Win Anderson

Win joined the Indian River Lakes Conservancy as the Community Outreach and Engagement Coordinator in April 2024. In this position, Win will coordinate community and educational events, and lead stewardship teams. Win is excited to give back to the local community by promoting the natural world and a conservation mindset in the youth of the area.

Win grew up in North Carolina, West Virginia and Missouri where a passion for the outdoors was fostered primarily through the avenues of camping, hiking and fishing. Throughout the many changes of life, land and water were always a source of both peace and adventure for him.

Win moved to the North Country with his family in 2019 and completed the last four years of his career in the Army stationed at Fort Drum. He and his family felt a deep connection to the area and purchased a hobby farm where they live and dabble in small-scale farming and a camp where they enjoy outdoor recreation.

According to Win, his army career as a paratrooper and aviator and deployments left him with some scars, literally and figuratively, BUT coming back to nature always helped him through those struggles. He believes that time in nature can help people through all sorts of difficult seasons of life.

Upon retirement, Win began searching for his next career and gravitated toward conservation—a place where he could teach future generations about the fundamental

importance of protecting land and water. We are so glad he found himself here, at IRLC, where he will help us connect hearts to nature.