Jocelyn Forbush

Jocelyn was most recently Executive Vice President, Acting President and CEO of The Trustees, which she joined in 2000. She has held a number of roles in the organization over her tenure, including Western Regional Director, where she pioneered the organization's work in gateway cities and underserved populations, established the nationally supported Highland Communities Initiative that led to The Trustees' affiliation with Hilltown Land Trust, and led acquisitions of iconic properties like Mount Warner and Land of Providence. In 2012, she was promoted to Vice President, Program Leadership, leading the mission-based work of The Trustees. As Executive Vice President, she carries responsibility for long-term strategy including five-year agricultural and coastal visions, a ten-year public gardens strategy, the Eliot Initiative organization's priority conservation targets, established a unique data-driven property stewardship approach, and launched Trustees One Waterfront Initiative in Boston. Earlier in her career, Jocelyn worked for Mass Fisheries and Wildlife and the Quebec Labrador Foundation. Jocelyn earned her Masters of Forest Science from the Yale School of the Environment, a MMus from McGill University, and a B.M. from Northwestern University.