Victoria Alzapiedi is a Member of the Town of New Castle Conservation Board and the New Castle Climate Smart Communities Task Force.  She is also the co-founder of New Castle Healthy Yards and the New Castle Pollinator Pathways Coalition. Victoria is the Executive Director of Friends of Buttonhook Forest Inc - a nonprofit organization focused on preserving this 21.3 acre wildlife habitat watershed forest - and the sacred Native American stone complex found there - from destruction and desecration.  Victoria also started the Facebook group “The Nature of Westchester” seven years ago - an active community of nature lovers that now has more than 4100 members.

A leadership coach and organizational development consultant at Breakthrough Insight Consulting LLC, Victoria is also the Founder and Principal at "My Native Garden Oasis" providing guidance to clients on creating bird and pollinator habitat in their yards.

Victoria has an expertise in native plants and extensive experience as an educator and advocate focusing on local and regional environmental issues.  She is deeply committed to empowering residents to nurture and support our ecosystem

Victoria was a public interest attorney for many years and, as a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, she brings a public policy perspective to all of her work on the environment.