Cody Hanford

Cody Hanford currently serves as Joint Executive Director and previously held the title of Deputy Executive Director at Mojave Desert Land Trust since February 2021. Prior to this role, Cody was the Executive Director at Transition Habitat Conservancy from January 2015 to June 2020, leading a non-profit conservation organization and managing programs and staff with an annual budget of $525,000. Earlier experience includes working as an Assistant Environmental Professional at Shelton Douthit Consulting, LLC, where responsibilities included coordinating with clients and conducting scientific reports on conservation land protection. Cody holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earned between 1998 and 2002.