[cid:image002.jpg@01CBEF02.1EB4F5A0] Tahoma Audubon Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marjorie Shea, Board President (253)591-6439 marjories@tacomaparks.com<mailto:marjories@tacomaparks.com> March 30, 2011 Executive Director for Tahoma Audubon Society Krystal Kyer has been promoted to the position of Executive Director for Tahoma Audubon Society, the local chapter of the National Audubon. Kyer has been the Conservation Coordinator for the non-profit environmental organization since 2006. She has worked with the chapter's conservation committee, members, and the public, on a variety of environmental issues with the aim of protecting habitat for birds and other wildlife across Pierce County. As a community organizer, Kyer's work focused on citizen science, land use, biodiversity, open space, and urban habitat restoration through her work with volunteers of the Green Tacoma Partnership. She has participated in numerous stakeholder groups, such as Tacoma's Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force and Pierce County's Open Space Task Force. In addition to her work for Tahoma Audubon, Kyer also currently serves on the Metro Parks Tacoma Board of Park Commissioners. "Over the past five years I have enjoyed being a part of a local organization with so many dedicated and engaged members", shared Kyer. "This year I look forward to leading Tahoma Audubon towards being a sustainable grassroots powerhouse of environmental education, conservation, citizen science, and advocacy in Pierce County". A Puget Sound native, Kyer spent four years in the Navy before earning her B.A. and Master of Environmental Studies degrees from The Evergreen State College in Olympia WA. She lives in Tacoma with her husband and two daughters. She can be reached at kkyer@tahomaaudubon.org<mailto:kkyer@tahomaaudubon.org>. [cid:image004.jpg@01CBEF02.1EB4F5A0] Tahoma Audubon Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. For more information visit our website at www.TahomaAudubon.org<http://www.TahomaAudubon.org> or call (253)565-9278.