ELIZABETH GOLDSTEIN
PRESIDENT
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION

Elizabeth Goldstein joined the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) as president in June of 2004. CSPF has over 130,000 members and is the only statewide organization dedicated to the preservation, enhancement and protection of California’s magnificent state park system. A life-long advocate for parks, Elizabeth has 25-plus years experience working specifically in support of parks and historic preservation.  

Prior to joining CSPF, she was general manager of the City and County of San Francisco’s Recreation and Park Department. While overseeing that department, Elizabeth initiated a $400 million capital campaign that oversaw such projects as the rehabilitation of the Conservatory of Flowers, Harding Golf Course, and neighborhood parks throughout the system. Through most of her career she has fostered public/private partnerships. She has worked to improve resources for the park systems she has worked for, and helped improve responsiveness to the general public.

Elizabeth moved to California in 1994. After arriving in San Francisco she served as director of the western office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She managed the National Trust programs in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, as well as the U. S. territories of Guam and Micronesia.

Prior to moving to California, Elizabeth also served as regional director of the New York City region of the State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and as director of planning for the City of New York’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

Elizabeth is co-chair of the City Parks Alliance, a board member of the Geneva Office Building and Powerhouse Restoration Project and the Stern Grove Festival Association, former board member of the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, and is an honorary member of the New York State American Institute of Architects.  She graduated valedictorian from Beloit College.

9/2011