Zach leads NPCA's media and outreach team, encompassing media relations, social media, video production and digital advocacy. Collaborating across NPCA's federal and regional programs, Zach and his team develop strategic communications campaigns and messaging to advance protections for national parks.
Zach joined NPCA in 2017, bringing a long history of bringing advocacy work into digital spaces and using online tools to drive on-the-ground change. Since moving to Washington DC, he’s spent time working in both online and traditional media, as well as in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. He has developed and executed online campaigns for groups like the Sierra Club, the DSCC, and Education Voters of America. Most recently he worked as a consultant for nonprofit advocacy groups like Feeding America, building integrated online-offline-communications campaigns and mobilizing supporters through online outreach. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Montana, and holds a MA in Political Management from the George Washington University.