Meeting/Lunch at WEPCO – Apr. 1, 2026

Meeting/Lunch at WEPCO

The Kiwanis Club of Wilton Welcomes Guest speaker Lenore Herbst, Executive Director of Woodcock Nature Center & Tommy McCarthy

The Kiwanis Club of Wilton is pleased to welcome back Lenore Herbst of Woodcock Nature Center as our featured guest speaker. Along with Tommy McCarthy, Environmental Educator, Certified Master Gardener on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

Woodcock Nature Center is a cornerstone of environmental education in our community, offering hands-on learning experiences, nature programs, and conservation initiatives that inspire curiosity and stewardship across all generations.

This special presentation will highlight the impactful work being done at Woodcock and its continued role in connecting people with the natural world.

Event Details:
📅 Wednesday, April 1, 2026
🕛 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
📍 WEPCO Parish Hall
48 New Canaan Road, Wilton, CT

Agenda:
• 12:15 PM – Meeting Begins
• 12:30 PM – Lunch Served
• 1:00 – 1:30 PM – Guest Speaker Presentation & Q&A

Guests are always welcome to attend.

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About: Lenore Herbst & Tommy McCarthy

With more than thirty years of experience managing non-for-profit organizations, Lenore Herbst is dedicated to utilizing Woodcock’s incredible team to connect the community more deeply to nature. Her passion for creatively inspiring community though wildlife and the environment stems from a childhood spent either in the woods or in the dance studio. These days, she spends her time doing everything from overseeing operations, strategic planning, programming and fundraising, to writing press releases, running major events, and advocating for the great work of the small but mighty Woodcock Nature Center.
 
Lenore’s previous leadership experience includes twelve years as director of marketing and development for the Westchester Philharmonic. She has also worked in fundraising and marketing for The Ballet Tech Foundation (New York City’s only tuition-free public school for dance) and the Kaufman Center, also in New York City which operates a community arts school, a K-12 public school for gifted music students, and the renowned Merkin Concert Hall. Lenore has been a guest speaker at Pace University, Manhattanville College and at NYU on the subject of marketing and public relations in the arts sector. She has also recently served as a grant application evaluator for the EPA’s Environmental Education grants as well as ArtsWestchester’s arts grant programs in NY and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture grant programs in OH. Lenore holds a B.A. in Dance and Psychology from Connecticut College and an M.A. in Performing Arts Administration from NYU.
 
A resident of Wilton, Lenore served on the board of directors at Woodcock before becoming its executive director in 2018. When she’s not sitting in the outfield or shivering at the ice hockey rink with her husband and two sports-loving sons, she can be found snuggling her three rescue cats, playing with her guinea pigs or walking the neighborhood with her noisy coonhound, Darwin.

Tommy McCarthy

Tommy McCarthy is an Environmental Educator and the stewardship coordinator at Woodcock Nature Center. Beyond his enthusiasm for a range of topics under the naturalist umbrella, Tommy has a strong belief that spending time in nature has the potential to improve people’s lives in a profound way.  In his free time, Tommy enjoys hiking, nature and wildlife photography, lightsheeting (attracting nocturnal insects to an illuminated white sheet), moss gardening, and making tea. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from Evergreen State College in Washington State, recently completed UConn’s Master Gardener Program and is a member of the Ridgefield Conservation Commission.