health, education, energy, and printing industries. Most recently, she owned and operated a promotional calendar business, which she sold in 2008. Barb says it may have taken a long time, but she has found her passion in farmland protection and land preservation. She and her husband of 28 years, Greg, have two sons – Mitch, a sophomore at Michigan State University, and Jackson, an eighth grader at TC West, as well as two dogs, Rosie and Ladie.
