National Forest Foundation
Jeff Zanelli has extensive experience in marketing and management roles. Jeff is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at the National Forest Foundation since 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President at Dunn & Foster, LLC from 2018 to 2023, where they were responsible for strategy, sales, and daily management of a diversified cigar tobacco grower, broker, and processor. Before that, they worked as a Brand and Marketing Strategist at Greater Good Branding from 2016 to 2018, providing strategies to nonprofits and small businesses.
From 2012 to 2016, Zanelli was the Director of Marketing & Outreach, North America at The Nature Conservancy, leading a team of over 125 marketing professionals. Jeff also held various marketing roles at the organization from 2005 to 2012, including Eastern Division Marketing Director, Director of the Marketing Resource Center-East, and Associate Director of Marketing Resource Center-East.
Prior to their work at The Nature Conservancy, Zanelli was the Marketing and Community Relations Manager at the Office of the Mayor in Boston, MA from 1999 to 2005. Jeff also worked as a National Program Marketing Coordinator at Connecticut Public Broadcasting from 1998 to 1999.
Jeff Zanelli obtained their BA degree in Mass Communications from Westfield State University between 1995 and 1998. Jeff later attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business for the Duke Executive Education Leadership Program, but the years of their enrollment are unknown.
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National Forest Foundation
The NFF works with communities and organizations to conserve and enhance the watersheds, wildlife habitat and wild places across our 193-million-acre National Forest System. Mission The National Forest Foundation (NFF), chartered by Congress, engages Americans in community-based and national programs that promote the health and public enjoyment of the 193-million-acre National Forest System, and administers private gifts of funds and land for the benefit of the National Forests. Our Values Our National Forests and Grasslands are at the core of America's natural riches, and yet, today these treasures are threatened by unprecedented challenges. Working with the U.S. Forest Service and partners, our goal is to leverage our best thinking, conservation capacity and community action to measurably improve the health of our National Forests and Grasslands. Core values guide our work. In all of our strategies, we strive to: -Unite the power of diverse interests and communities in collaborative stewardship; -Restore ecosystems to their natural resiliency and functions through on-the-ground conservation; -Engage Americans, young and old, in recognizing the gifts of our National Forests and Grasslands and in caring for them; -Sustain the commitment and ability of communities to serve as stewards by building the capacity of collaborative organizations; and -Add value where action would not otherwise be taken.