Dana Beach
Board Member, Butler Conservation/Park Builders International
Dana Beach founded the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League in 1989. Under his direction, the organization has evolved into one of the most successful state-level conservation groups in the country, growing from two staff members and an annual budget of $90,000 to 35 staff members, an annual budget of $3.5 million, and offices in Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown, and Columbia.
Beach stepped down as director in 2018. He is currently working with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture to promote climate-friendly farming practices, as well as a consultant and board member of Butler Conservation. A published writer and author, the Columbia native lives in Charleston with his wife, Virginia.