Eric Olson serves as the Regional Director of Development for the Mid-Atlantic Region. In this role Eric engages National Parks Conservation Association's most generous supporters in our advocacy and activities to protect our national parks.

Eric has dedicated his career to non-profit service. Before joining the NPCA team in 2012, Eric served as Senior Manager for the James Smithson Society at the Smithsonian Institution, Individual Giving Manager at the Chicago Humanities Festival, Development Associate at the Newberry Library, and Assistant Canvass Director at the Fund for Public Interest. Eric attended York College of Pennsylvania where he majored in International Studies and received his bachelors of arts in 2000.

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