Ann has been a leader in the non-profit sector as well as in federal and state government and private industry. Her career focused on natural resource management and conservation and she helped protect and conserve millions of acres across the West. She has served as the Senior Vice President/Western Division Manager of the Trust for Public Land, the Rocky Mountain Regional Executive Director with National Wildlife Federation, Vice President of Public Lands with The Wilderness Society, Bureau of Land Management State Director in Colorado and Nevada, and Division Director in the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. She has a Bachelor’s of Science (Political Economy of Natural Resources) from the University of California Berkeley and a Master's in Business Administration from Golden Gate University. Ann has served on numerous non-profit boards of directors and as an adjunct faculty at University of Colorado Law School teaching natural resources law and University of Denver University College teaching environmental policy.