Farmington Land Preservation Group Names New Director

Farmington Land Trust

FARMINGTON, CT — A local nonprofit dedicated to preserving Farmington's pristine open space announced earlier this month it has a new leader.

The Farmington Land Trust has announced that Kristin Flyntz joined the organization as its executive director on July 1.

Flyntz succeeds Cate Grady-Benson, who retired June 30 after leading the organization for four years.

“Kristin’s passion for environmental stewardship and building strong partnerships, combined with her leadership and marketing experience, make her an ideal fit for the Farmington Land Trust at this time,” said Francie Brown Holmes, president of the land trust’s board of directors.

In recent years, the Farmington Land Trust has experienced significant growth that includes completing a capital campaign and opening the Wilcox-Bushley Homestead and Environmental Education Center.

“We protect what we love and as we continue building on the momentum of the past several years, I’m excited to work with FLT’s dedicated members, volunteers, donors, board and staff to help more people fall in love with, permanently protect, and care for the open spaces that make Farmington such a special place,” said Flyntz.

A marketing executive with more than 25 years’ experience in Fortune 500, privately held, and nonprofit organizations, Flyntz is the founder and principal of Storied Oak Studio, a marketing consultancy.

She is also an assistant editor of "Dark Matter: Women Witnessing," an online journal featuring women’s art and writing in response to accelerating climate change and species loss.

She previously served as a trustee of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame and chair of its Marketing committee, and was a founding board member of Horizons at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury.

Established in 1971, the Farmington Land Trust’s mission is to protect open space in perpetuity for the benefit of current and future generations through acquisition, stewardship, education and advocacy. The land trust currently protects more than 300 acres on 70 parcels that feature meadows, forests, vernal pools, rivers, and trap rock ridges.

For more information on the Farmington Land Trust, click on this link.