TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND • July 31, 2024
Carrie Besnette Hauser as the new president and CEO of Trust for Public Land (TPL). Dr. Hauser most recently served as president and CEO of Colorado Mountain College, a public, undergraduate institution with eleven campuses spread across Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains. Dr. Hauser’s background also includes executive leadership roles at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Daniels Fund, and Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education. She has served on numerous boards including the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, Great Outdoors Colorado, and American Rivers. “We are thrilled to welcome Carrie as our next president and CEO,” said Lucas St. Clair, chair of TPL’s board of directors.