Laura Szwak, Director of Outreach & Education

Laura is responsible for implementing and promoting Garden State Greenways as well as New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s Conservation Assistance and Educational Events program. In 2005, Laura worked as Land Preservation Coordinator for the NJ Highlands Council. From 1994-2004, she served as Assistant Director of Morris Land Conservancy (now The Land Conservancy of NJ). From 1979-1991, Laura worked in Washington DC for the National Park Service as an Outdoor Recreation Planner with a two-year assignment to the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. She earned a Masters of Science degree in Recreation & Parks Administration from the Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Georgia. A resident of Mt. Olive Township, Laura serves as chair of the township’s open space committee, board member of the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority, Morris County Open Space & Farmland Preservation Committee, and Canal Society of NJ.

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