M.Q. Riding Joins Board of Trustees
for The Nature Conservancy of Delaware
Wilmington, DE — July 29, 2009 The Delaware Chapter of The Nature Conservancy announces the election of M.Q. Riding to its Board of Trustees. Riding joined the Board this month at its July 15 meeting in Wilmington. M.Q. Riding is a Maryland native who has lived in Delaware since 1986. Her appreciation for nature and environmental issues goes back to her childhood days on the Kent County MD farm that is currently her getaway and second home. The family farm was put into a conservation easement program in 1995.
“Contributing to the mission and goals of the Conservancy’s board offers me a great deal of opportunity to expand my personal mission of open space and woodland preservation”, said M.Q. Riding, “I am looking forward to working with and contributing to the very talented and engaged Conservancy board”.
Riding studied geography and cartography at Radford College in Virginia, later earning a B.S. in Marketing Communications at Alameda College in California. She has completed course work towards a Masters Degree in Human Resource Development. She also completed the Executive Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.
Riding began her career in the engineering field working for consulting engineers as a drafter and designer. She ultimately moved into marketing and in 1987 began work in business development at Roy F. Weston, Inc. an international environmental management and consulting firm in West Chester, PA. In 1997 she joined Conectiv Energy as the Manager of Marketing. She presently is the Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Conectiv Energy, the competitive wholesale energy business owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc.
In her position at Conectiv Energy, Riding has been involved in several corporate environmental enhancement projects, including building and restoring terrapin habitat in Sussex County
Riding’s community activities include leadership roles in the Unitarian Universalist Society, and Planned Parenthood of Delaware where she is a member of the Board of Trustees and Nominating Committee. She is also actively engaged in grass root environmental programs with the Center for Inland Bays in Rehoboth, Delaware.
M.Q. and her husband of 30 years, Joe Riding, live in Newark, DE.
Roger Jones, State Director, The Nature Conservancy Delaware Chapter welcomed Riding to the Board of Trustees saying, “I know that M.Q. will be a valuable addition to the Board, bringing corporate and personal perspectives as well as marketing expertise that will enhance our work.”
Jones also thanked retiring trustee, David Velazquez for his contributions to furthering the mission of The Nature Conservancy, and most especially for his help in fostering the partnership between TNC’s Delaware Chapter and the group of companies with which he is affiliated – Conectiv, Delmarva Power and Pepco Holdings, Inc.
In addition to Riding, Board of Trustees members of The Nature Conservancy - Delaware Chapter, include: Michael Parkowski, Esq.; (Chairman), Brock J. Vinton and John V. Flynn, Jr. (Vice Chairs); Richard H. Bayard; Pam Biddle, Roberta S. Brown; Mariah Calagione; Nathan Hayward, III; D. Wayne Holden; Matthew Lintner; John Mackenzie; F. Christopher Patterson; Preston Schell; and Patricia Schramm.
The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The Conservancy and its more than 1 million members have protected nearly 120 million acres worldwide. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.
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