The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced it has appointed an interim executive director. Managing editor Tami Roleff fills in the details…
The Mojave Desert Land Trust announced Monday it has appointed an interim executive director. Rich Weideman, who spent 33 years with the National Park Service, most recently as assistant director of partnerships and civic engagement in Washington, D.C., will replace Danielle Segura, who left to take a position with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Weideman will lead MDLT through the next stage of strategic planning, as the Board of Directors conducts an open search for the next executive director.
In his last role, Weideman directed a multi-million-dollar annual budget and managed three major program areas at the NPS: the Partnership Office, the Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Office, and the Federal Lands Office.
He had previously spent 10 years as the head of the Office of Communications and Special Events at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in San Francisco, the largest field communications office of the NPS. Between 1981 and 2000 he worked as a supervisory park ranger and operations supervisor at the GGNRA, including at Alcatraz and Muir Woods.
Weideman has received the NPS Superior Service Award and was a member of the NPS’ National Leadership Council, Tourism Policy Council and NPS Accessibility Council.
“The Board of Directors is pleased to confirm the appointment of Rich Weideman as the interim executive director of the MDLT, said MDLT board president John Simpson. “We feel his strong conservation background and program management experience will be an important asset as MDLT moves into strategic planning the future operations of the organization.”
