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Justin Stokes serves as Ä¢¹½Av’s Deputy Chief Conservation Officer. In this role Justin supports the day-to-day management of the Conservation Department as well as oversees implementation of Ä¢¹½Av’s EDIB Conservative Principles and public funding strategy. Justin previously served as the Executive Director of Ä¢¹½Av South Carolina. In this role, he led a re-visioning of South Carolina’s conservation impact that delivered high-profile wins for Ä¢¹½Av. These victories include passage of comprehensive climate resiliency legislation and significant clean energy reforms in the state legislature, successfully completing the restoration of Crab Bank Seabird Sanctuary, and securing Ä¢¹½Av’s first National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom designation for Beidler Forest Sanctuary. Justin joined Ä¢¹½Av in 2017 serving as its first Vice President for Political Affairs and led Ä¢¹½Av’s government relations team. Justin also served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Ä¢¹½Av Action Fund, the 501 (c)(4) affiliate to the Ä¢¹½Av, where he led a cross-network team to ensure the successful launch of the Action Fund.

Prior to joining Ä¢¹½Av in 2017, Justin served as a Chief for Staff for a member of Congress, where he also worked on transportation and infrastructure issues. Justin worked for four members of Congress and the South Carolina Governor. He is a native of South Carolina, attended Clemson University and The Citadel, and completed the Wilson Fellowship in strategic management for environmental leadership at Harvard Business School.