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Staff

D. Keith Campbell

Chairman

D. Keith Campbell founded Campbell and Company in 1972, and currently serves as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Campbell and Company is now one of the largest derivative investment managers in the world. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, it employs more than 130 skilled professionals, and manages billions of dollars. Its worldwide client base includes institutions, corporation, and individuals.

Following his success in the investment field, Keith founded The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment in 1998 to improve the conditions of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays. In 2003, the Foundation expanded its reach to include Northern California under the leadership of Keith’s daughter and the Foundation’s President, Samantha Campbell.

Keith serves as Chairman of the Foundation. The Keith Campbell Foundation is the top private funder for Chesapeake Bay waterways. Keith has also encouraged his peers and colleagues to get involved in giving, exposing them to environmental philanthropy.

In 2008, Keith was the recipient of the Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and received the first Outdoors Maryland Award for Stewardship of the Environment from Maryland Public Television. Keith was also profiled in the “Voices of the Chesapeake Bay” book, and he is active in national work to address climate change.

Keith and his wife, Pat, live in Baltimore. When he is not engaged in business and environmental matters, Keith likes to fish, surf, golf, fly and travel.

Favorite Quote:

"There, on the desert sands of time, lay the bleached bones of countless thousands, who at the threshold of victory sat down to wait." - Unknown

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Affiliations:

Campbell & Company, Founder – 1972 to present
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chairman - 2007 to 2010, Board of Trustees - 2002 to 2010
Coastal Conservation Association Maryland, Director - 2002 to 2010
Oyster Recovery Partnership, Director – 2001 to 2010
Assateague Coastal Trust, Director - 2003 to 2010

Awards:

The Michael D. Hankin Award for Conservation from the Maryland Zoo
The 30th Anniversary “Pearl” Award from the The Maryland League of Conservation Voters
The Maryland Climate Leadership Award from the Chesapeake Climate Action Network
The Conservation Achievement Award from The National Wildlife Federation
The Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Maryland Chapter

Samantha Campbell

President

Samantha Campbell grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and her first ties to the water were formed in nearby Ocean City during the summer. With her father Keith, she enjoyed crabbing off docks, setting crab pots in the bay, and flounder fishing. As a young girl, further explorations in travel to the Bahamas, Hawaii, the West Indies, Australia, the Florida Keys, and Central America solidified Samantha’s interest in the marine environment.

Verna Harrison

Executive Director

Verna Harrison was hired as The Campbell Foundation’s first Executive Director in 2003. Prior to working at the Foundation, Verna was the Assistant Secretary to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for 20 years, serving under Governors Hughes, Schaeffer and Glendening. She began her career as staff on the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee, and then became the Legislative Officer of the Maryland Department of Transportation. She served for four years as Assistant Legislative Officer for Governor Hughes.

Pat Stuntz

Program Officer

Pat Stuntz manages the Campbell Foundation’s agriculture, air quality and climate change grants. Prior to joining KCF in October 2007, Pat served for seven years as Maryland Director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission (CBC), whose legislative members work to advance policies and laws to protect and restore the Bay. Pat’s work with Argonne National Laboratory in Washington, D.C. and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation helped to expand her interest in energy and land use issues.

Julie Hester

Program Officer

Julie joined the foundation in March 2005, and manages the stormwater, land use and Waterkeeper grants. Prior to working at the foundation, Julie worked with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay as a Coordinator to the Citizens and Local Government Advisory Committees to the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office. She also worked with DC government on the restoration of Watts Branch and initially out of college as a fellow with the nutrient subcommittee of the Chesapeake Bay Program Office.

Rebecca Bednarek

Grants Assistant

Rebecca joined the foundation in January 2007. She was born and raised in western New York and was an active member of the Glen-Coe conservation society before moving to Annapolis. She provides program and administrative support as a member of the Chesapeake Bay region office, general support to the foundation, and direct support to Executive Director Verna Harrison.

Anna Lindgren

Assistant to the President

Growing up, Anna spent countless hours sailing in the Stockholm archipelago and San Juan Islands in Washington, planting the seeds of what would become a life-long love and respect for the ocean. She graduated from Central Washington University with a BA in History, with a special focus on geography and anthropology. After studying in New Orleans and a semester abroad in Hungary, she pursued a Masters in International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, delving into topics as diverse as Ocean Policy, Economics of Organized Crime, and US-Latin American relations.