Rainie Jueschke brings more than three decades of nonprofit leadership experience with a strong record of strengthening organizations, generating substantial and diversified funding, and guiding teams through growth and change. A Certified Fundraising Executive, Jueschke is known for building sustainable financial systems fostering, effective board engagement and leading with an inclusive, strategic approach.

She has had a lifelong passion for conservation. Her nonprofit career began with The Nature Conservancy and she later held a leadership role in a volunteer coalition that helped secure the protection of 9,000 acres that became Government Canyon State Natural Area in Texas. An avid birder with 324 species on her life list, Jueschke brings both professional expertise and personal passion for wildlife and natural spaces to her role at Blue Heron. She looks forward to partnering with the community to further the Preserve’s mission and ensure this unique urban greenspace thrives for generations to come.