Executive Board
Gail Cameron, President
A lifelong Hamden resident, Gail grew up with Sleeping Giant in her backyard. Perhaps that is where her love for nature began. She graduated from the College of Agriculture at UCONN and went on to work for more than 44 years at the Yale Medical School. Now retired, she enjoys having the time to hike, bird and care for her many pets. She is a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Vice President and Environmental Stewardship Chair of the Sleeping Giant Park Association and volunteers on multiple projects with Connecticut Audubon. She loves crafting, spinning yarn and spending time with her family. Gail is honored to lead the Hamden Land Trust as it begins its 50th anniversary.
A lifelong Hamden resident, Gail grew up with Sleeping Giant in her backyard. Perhaps that is where her love for nature began. She graduated from the College of Agriculture at UCONN and went on to work for more than 44 years at the Yale Medical School. Now retired, she enjoys having the time to hike, bird and care for her many pets. She is a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Vice President and Environmental Stewardship Chair of the Sleeping Giant Park Association and volunteers on multiple projects with Connecticut Audubon. She loves crafting, spinning yarn and spending time with her family. Gail is honored to lead the Hamden Land Trust as it begins its 50th anniversary.
Paul Begemann, Vice President
A Hamden native, Paul grew up enjoying many hikes with his family through such local treasures as Sleeping Giant and the Blue Trail, and now continues to enjoy Hamden’s many parks and open spaces with his wife and three children. Paul is excited to be joining the Board of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust and helping the HLCT to protect additional land in Hamden from development. An attorney, Paul graduated from the University of Connecticut and George Washington University Law School. Paul has his own law practice in Hamden, where he devotes the majority of his time to assisting clients with their real estate and business matters.
A Hamden native, Paul grew up enjoying many hikes with his family through such local treasures as Sleeping Giant and the Blue Trail, and now continues to enjoy Hamden’s many parks and open spaces with his wife and three children. Paul is excited to be joining the Board of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust and helping the HLCT to protect additional land in Hamden from development. An attorney, Paul graduated from the University of Connecticut and George Washington University Law School. Paul has his own law practice in Hamden, where he devotes the majority of his time to assisting clients with their real estate and business matters.
Tracy Zarillo, Secretary
Tracy Zarrillo has worked at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven in the Department of Entomology for more than 25 years. Over the course of her career at the station, she has worked on a large variety of research projects, including alternative insect pest management strategies on organic farms and apple orchards throughout the state, as well as surveying for exotic and invasive insect pests. Currently her interests focus primarily on pollinator habitat establishment and management, and documenting wild bee diversity in Connecticut. She is passionate about conservation and protecting open space from encroaching development.
Tracy Zarrillo has worked at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven in the Department of Entomology for more than 25 years. Over the course of her career at the station, she has worked on a large variety of research projects, including alternative insect pest management strategies on organic farms and apple orchards throughout the state, as well as surveying for exotic and invasive insect pests. Currently her interests focus primarily on pollinator habitat establishment and management, and documenting wild bee diversity in Connecticut. She is passionate about conservation and protecting open space from encroaching development.