Join representatives from Alachua Conservation Trust and Conservation Burial, Inc. for an informative virtual discussion on the benefits of natural burial for people and the planet. During this webinar, our speakers will discuss the history of Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery, general info about natural burial as an option for yourself or your loved ones, and the conservation benefits of natural burial.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS
Freddie Johnson Executive Director Conservation Burial, Inc.
Freddie Johnson is one of the founders of Conservation Burial Inc. (CBI), the non-profit that manages Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery (PCCC). He served as CBI's Board President for three years prior to becoming PCCC’s Executive Director in 2011. Freddie was president of a North Carolina sports company he founded in 1976, inspired by playing collegiate tennis at Pfeiffer University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, until 1989. That year he and his wife Peggy moved to Gainesville, and he began a 19-year career with a pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology. He is a certified USPTA teaching (tennis) professional. Freddie has been a nature and animal lover since his childhood experience of growing up in and around the woods and creeks of North Carolina.
Tom Kay, Esq. Executive Director Alachua Conservation Trust
Tom Kay is the Executive Director of Alachua Conservation Trust. Tom holds a bachelor’s of science degree in Environmental Policy & Behavior from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University’s College of Law. A licensed Florida attorney, Tom has worked as a staff attorney for a large not-for-profit healthcare organization and a public housing authority. For seven years, he worked as a litigator in civil, criminal, and real estate matters. He has volunteered on local and national political campaigns and interned in U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s Tallahassee office during law school. He currently serves as the President of the Alliance of Florida Land Trusts, the umbrella organization for state's 22 land trusts. He also serves on the Executive Committee as Chair of the Partnership for Gulf Coast Land Conservation, a coalition of more than two dozen local, regional and national conservation organizations that work to increase the pace, quality and permanence of voluntary land and water conservation within the five state Gulf Coast region.
WHEN
Wednesday, September 23
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
WHERE
This is an online event with both audio and visual components. We recommend viewing the event online to access all visual components of the presentation.
Online access information will be provided upon registration. Only one person per household needs to register unless you will be using separate devices to access the webinar.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
Registration is required for this free event. Click on the button below to register.
Contact Alachua Conservation Trust by phone: (352) 373-1078 or email: info@AlachuaConservationTrust.org with any questions.
