Carol Denhof

Longleaf Alliance

Carol Denhof is President of The Longleaf Alliance (TLA) and leads the organization in its mission to ensure a sustainable future for the longleaf pine ecosystem by engaging with partners to expand the restoration, stewardship, and conservation of this forest ecosystem across the nine-state range of the species. Before assuming the role of President in 2019, Carol joined TLA in 2011 as the Understory Coordinator and was responsible for activities ranging from the facilitation of longleaf ecosystem restoration to the implementation and coordination of outreach and education efforts for the organization. Previously, Carol worked as the Conservation Coordinator at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. During her tenure there, she managed projects that focused on the conservation of rare plant species throughout the southeastern United States. Prior to her time with the Garden, Carol worked as a Plant Ecology Research Technician at the Jones Center at Ichauway in southwest Georgia where she studied the understory diversity of longleaf pine-wiregrass habitat. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Biology from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. Carol is a native of Blakely, Georgia, and currently lives on St. Simons Island.