Laurel Sweeney

Board Member 

Laurel is an Associate Real Estate Broker with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (BHHS) Nutshell Realty, one of the largest real estate firms in Ulster County, which she co-owns with her husband Tim Sweeney. Her prior careers include co-owning a wine and spirits store, critical care nursing, medical sales and medical management of a regional HMO.

Laurel and Tim raised both of their adult children in the Rondout Valley. Her love of the Preserve has grown from being surrounded by the land all her life and she enjoys hiking along many of the available trails. A strong proponent of land stewardship and education, she is committed to assuring that the Preserve protects one of the region’s most treasured and beautiful places for future generations.

Laurel joined the Preserve’s Board of Directors in 2010, serves on the Executive and Nominating & Governance Committees, and is longtime chair of the Auction Committee.