After 10 years as Bayou Land Conservancy’s executive director, Jill Boullion reflected on her time spent in leadership and the progress the conservancy has made over the years. According to its website, the conservancy works to preserve land along streams for better flood control, clean water and wildlife. It preserves land within watersheds that feed into Lake Houston in north Harris and Montgomery counties, according to the website.
As she prepares for retirement in August, Boullion said she hopes her efforts to spread awareness of conservation in Montgomery County will leave an impact across surrounding communities. In a Q&A with Community Impact, Boullion described her hope for the conservancy as future leadership steps into the role.
You’ve been the executive director at the Bayou Land Conservancy for the past 10 years. What motivated you to pursue your role?
Before I came here, I was at the Greens Bayou Coalition. I had spent all my career in marketing and advertising, so it was kind of like getting to take all the experience and skills I had built up over all that time and put them into something I was passionate about. I didn't know anything about conservation easements, and I thought, how often do you get to have a job that you get to do something really good and impactful for the community and learn more stuff along the way? I could have a bigger impact in the community than what I was doing ... an even larger footprint.
