Mike Kuzemchak is the Associate Vice President for Government and Community Relations, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. In this role, Mike provides oversight of WPC’s public policy work, along with the Conservancy’s conservation science and natural heritage programs. He also leads the sustainability initiatives across WPC’s offices.
Mike has worked with the Conservancy since 2004, most recently as the Senior Director of Operations at Fallingwater. Prior to his role at Fallingwater, he worked in WPC’s Land Conservation department, focusing on the Laurel Highlands. Previously he worked as the Projects Coordinator for Indiana County Parks and Trails, where he managed development of the Hoodlebug Trail, a six-mile rails-to-trails project. He began his career in conservation as an instructor/naturalist at Echo Hill Outdoor School, an environmental education center on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
He holds a master of science in environmental planning and a bachelor of science in secondary English education, both from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has served on the Boards of the Westmoreland Land Trust and the Ligonier Valley Library. He lives in Rector, PA