Our Team


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Tee Clarkson | Principal

Tee is a passionate outdoorsman and conservationist, a Co-founder and a Principal of FE|2030, the Executive Director of Broad Water Innovations, and the Managing Director of Atoka Conservation Exchange. He is also the owner of Virginia Outside, a company that has introduced thousands of children to the wonders of Virginia’s wild places. Tee has helped protect thousands of acres in Virginia and neighboring states using tools such as conservation easements, stream, wetland and nutrient mitigation programs as well as carbon offset programs.


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Ben Garden | Conservation Project Manager

Ben is a lifelong outdoorsman and an enthusiastic advocate for the preservation of wild spaces. A native of Roanoke, VA, he spent 12 years as a teacher in Virginia’s public school system. Ben owns and operates Virginia Outside- Roanoke, fostering a passion for the outdoors in young people across the Roanoke region and serves on the board of the Roanoke Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Ben is a 2008 graduate of Presbyterian College and also holds a master’s degree from the University of Tennessee. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and two children.