Conservancy Director Stepping Down
Ellie Ewing, Executive Director of the Captina Conservancy since 2019, is stepping down from the position in December. Her last day will be Friday, Dec. 12.
In a farewell message shared with Conservancy members and supporters, Ewing said, “I have loved every aspect of this job, but it’s the right one for me and my family at this time. I will be taking a position teaching fulltime at Ohio State University, but will be able to continue living in Belmont County.”
During Ewing’s time at Captina, the conservancy became an accredited land trust, closed on easements that protect over 900 acres of land, purchased the Dysart Woods and Marvin’s Rest properties and learned how to care for an elderly hellbender salamander.
Also during this time, enhanced benefits for members and a slate of board-hosted outreach events to reach new audiences have taken place. A large-scale habitat restoration project at Marvin’s Rest and working towards future public access at that location and Dysart Woods have occurred, Ewing reports.
Prior to her arrival in Belmont County, the departing executive director who grew up on a small dairy farm in northeast Ohio, worked for seven years as an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Enforcement Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Captina Conservancy is currently seeking candidates for the next executive director. A job posting is accessible here.
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