MARY L. TYRRELL
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education
Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (1995 – 1997) Master of Forest Science, 1997
Boston University (1975 – 1978), Master of Business Administration, 1978
University of New Hampshire (1969 – 1973), B.A., Mathematics, 1973
Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Executive Director (2004 – present); Program Director and Researcher (2000 – present)
Responsible for strategic direction and overall operations of the Institute, coordination between the
Institute’s programs, and relations with the broader conservation and forestry communities. Promote
understanding and awareness of the importance, status, and challenges of stewardship and long-term
sustainability of the world’s forests, in collaboration with many diverse organizations.
Initiatives, Research, Education and Outreach Accomplishments
 Program Director and member of the executive management committee for the Sustaining Family
Forests Initiative, a national collaboration of environmental organizations, government agencies, and
forestry professionals, working on a shared agenda to conserve and improve stewardship of private
lands. Led innovative social marketing research project on reaching and communicating with family
forest owners, and a highly successful landowner outreach education program for conservation and
forestry organizations.
 Develop and led Tools for Engaging Landowner Effectively, an educational program for natural resource
professionals working with family landowners.
 Developed and led 2- week mid-career training program for the Indian Forest Service on US forests and
forestry.
 Managed and implemented a multi-institution applied research project on the impacts of suburban
sprawl on the forests and farmlands of the Connecticut and Pennsylvania Highlands. Results were used
by the conservation community to enhance land use planning and prioritization of land conservation.
 Co-led study of forest health indicators for Connecticut
 Organized and convened forums, workshops, and speaker series on diverse topics such as the future of
the Maine North Woods, tax policies for family forest owners, forest health, wildfire, wood as an
environmental resource, payments for ecosystem services, and invasive species.
 Designed and co-taught graduate course Seminar on Invasive Species Biology, Ecology, Policy, and
Management.
 Supervised research projects on global conservation priority setting; tourism impacts in the Mount
Everest region; wildfire costs; management of forests of the U.S. Inland West; and motivations for
forestland parcelization.
Fundraising and Management Accomplishments
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Raised $4,800,000 in government, corporate, and foundation grants.
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Managed day to day business of the Institute, including finances, strategic planning, program
development, staff and student supervision, web site, guest speakers, and events.
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Professional Service and Memberships
 Lincoln Institute for Land Conservation, Conservation Catalysts Network (2011 – present)
 Massachusetts Division of Water Supply Protection Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee (2010 –
present)
 New England Forestry Foundation Advisory Board (2008 – present)
 Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources planning committee (2007 – present)
 Connecticut Forest Forum planning committee (2009 – 2011)
 Connecticut Forestlands Council (2005 – 2009)
 Member, Society of American Foresters (2000 – present)
 Member, Forest Guild (2010 – present)
 Member, Ecological Society of America (2005 – present)
Previous Employment
Program Director, Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental
Studies (1997-2000)
Researcher, Appalachian Mountain Club (1997)
Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA (1980 – 1995)
Business Operations Manager, International Contract Manufacturing (1991 – 1995)
As key member of a new business start up team, built a $130 million international contract manufacturing
business in just over two years. Responsibilities included development of business plans, program
management for large accounts, customer relations and negotiations, sales training, staff development, and
revenue and profit management. Managed collaboration process among manufacturing facilities in Asia,
Canada, Europe, and the United States.
Manufacturing Engineering Manager, General International Area (1986 – 1991)
Prior to 1986, held various positions in Quality Assurance, Environmental Health and Safety, and Manufacturing
Engineering
Community Service
Hamden Land Trust Board of Directors (2008 – present)
Appalachian Mountain Club Cold River Camp Naturalist Hike Leader (2000-2004)
Connecticut Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Board of Directors (2001 – 2006)
As a leader in an active volunteer-run organization, involved in implementing all aspects of the CTNOFA’s
mission, including strategic planning, programs, operations, outreach and policy. CTNOFA is a leader in
promoting and facilitating local, organic farms and food supplies for a more sustainable landscape.
NOFA Organic Land Care Committee of Connecticut and Massachusetts Chapters (1999-2004)
Member of the team which developed and implemented a pioneering organic land care program. Major
committee accomplishments include development and publication of Standards for Organic Land Care:
Practices for Design and Maintenance of Organic Landscapes; development of an organic land care
professional accreditation program; design and delivery of a five-day course on organic land care; and
publishing A Citizen’s Guide to Organic Land Care.
Town of Hamden Natural Resources and Open Space Commission (2000 – 2004)
Mill River Watershed Association Board of Directors and Newsletter Editor (1999 – 2003)
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Publications and Reports (2008 – 2013)
Greene, John L, Zhao Ma, Brett J Butler, Paul F Catanzaro, Jaketon H Hewes, Michael A Kilgore, David B.
Kittredge, Mary Tyrrell. In review. Family Forest Owners and Federal Taxes. Forest Policy and Economics.
Ma, Zhao, Brett J Butler, Paul F Catanzaro, John L Greene, Jaketon H Hewes, Michael A Kilgore, David B.
Kittredge, Mary Tyrrell. In review. The effectiveness of state preferential property tax programs in conserving
forests: Comparisons, measurements, and challenges. Land Use Policy.
Tyrrell, M.L. and D. Apsley, P. Chawla, and B. Butler, In press, Engaging landowners effectively: Creating a Call
Before You Cut campaign in the central hardwoods region. Proceedings of the 18th Central Hardwoods
Conference. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report.
