Carol Denhof

October 20, 2020

Carol Denhof has been with The Longleaf Alliance since January 2011 and assumed the position of President on November 1, 2019. As President, she leads the organization in its mission to ensure a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem through partnerships, landowner assistance and science-based education and outreach. In her former position with The Alliance as Understory & Media Coordinator, Carol was responsible for activities ranging from facilitation of longleaf ecosystem restoration to implementation and coordination of outreach and education efforts of The Longleaf Alliance. Previously, Carol worked for eight years as the Conservation Coordinator at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. During her tenure at the Garden, Carol managed projects that focused on the conservation of rare plant species throughout the southeastern United States. Her work involved plant propagation, population reintroduction and augmentation, habitat restoration, and habitat management. Prior to her time with the Garden, Carol worked as a Plant Ecology Research Technician at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center in southwest Georgia where she studied the understory diversity of longleaf pine wiregrass habitat. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Carol is a native of Blakely, Georgia and currently lives on St. Simons Island with her husband and their two children.