A Fond Farewell: President and CEO of Allegheny Land Trust Departs for New Opportunity – Technologist

Adapted from press release shared by Allegheny Land Trust, October 18. 

After twelve years with Allegheny Land Trust, President and CEO Christopher J. Beichner is departing the organization.  Chris has been the longest serving CEO in ALT’s history.

Under his leadership, ALT has grown from a small-but-mighty staff into a talented team of leaders advancing innovative and challenging projects to conserve more land, increase the ecological health of streams and habitats, and enhance nature-based learning opportunities. Under his tenure, the organization focused on equity in conservation, having recently completed a diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and accessibility plan and having launched their community conservation program in 2015. The organization maintained a high standard of excellence, earning national reaccreditation multiple times since 2010.

Chris and his family will be moving to the state of Maine where he will begin as the President and CEO of the Forest Society of Maine (FSM).“As I embark on a new professional and personal path, I will never forget and will always value my time at ALT,” Chris stated. “It has been an amazing journey and tremendous privilege to work alongside passionate, unwavering folks who care so much about conservation, and I look forward to learning about the many impressive achievements the ALT team will reach in the months and years ahead.”

ALT’s Board leadership has formed a CEO Search Committee and plans to launch a nationwide search for the next CEO in the coming weeks with the goal of identifying a new CEO by the first quarter of 2025.  

Allegheny Land Trust (ALT) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization helping local people save local land in the Pittsburgh Region. Protecting more than 3,700 acres of green space across 41 different municipalities in Allegheny and Washington Counties, ALT works to protect land of significant value to our region’s unique scenic landscape, biodiversity, and water quality. Additionally, ALT protects land to improve quality of life for current and future generations by offering recreational and educational opportunities.