Tyrrell, Mary, Matthew Fried, Mark Ashton, Richard Campbell. 2012. The Quiet Corner Initiative at the Yale
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Working Paper.
Brett J. Butler, Paul F. Catanzaro, John L. Greene, Jaketon H. Hewes, Michael A. Kilgore, David B. Kittredge,
Zhao Ma, and Mary L. Tyrrell. 2012. Taxing Family Forest Owners: Implications of Federal and State Policies
in the United States. Journal of Forestry. 110(7): 371-380.
Stone, R.S. and M.L. Tyrrell. 2012. Motivation for family forestland parcelization in the Catskill/Delaware
Watersheds of New York. Journal of Forestry 110(5): 267-274.
Tyrrell, Mary L., lead contributor. 2012. Yale FES, CAES, Audubon Connecticut, UCONN Extension, and CT
DEEP. Monitoring Protocol for Forest Ecosystem Health: CT Highlands Pilot Project. Report to the US Forest
Service, Northeastern Area State & Private Forestry.
Tyrrell, Mary L., Jeffrey Ross and Matthew Kelty. 2012. Carbon dynamics in temperate forests. pp. 77-107 In:
Ashton, Mark S., Mary L. Tyrrell, Deborah Spalding, and Bradford Gentry, eds. 2012. Managing Forest Carbon
in a Changing Climate. Springer. 414 p.
Tyrrell, M.L., Ashton, M.S., Spalding, D., & B. Gentry. 2012. Synthesis and conclusions. In “Managing Forest
Carbon in a Changing Climate.” Ashton, M.S., Tyrrell, M.L., Spalding, D., & B. Gentry (Editors). pp. 373-384.
Springer Verlag, New York 410 p.
Henke, Lisa, Caitlin O’Brady, Deborah Spalding and Mary L. Tyrrell. 2012. The economic drivers of forest land
use and the role of markets in the United States. pp. 321-336 In: Ashton, Mark S., Mary L. Tyrrell, Deborah
Spalding, and Bradford Gentry, eds. 2012. Managing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate. Springer. 414 p.
Ashton, Mark S., Mary L. Tyrrell, Deborah Spalding, and Bradford Gentry, eds. 2012. Managing Forest Carbon in
a Changing Climate. Springer. 414 p.
Lundquist, J.E., A.E. Camp, M.L. Tyrrell, S.J. Seybold, P. Cannon, and D.J. Lodge. 2011. Abiotic Factors and
Impacts of Global Environmental Change. Chapter 5 In: Castello, John D. and Stephen A Teale (eds.). Forest
Health: An Integrated Perspective. Cambridge University Press. 392 p.
Lathrop, Richard, Mary L. Tyrrell, and Myrna Hall. 2011. Future Vision of the Highlands, Chapter 15 In: Richard
Lathrop, Ed., The Highlands: Critical Resources, Treasured Landscapes. Rutgers University Press. 366 p.
Reuben, Aaron and Mary L. Tyrrell. 2010. Tax Policies and Family Forest Owners. YFFReview Vol. 12, No. 2.
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. New Haven, Connecticut.
Tyrrell, Mary L., Mark S. Ashton, Deborah Spalding, and Bradford Gentry, eds. 2009. Forests and Carbon: A
Synthesis of Science, Management, and Policy for Carbon Sequestration in Forests. Yale School of Forestry &
Environmental Studies Report No. 23, New Haven, CT.
Tyrrell, M. L., M.H. Hall, S. Myers, J. Cox, E. Hawes, L. Yocom, S. Price, T. Worthley, J. Stocker et al. 2008.
Highlands Regional Study: Connecticut and Pennsylvania Updates – Forest & Agricultural Resources Analysis
and Growth and Impact Analysis. A report to the USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Area State & Private
Forestry.
Hall, M., R. Germain, M. Tyrrell and R.N. Sampson. 2008. Predicting Future Water Quality from Land Use
Change Projections in the Catskill-Delaware Watersheds. SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
and Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
Grants and Research Funding (2008 – 2013)
USDA Forest Service: Highlands Regional Study: Connecticut and Pennsylvania Updates – Forest & Agricultural
Resources Analysis and Growth and Impact Analysis
$540,000 (2006 – 2010)
USDA Forest Service: Connecticut Highlands Forest Health Project
$33,300 (2008 – 2011)
American Forest Foundation: Sustaining Family Forests Initiative research and education programs
$80,000 (2008 – 2013)
MeadWestvaco Company Foundation: Sustaining Family Forests Initiative research and education programs
$60,000 (2008 – 2013)
Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Foundation: Sustaining Family Forests Initiative research and education programs
$50,000 (2008 – 2009)
Edward C. Armbrecht Family Fund: Sustaining Family Forests Initiative research and education programs
$30,000 (2008 – 2009)
USDA Forest Service: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Landowner Outreach Programs
$65,000 (2009 – 2012)
USDA Forest Service: Conserving Family Forest Lands: Innovative Tools for Engaging Landowners
$25,000 (2009 – 2011)
USDA Forest Service: Piedmont Crescent Sustainability Indicators
$40,000 (2009 – 2011)
USDA Forest Service: Connecticut Landowners Study
$60,800 (2010 – 2013)
University of Massachusetts: Effects of tax policies on family forest owners
$29,900 (2010 – 2011)
Northeast State Foresters Association: Regional Pilot Demonstration Project to Strengthen Forest Product Markets,
Forest Stewardship, and Forest Conservation
$16,000 (2011 – 2012)