U.S. Department of the Interior Appoints Todd Willens to the Presidio Trust Board of Directors
November 20 2017 - 1:33PM
Business Wire
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced the
appointment of Assistant Deputy Secretary Todd Willens as their
agency representative on the Presidio Trust Board of Directors.
Willens, a native Californian, was named Assistant Deputy
Secretary of the Interior by U.S. Secretary Zinke in July of 2017.
Previously, he was Chief of Staff to Rep. Steve Pearce of New
Mexico. Willens served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2006
to 2008, and as Senior Policy Director for the United States House
of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee from 2003 to
2006.
“I am honored to represent Secretary Zinke and the Department on
the Presidio Trust Board of Directors,” said Todd Willens. “Being
the son of a third generation native San Franciscan, I grew up
spending much of my childhood in the City and those experiences
have positively shaped my life, particularly my work in public
policy and natural resources management. I look forward to my board
appointment and working with the Presidio Trust in support of the
national park, its visitors and the community.”
Willens replaces John Reynolds, who was appointed as the
Department of the Interior designee to the Trust board in July
2009.
“On behalf of the entire board, I want to thank John Reynolds
for his service and welcome Todd Willens,” says John Keker,
Presidio Board Chair. “Our board is collectively committed to
serving the mission of the Presidio Trust, and we look forward to
working with Mr. Willens to ensure the Presidio continues to thrive
as an incredible national park at the Golden Gate.”
Of the Trusts’ seven member board, six members are appointed by
the President of the United States. The seventh member is the U.S.
Secretary of the Interior or his designee.
The Presidio Trust board members also include chair John Keker,
vice chair Janet Reilly, Lynne Benioff, Paula R. Collins, Mark
Pincus, and William Ellison Grayson. Board terms are four years,
and may be renewed once.
About the Presidio Trust: The Presidio Trust, a federal
agency, operates and maintains the Presidio as a part of the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area in partnership with the National Park
Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. The
Presidio Trust is unique in that it receives no federal funds,
supporting the park's 24 miles of walking trails, its natural
areas, and the free events in the park by rehabilitating and then
renting the historic Army buildings in the Presidio. To learn more
about the Presidio, visit www.presidio.gov.
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Presidio TrustLisa Petrie,
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