Bill Toomey, Highstead Director
Bill comes to Highstead with over 18 years of environmental and conservation experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. For the last 10 years, Bill worked for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts and Connecticut where he initiated the Quinebaug Highlands program in Northeastern Connecticut and the Westfield River Highlands program in western Massachusetts. In his position as landscape project director, Bill built effective partnerships with local communities and organizations, protected hundreds of acres of land and initiated local and regional conservation initiatives. Most recently, Bill worked as a Sr. Associate Director of Philanthropy for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts where he contributed to the chapter's major gift fundraising efforts. Bill also managed the residential recycling program in San Jose, California and has worked for two environmental consulting firms. Bill holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Fairfield University and a M.S. in Soil Science from North Carolina State University.
Bill can be reached at btoomey@highstead.net.
