ESLC Announces New Staff and Board Member Additions
State of MD - The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy has announced several changes to its team. The nonprofit shared new hires, a promotion, and new board leadership this month.
Larisa Prezioso has been promoted to director of land conservation. She has worked with ESLC for six years in stewardship, preserve management, and restoration roles.
In her new role, Prezioso will lead the group's land protection, stewardship, and restoration programs. She will also manage acquisition and conservation easement projects, and oversee two new employees.
ESLC President and CEO Steve Kline spoke about the changes. "ESLC continues to refine a talented team of experts supported by a devoted and experienced board of directors," Kline said. "From complex land use and policy work to growingly complicated conservation and stewardship, ESLC is fully equipped to tackle the Eastern Shore's many-layered land use challenges."
Hannah Harrison has joined ESLC as its new stewardship assistant. She served as the group's 2026 summer intern and recently graduated from Salisbury University with a degree in Earth Science and Marine Geoscience, along with a minor in Geographic Information Systems.
Harrison will monitor ESLC's growing list of conservation easements, which now totals more than 349.
Kelsie Fronheiser has joined the team as conservation manager. She holds a bachelor's degree from Towson University and a master's degree in Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara's Bren School.
Fronheiser most recently worked as a conservation planner at the Kent Soil and Water Conservation District. She brings experience in prescribed burning, environmental education, and agricultural best management practices.
ESLC also welcomed a new board member this summer, Brennan Starkey. Starkey is an Eastern Shore native and a farmer, sailor, hunter, and conservationist.
He previously served as a board member and board chair of ShoreRivers in Easton. He has also served as vice president of Radcliffe Creek School, chair of the Kollegewidgwok Sailing Education Association, and a board member of the Northeast Center for Risk Management.
Starkey shared why he wanted to join the ESLC board. "ESLC has been at the forefront of preserving habitat, farmland, and open space while advocating for responsible land planning for more than twenty years," Starkey said. "I hope to contribute value to the Land Conservancy mission through the experience I've gained as a farmer and conservationist."
ESLC also thanked outgoing staff members David Satterfield and Autumn Conley for their service. The group also recognized outgoing board members Matt Nielsen, Helen Spinelli, Lindsey Thompson, and Darius Johnson.
