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Conservancy Names Steinour Young Chair of its Board of Trustees

Young to join Pennsylvania Program

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — July 1, 2008 — The Nature Conservancy recently appointed Carol Steinour Young of McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, as chair of its Pennsylvania Board of Trustees effective July 1.

“Carol Steinour Young brings not only a passion for the environment but also a wide array of expertise in policy, law and administration. She will be a valuable leader to our Board and to the direction of our conservation work in Pennsylvania and around the world,” said Bill Kunze, Pennsylvania state director of the Conservancy.

Since 1951 the Conservancy, a global non-profit organization, has been instrumental in protecting and preserving more than 117 million acres worldwide. In Pennsylvania, the Conservancy works throughout the state with public and private landowners to protect forests, rivers, and wildlife.

 “The Nature Conservancy is a global organization with a passion for protecting Pennsylvania’s future,” said Steinour Young. “As the Keystone State, what we do in Pennsylvania has far reaching implications for the health of the environment in neighboring states and in neighboring countries. The Conservancy understands the global impact of preserving Pennsylvania and has the commitment to work across political boundaries to find solutions that ensure a strong conservation future for people and nature.”

Steinour Young has been on the Pennsylvania Board of Trustees since 2004 and was named board chair at its March meeting. In addition to her position as an attorney with McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC, Steinour Young is a member of the PA Bar Association, Dauphin County Bar Association, International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association, and the Women’s Leadership Network of the United Way of the Capital Region.

Steinour Young holds a B.S. in Psychology from Chestnut Hill College and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. She resides in Hampden Township with her husband Bob and their two children.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters 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.