Alan Girard is the advocacy director for CBF’s Maryland office, where he helps advance the organization’s legislative and policy initiatives. Alan develops positions, builds coalitions, and motivates participation in clean water solutions. While he is involved in CBF’s statewide environmental protection and restoration efforts, he is focused on directing the organization’s work on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where CBF’s regional office at the Eastern Shore Conservation Center in Easton is located. Alan has been with CBF since 2001.

Alan did his undergraduate work at Ithaca College and has a master’s degree in environmental management from Indiana University. Before joining CBF, he was a manager at Pickering Creek Audubon Center and did conservation work in Indiana, Montana, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Alan serves on a number of boards and committees and lives with his wife and three children in Easton, Maryland.