A veteran of land conservation, Willis Yarberry brings over 18 years of conservation real estate and finance experience to WRC. Prior to his role as WRC’s Director of Lands, Willis worked for a private mitigation banking investment firm. Before that, he worked for four years as Director of Interior West and Federal Affairs at WRC. He also spent 12 years at the Nature Conservancy, where he served as Director of Major Projects and Government Relations in Montana and South Carolina.
Willis holds a B.A. in biology from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from East Carolina University.