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First woman president transformed the environmental mission
The Patriot Ledger
BOSTON Environmental conservationists, outdoor enthusiasts and families across the state were saddened to learn Thursday of the untimely passing of Barbara J. Erickson, the vibrant and accomplished president and CEO of The Trustees of Reservations.
Surrounded by her family, Erickson, 42, died from a rare cancer of the appendix at home on Friday, Jan. 15 after four years of treatment. She lived in Newton and Chatham.
Erickson, outgoing and creative, transformed the mission of the nonprofit land conservation and historic preservation organization after she became it s first woman president in 2012. Ambition, tenacity, and audacious thinking defined Barbara’s presidency, Peter Coffin, chair of the Trustees board of directors said in a message to members.
Barbara J. Erickson, the president and CEO of the Trustees of Reservations, which manages 14 properties in Berkshire County, died Jan. 15 after a four-year battle with a rare form of appendix cancer. She was 42.
Originally from Wyoming, Erickson led the countryâs oldest land trust since 2012. She was the organizationâs fourth president, and first woman, to lead the nonprofit since its founding in 1891.
Erickson, who lived in Newton and Chatham, did not have a direct connection to the Berkshires. But those who knew her locally said she was passionate about her job and helped improve the properties that the Trustees managed in Berkshire County, particularly Naumkeag in Stockbridge.
Barbara Erickson, CEO of The Trustees of Reservations, dies at 42
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Barbara Erickson, president and CEO of Boston-based land trust The Trustees of Reservations, has died at age 42 after a four-year battle of a rare form of appendix cancer.
Erickson was the fourth leader, and the first woman, to helm the historic land conservation nonprofit, which landscape architect Charles Eliot founded in 1891. Since becoming CEO in 2012, Erickson oversaw a $10 million growth of the organization’s budget, a doubling of visitors to 2 million and nine new locations to The Trustees’ portfolio of 120 properties, including deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Naumkeag in Stockbridge and Crane Estate in Ipswich.