ORLT Staff
Edward "Ted"
Heisel, Executive Director
Ted grew up in Labadie, Missouri, on a corn and soybean farm along the
Missouri River. He spent much of his youth hiking, hunting and fishing
in the Ozark foothills of Franklin County. More recently, he has taken
up kayaking on many Ozark rivers and some day would like to float a few
major rivers for their entire length. Prior to joining ORLT, Ted
was staff attorney at the Washington University Interdisciplinary
Environmental Clinic in St. Louis. He has a B.S. in Biology from Kansas
State University and J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Abigail Lambert, River Stewardship Project Coordinator
Abigail was born and raised in St. Louis. Her family
initially settled in the area in the 1700s and were trappers on the
Mississippi. She has a bachelor's degree in Political
Science/Spanish/Ecology from University of Arizona and a master's degree
in Environmental Management from Duke University. Before returning to
St. Louis she served as a solid waste consultant in Virginia and as the
sole staff person with Lower Shore Land Trust for four years in
Maryland. She raised $5 million for protection of 9,000 acres through
Rural Legacy, Maryland's land and conservation easement program.
Preston Lacy, Stewardship Director / Katy Land Trust Coordinator
Preston joined ORLT in 2011 as its Stewardship Director and Coordinator
of the Katy Land Trust program.
Previously, he was Environmental Planner with the Southwestern Illinois
Resource Conservation & Development, Inc., where he worked with local
governments and others on land use planning efforts.
In addition, as part of the RC&D’s land trust program, he worked
with landowners on conservation easement projects.
Preston holds joint masters degrees in Urban Planning and Public
Administration from the University of Louisville and a B.S. in Natural
Resource Conservation from the University of Kentucky.