Conservation Leader Recognized

The Nature Conservancy Presents 2007 Oak Leaf Award to Harry Kangis

DUBLIN, OHIO — March 16, 2007 — The Nature Conservancy is pleased to award its annual Oak Leaf Award for 2007 to Harry Kangis.

The award is issued each year by the Conservancy’s Ohio Chapter to recognize individuals who have contributed years of outstanding service to the organization and to the protection of Ohio’s lands and waters.

Kangis has been a member of the Ohio Chapter Board of Trustees for five years, and is currently serving as its vice chair. In addition, Mr. Kangis leads the Board’s Philanthropy and Marketing Committee as its co-chair. He has been highly engaged ever since joining the board, and recently led the Chapter’s strategic planning process.

“Harry has become an invaluable asset to our organization,” said State Director Rich Shank. “He’s worked very hard to guide our planning efforts, and is committed to helping us reach our goals.”

Mr. Kangis has been an independent strategy consultant and facilitator since 2001, assisting businesses and not-for-profit organizations in building clearer and more focused strategic plans. Mr. Kangis is a founder and the General Manager of One Page Solutions® LLC.

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 102 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.