May 13, 2013
"No place stays special by accident." - Ed McMahon, Charles E. Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development, Urban Land Institute
About the Opportunity: Maryland’s Eastern Shore has all the ingredients to be a living example of a prosperous, vibrant rural region. Nearly a quarter of the rural lands are protected. Renewed efforts and requirements are in place for a clean Chesapeake Bay. Shifting real estate trends are pushing development toward cities not countryside.
There is an important missing piece: focused attention and support for this rural region’s small towns. These communities historically have served as the economic hubs – as market places, community meet-ups, and population centers. They have, however, taken a battering over the past twenty years from sprawl and uncertainty about their identities and futures.
Toward this challenge, with our town work, the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) is engaged with the places, projects and people working toward sustainability and vibrancy of our region’s towns. After two years and a set of inaugural projects, ESLC’s Center for Towns is poised to strengthen, solidify and focus our town programs toward making the most difference for the region. A new team member will help build our town programs and deliver projects and education work with excellence.
About the Position: ESLC is seeking an energetic, dynamic individual to join our highly skilled team of professionals as Town Programs Manager. Our work focuses both on on-the-ground projects that effect change through town planning and community engagement, and on education, with a focus on sharing tools, technical support, networking, partnerships and funding opportunities our towns seek. Our programs are community driven, with a deep commitment to diversity and public engagement, and belief in the power of community land projects and education to ignite and amplify positive change. Examples of our projects can be found at www.eslc.org.
The ideal candidate would
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