Lynn Rothstein, Ph.D.

As Vice President of Development, Lynn Rothstein, oversees the design and implementation of a comprehensive plan for developing external alliances by cultivating individual and other philanthropic support toward transformational philanthropic leadership, in support of the long-term sustainability and future vision of the Park. She has primary responsibility for establishing and implementing the infrastructure needed to grow the operating budget, focusing on initiatives through the solicitation of major and leadership gifts, foundation support, planned giving, and other philanthropic sources. Overseeing a staff of ten, Lynn Rothstein brings new leadership to this position.

Lynn joined the Conservancy in September of 2011. With her early career background in higher education administration and the foundation world, she brings more than twenty years of experience in fund raising at New York institutions of higher education, social service agencies, and academic medicine.

A native New Yorker, Lynn has an A.B. degree from Barnard College where she majored in both Psychology and Anthropology. Specializing in the cognitive and socio-emotional development of young children, she has a Ph.D. degree in Psychology from Cornell University.