ALLARM Names G. Lane Whigham as New Director
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New director brings more than 20 years of experience in environmental conservation and community engagement
Dickinson is pleased to announce that G. Lane Whigham has been named director of the Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring (ALLARM). Lane brings over two decades of experience in the nonprofit and governmental sectors, with a distinguished career dedicated to environmental conservation and community engagement.
In his new role, Lane will oversee community-based water-quality monitoring programs and foster partnerships to promote environmental education and advocacy. He’ll engage communities in scientific data collection and analysis, empowering them to protect and restore local waterways. Additionally, he’ll collaborate with Dickinson faculty and students to integrate research and service-learning opportunities into the program.
“I’m looking forward to joining a truly great team and a program with nearly 40 years of water-quality monitoring experience,” he says.
Prior to joining ALLARM, Lane served as the community watershed grants manager at the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources/Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, where he managed multimillion-dollar federal grants for the state of Pennsylvania.
Lane also held senior roles at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), including Pennsylvania director of major giving and Pennsylvania outreach and advocacy manager. In these capacities, he managed significant donor portfolios, developed corporate engagement activities, oversaw grant submissions and reporting, and supervised outreach and advocacy efforts across Pennsylvania. Notably, he played a key role in securing funding to support conservation efforts and developed partnerships with over 50 state organizations to support environmental initiatives, such as the Keystone 10 Million Tree Partnership. He also worked with student leaders to pass legislation designating the hellbender as Pennsylvania’s state amphibian.
Lane holds a bachelor of arts in English, professional writing, from Wilson College; and he has completed over 20 credit hours toward a master of special education and Pennsylvania special education certification at Shippensburg University.
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Published April 1, 2025