STAFF

Jeff Crosby

Executive Director
jeff.crosby@coloradoriverlandtrust.org

Since 2015, Jeff has been the executive director of Colorado River Land Trust leading the organization on its mission to protect land throughout the Colorado River watershed. Jeff has nearly two decades of land conservation and nonprofit management experience and has worked extensively with private landowners throughout his career. Before joining Colorado River Land Trust, he served as the executive director of Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust. He also worked for Land Legacy, a statewide land conservation group in Oklahoma focused on protecting critical agricultural land and water resources. Jeff has a bachelor’s of science from the University of Oklahoma and currently serves on the governing board of Compatible Lands Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the conservation of land and natural resources and compatible land use among public and private landowners. In his free time, you will find Jeff outdoors with his wife and daughter or on the basketball court with his son.

Rob Stroup

Conservation Director
rob.stroup@coloradoriverlandtrust.org

Born and raised in Austin, Rob has been part of Colorado River Land Trust since its inception. He attended Texas State University after a four-year career serving his country in the United States Marine Corps. He became a licensed real estate agent, embarking on a successful career selling farm and ranch properties in south and central Texas, and worked as a hunting guide on ranches throughout the state. As the conservation director, Rob works closely with private landowners helping them to fulfill their conservation goals for their property. Spending time outdoors and doing a job you genuinely love is the perfect fit for someone with Rob’s background.

Emily Sundberg

Communications Associate
emily.sundberg@coloradoriverlandtrust.org

After graduating from Texas A&M University with her bachelor’s degree, Emily has channeled her love for Texas into her everyday life by joining the Colorado River Land Trust team. Born and raised in Rockport, she has never known a life that didn’t revolve around the outdoors. Emily loves spending time on the water, and catching a limit of redfish makes it even better, which is just one of the many reasons why land conservation is something she is passionate about. In her role as Communications Associate, she oversees membership, events, marketing, and outreach programs, helping connect people to the land and water she has grown up loving.