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DALLAS, Texas — Today, the ���Ĵ�ý announced the appointment of Suzanne Langley as executive director of , the organization’s office in the Lone Star State. Ms. Langley comes to ���Ĵ�ý Texas after five years as executive director of , a staffed chapter with programs also located on the Alabama coast.

“The amazingly varied species and habitat of the state and inspirational conservation work by ���Ĵ�ý Texas is something I look forward to becoming a part of,” said Langley. “Prairie species first hooked me working with ���Ĵ�ý in Arkansas and Mississippi. Having the opportunity to continue grassland, coastal and urban conservation in Texas is exciting.”

As head of ���Ĵ�ý Texas, she will oversee the organization’s programs in urban conservation, coastal conservation and grasslands & prairie conservation as well as the oversight of three nature and education centers: , and .

“The vast size and rich ecological diversity of Texas make it an incredibly important place for bird conservation, and Suzanne Langley is exactly the right person to lead ���Ĵ�ý’s efforts in the state,” said Brian Trusty, ���Ĵ�ý’s VP of the Central Flyway and former executive director of ���Ĵ�ý Texas. “We’re tremendously lucky to have such a talented person step up and take the wheel of one of ���Ĵ�ý’s largest state offices.”

Langley served as the first executive director of Birmingham ���Ĵ�ý from July 2012 until her appointment to lead ���Ĵ�ý Texas. She led the effort to secure substantial funding for a new coastal bird stewardship and monitoring program and established a coastal office in partnership with other ���Ĵ�ý chapters and governmnent agencies. She also oversaw development of a hugely popular urban bird habitat initiative, a six-fold increase in the chapter’s annual operating budget, and served as a chapter representative during the development of the ���Ĵ�ý’s .

In addition to more than a decade working in the ���Ĵ�ý network, Langley has extensive corporate and nonprofit management experience ranging from healthcare to higher education. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Auburn University and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

To learn more about ���Ĵ�ý Texas, please follow the state office on and .

The ���Ĵ�ý protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. ���Ĵ�ý's state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, ���Ĵ�ý's vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. ���Ĵ�ý is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more how to help at  and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @audubonsociety.

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