Christie Henderson is the Deputy Director and has been with TennGreen Land Conservancy since May 2012. In her role, she shepherds complicated, urgent, and detailed land transactions, often with national partners and governmental agencies, to acquire, restore, and conserve important lands and landscapes throughout Tennessee and beyond. Christie developed a love of the outdoors while growing up in West Tennessee. She spent many spring and summer nights identifying frog vocalizations with her family as part of the Tennessee Amphibian Monitoring Program. Christie followed her outdoor passion through college and holds an M.S. in Biology from Tennessee Technological University (TTU), where she focused her research on avian diversity and richness in the presence of timber harvesting at Catoosa Wildlife Management Area. In 2018, Christie was named Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Land Conservationist of the Year! In 2019, a major land acquisition project that she spearheaded won the U.S. Forestry Department’s “Wings Across the Americas Habitat Conservation Partnership Award.” Prior to working at TennGreen, Christie worked as a research assistant at TTU and an agricultural research assistant at the West TN Research and Education Center. She and her husband, Bobby, love to travel, hike, and spend time with their daughter, Harper, and two dogs, Mogley and Murphy.
Christie’s Favorite Hiking Spot:
Whites Creek Gorge