Princeton University

Robin Dougherty
Executive Director Greater Newark Conservancy

Robin Dougherty is the Executive Director of Greater Newark Conservancy, a Newark-based environmental and horticultural non-profit. She has led the team to create the environmental and ecological center, in downtown Newark, which educates inner city children on the importance of their natural urban environment. Previously, she was an educator of special needs students, and a school administrator.

A Leadership New Jersey Class of 2004 graduate, and a 2007 Gustav Heningburg Fellow, Ms. Dougherty is a founding member and has completed two terms as president of EarthShare of New Jersey, serves on the School Leadership Team for the John F. Kennedy School for special needs and has been active in social justice issues for over 20 years.

Elizabeth Johnson
Chief Operating Officer, Isles, Inc.

Elizabeth Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer at Isles, Inc., a nonprofit community development and environmental organization where she has worked for 15 years. Ms. Johnson has served as a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute for Public Policy at Thomas Edison State College and as the Director of the Department of Recreation, Natural Resources, and Culture for the city of Trenton. Ms. Johnson, a plant biologist by training, created Rutgers University’s Newark Urban Gardening Program and was one of the first women in New Jersey to serve as a County Agricultural Agent.
Ms. Johnson has received numerous awards for her work in promoting good practices in urban natural resource management and community development, including a Take Pride in America Award from the White House, a Green Community Award from the NJ Forestry Services, and a Woman of Distinction Award from the Girl Scouts of Delaware Valley. Ms. Johnson currently serves on the Trenton Board of Education, the Mercer County Open Space Board, and the Trenton Downtown Association Board. She is an advisor to Leadership Trenton.