Cortney Worrall is the President and CEO of Waterfront Alliance, leading the organization to meet the challenges of revitalizing, protecting, and making more accessible the coastlines, waterfronts of the most vulnerable communities throughout the New York-New Jersey region. Cortney leads the strategic direction for climate resilience initiatives and brings a track record in campaign and coalition building to solve complex urban challenges.   

As Senior Regional Director for the National Parks Conservation Association's Northeast office, Cortney led campaign development and direction, strategic planning, fundraising, organizational development, park protection, and community organizing in the Northeast. She designed and led the two-year campaign for a national park for Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. By leading and building leadership across multiple sectors, Stonewall National Monument was designated by President Obama in June 2016. She led the northeast strategy for the campaign to reduce the $12B maintenance backlog affecting national parks through the historic Great American Outdoors Act which passed in 2020.