Alison E. Mitchell, Director of Policy

Charged with spearheading the development and management of NJCF's public policy program, Alison also has direct leadership in our farmland preservation efforts. The author of The New Jersey Highlands Treasures at Risk, and Gaining Ground, a farmland policy report, Alison has worked on land acquisition and policy initiatives for NJCF and has served as a: Member of the advisory committee of the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Managers, Rutgers University; founding trustee and president of the Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance, member of the Board of Trustees of Isles, Inc and has recently been appointed member of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission. Prior to joining NJCF, Alison interned with the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy and The Wilderness Society, and during her graduate studies she worked with Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) – a nonprofit working on air quality issues. She holds a MA in Urban and Environmental Policy from Tufts University and a BA in International Relations from Connecticut College.

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