Elise Karpinski is a transportation broker at TrueNorth Companies. In her role she creates, negotiates, and implements risk management solutions for transportation partners. Prior to joining TrueNorth she was a compliance officer at UBS. Throughout law school, Elise worked for the Piedmont Land Conservancy, helping to secure conservation easements for future generations.

Elise joined UGL as a Nashville Young Leaders Council Fellow, driven by a desire to engage in Nashville’s nonprofit and sustainability communities.

Public benefit, sustainability and love of the land are Elise’s passions. As a seventh generation Appalachian mountaineer, and hailing from a family of educators, UGL’s mission is engraved in her core. With her husband and 2-year old, Jack, she hopes to live it.