Alec Johnson
We are pleased to welcome Alec Johnson, editor and publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, to the Board of Trustees.
Raised in Watertown, Alec is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, Dickinson College in Pennsylvania, and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. For over a decade, he worked as an award-winning reporter and editor in Connecticut, where his work was recognized by New England newspaper associations for investigative reporting that forced transparency in local government and contributed to changing interstate cooperation in New England for repeat DWI offenders.
In 2018, Alec returned to the North Country. He and his wife, Gabrielle West Johnson, live in Clayton with their two children, Claire and Tadhg. Alec is also the great-grandson of naturalist Minna Anthony Common, namesake of the Nature Center on Wellesley Island, whose conservation legacy continues to inspire Alec’s commitment to preserving the Thousand Islands for future generations.
“We are thrilled to welcome Alec to the Board of Trustees,” said David Lucas, Board President. “His deep local roots, professional expertise, and family legacy of conservation make him an outstanding addition to our leadership team. We look forward to working with him to further TILT’s mission of protecting the lands and waters of the Thousand Islands.”