Dianne Russell serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Conservation Leadership (ICL) and leads the fundraising, financial management, and oversight of program design and delivery. Dianne has worked with local, state and regional activists and groups in the environmental and conservation community since 1985. Dianne has worked with over 1,000 groups across North America on leadership, organizational development, strategic planning, campaign development and fundraising in her tenure with the Institute.

Previous staff positions included work with Americans for the Environment, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE). A native of the Great Lakes region, Dianne earned a double degree in Religion and Sociology from Wittenberg University (Ohio). When she's not working, she enjoys playing and learning with her partner and two daughters, seeing the world through her camera, biking, or messing around in the garden.

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