David Zgarrick is from Marshfield, Wisconsin, where his appreciation for the outdoors and conservation developed at an early age, growing up exploring the surrounding parkland and woodland located just outside of his family’s backyard. While in high school, he was a counselor at the local school district’s school forest, teaching elementary school students about nature and wildlife.
After high school, David would go on to a career as pharmacist and a college professor, obtaining his BS in Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and his PhD from The Ohio State University. His career eventually brought him to Northeastern University in Boston, where he served as a department chair and Dean in the School of Pharmacy.
After David and his wife Michelle moved to Kennebunkport in 2024, they found the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust properties as places to reconnect with nature and to get involved in the community. He explained “We spent three months living in a cottage on Goose Rocks Beach while our home was being built. That was a great introduction to Kennebunkport-walking the beach every day and getting out to see the other KCT properties informed us that the Trust was special and worthy of our support.
David has volunteered at KCT helping to build trails, perform trail and building and maintenance, and working with other volunteers to construct boardwalks and bridges in Meadow Woods and Emmons Preserve. "I look forward to working as part of KCT’s Board to ensure that these resources continue to be available to our community for many years to come," he said.