Robert J. Etgen

Rob is a lawyer and ecologist with extensive expertise and a strong passion for strategic planning, collaboration, and community-building. Over the course of a highly successful 30-year stint as the Executive Director of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, he has earned a national leadership reputation as a true innovator in the space, deftly combining traditional land conservation efforts with a balanced regional approach that includes environmental conservation, growth management, community development, transportation planning, urban revitalization, and adaptive reuse of derelict downtown factories and infrastructure.

Rob joined the Council Fire team for the opportunity to work at a larger scale and in an entrepreneurial setting where the focus is maximizing environmental and social benefits for their clients and the communities that they serve.