Hilary A Lewkowitz

Hilary Lewkowitz is an adjunct faculty member at NYU and the Director of Destination Development & Sustainability at the Colorado Tourism Office. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of conservation and tourism, she has developed groundbreaking initiatives in community-based tourism, climate action, dark sky certification, and accessible travel. Her career is rooted in a decade of work in conservation with the National Park Service and the California Department of Fish and Game, as well as leadership roles with the National Outdoor Leadership School. Hilary holds an M.S. in Sustainable Tourism Management from the University of Utah and a B.S. in Environmental Science from Cal Poly Humboldt.

Publications

• Modeling travelers philanthropy: Tourists motivations to donate at Sweetwater Chimpanzee Sanctuary By Journal of Ecotourism (Feb 01 2016)