Matt McDonough
Director of Land Protection
Born and raised in southwestern Michigan, Matt joined the Conservancy in 2000. After working exclusively on conservation easement and land acquisition projects for 8 years, Matt now directs the land protection program. He continues to work on land projects, but also focuses time on developing new programs for land conservation and innovative finance strategies. He holds a B.S. from from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University. His past experience includes water rights and fisheries work in Montana, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts; aquaculture work as a Peace Corps volunteer in Gabon, Africa; and, land conservation work in southwestern Michigan. Matt lives in Traverse City with his wife, Ann, and their children, Sam and Abby. In his spare time he enjoys being outside with his kids, mountain biking, cycling, hunting, making maple syrup, and reading.
