Phil Huffman

Quebec-Labrador Foundation

Phil Huffman is Senior Vice President, Regional and Global Programs, for the Quebec-Labrador Foundation (QLF). In this role, he leads QLF’s work on transborder ecological connectivity conservation and restoration in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada as part of the Staying Connected Initiative, a dynamic collaboration among dozens of government agencies, NGOs, and other interests. He also provides guidance and partnership development for other QLF conservation programs in the region, and cultivates new initiatives elsewhere in the world.

Phil has been a conservation leader in the region for more than three decades, with extended stints with The Nature Conservancy in Vermont, the U.S. National Park Service, and as an independent consultant. His work has encompassed innovative, impactful approaches to landscape-scale and connectivity conservation; cross-border collaboration and partnerships; community-based river conservation; public and private land stewardship; and policy and advocacy. Phil holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College, and dual Master’s degrees in Environmental Studies and Public and Private Management from Yale University. He considers himself truly fortunate to live with his family in the Mad River Valley of Vermont.