Board and Staff: Meet the Staff

Meet the Staff | Board of Trustees

Executive

Theresa Pierno, Acting President
Elizabeth Fayad, General Counsel
Laura Atchison, Director of Board Relations
Heather Graving, Executive Assistant

Government Affairs 

Craig Obey, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Laura Loomis, Deputy Vice President, Government Affairs
Elise Russell Liguori, Government Affairs Natural Resources Director
Tom Hill, Director of Special Projects
Chad Lord, Director, Water Program
Alan Spears, Government Affairs Cultural Resources Director
Christina Kamrath, Ally Partnership Manager
Kristen Brengel, Senior Director of Legislative and Government Relations
Stephanie Harris, Senior Administrative Coordinator
Sarah Gaines Barmeyer, Associate Director, Great Waters Program
John Garder, Director, Budget & Appropriations
Karen Nozik, Director of Ally Development and Partnership
Emily Douce, Budget and Appropriations Specialist

Center for Park Research

James Nations, Vice President

Center for Park Management

Hayley Mortimer, Acting Vice President
Jamie Varner, Senior Director
Jodie Riesenberger, Director of External Initiatives
Liz Anderson,
Program Manager
YaAdam M. Fye, Program Analyst

Regional Programs

Tony Jewett, Vice President of Regional Operations
Robin Martin McKenna, Deputy Vice President of Regional Operations
Mark WenzlerVice President Clean Air and Climate Programs
Christa Cherava, Program Analyst, Clean Air & Climate
Brynne Harold, Senior Manager, Regional Operations
Madeleine Starkey, Senior Coordinator, Regional Operations
Karen Hevel-Mingo, Climate Progam Manager
Stephanie Kodish, Director, Clean Air & Climate
Nathan Miller, Program Manager, Clean Air & Climate

Alaska Regional Office

Jim Stratton, Senior Director
Joan Frankevich, Program Manager
Melissa Blair, Program Manager
Shannon Brundle, Administative Coordinator

Mid-Atlantic Regional Office

Joy Oakes, Senior Director, Mid-Atlantic Region
Pamela Goddard, Chesapeake and Virginia Senior Program Manager
Nick Lund, Manager, Landscape Conservation Program
Edward Stierli, Field Representative
Carole Southall, Regional Director of Development
Katherine McKinney, Senior Program Coordinator

Mid-West Regional Office

Lynn McClure, Senior Regional Director
Christine Goepfert, Upper Midwest Program Manager
Erin Denney-Thompson, Administrative Coordinator
LeAaron Foley, Senior Outreach Coordinator

Northeast Regional Office 

Oliver SpellmanSenior Program Manager
Reina Gonzales, Senior Coordinator
April Mims, Senior Program Manager
Carole Southall, Regional Director of Development

Northern Rockies Regional Office

Tim Stevens, Regional Director
Sharon Mader, Senior Program Manager
Sarah Janicki, Senior Program Coordinator
Michael Jamison, Crown of the Continent Senior Program Manager
Sarah Lundstrum, Glacier Field Representative
Meghan Quinn, Grand Teton Program Coordinator
Bart Melton, Yellowstone Program Manager
Stephanie Adams, Yellowstone Wildlife Fellow

Northwest Regional Office

Rob Smith, Regional Director
David Graves, Northwest Program Manager
David Patton, Regional Director of Development
Shannon Brundle, Administative Coordinator

Pacific Regional Office

Ron SundergillSenior Director, Pacific Region
Sharon Enright, Regional Director of Development
Neal Desai, Pacific Region Director
Kari Kiser, Senior Program Coordinator
David Lamfrom, California Desert Senior Program Manager 
Lynn Davis, Las Vegas Senior Program Manager
Emily Schrepf, Central Valley Program Manager
Seth Shteir, California Desert Field Senior Representative

Southeast Regional Office

Donald Barger, Senior Director
Emily Jones, Senior Program Manager
Tracy Kramer, Program Coordinator
Chris Watson, Program Manager

Southwest Regional Office

David Nimkin, Senior Regional Director
Kevin Dahl, Senior Program Manager, Arizona
Meghan Trubee, Senior Campaign Manager, Colorado
Cory MacNulty, Program Manager
Erika Pollard, Program Manager
Elizabeth Kirsch, Regional Coordinator
Zachary Bolick, Steven and Roberta Denning Conservation Fellow

Sun Coast Regional Office 

John Adornato III, Regional Director
Jacqueline Crucet, Senior Program Coordinator
Dawn Shirreffs, Everglades Restoration Program Manager
Devon Dassaw, Sun Coast Batchelor Foundation Fellow
Cara Capp, Everglades Restoration Program Manager

Texas Regional Office

Suzanne Dixon, Regional Director
Victoria Herrin, Campaign Director, Texas Gulf Coast
Erika Pelletier, Administrative Coordinator

Communications

Linda M. Rancourt, Vice President, Communications

Media Relations  

Shannon Andrea, Director, Media Relations 
Kati Schmidt, Senior Media Relations Manager (West Coast)
Perry Wheeler, Media Relations Manager
Alison Zemanski Heis, Senior Media Relations Manager
Jeff Billington, Senior Media Relations Manager

Online Communications  

Todd Christopher, Senior Director, Online Communications
Shane Farnor, Online Advocacy Manager
B. Stanton, Web Manager
Jennifer Errick, Editor of Online Communications

Publications 

Scott Kirkwood, Senior Director of Publications
Annie Riker, Designer
Nicole Yin, Photo Editor 

Development

Vanessa Andrews, Acting Vice President of Development
Morgan Dodd, Director, Gift Planning
Russell Hornbeck, Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships, Marketing, and Licensing
Katie Maschman Eucker, Senior Manager, Member Travel & Corporate Marketing
Benjamin Sander, Travel Program Senior Coordinator
Elizabeth Jordan, Senior Manager of Events & Stewardship 
Lance Speidell, Associate Director, Corporate & Foundations Relations 
Elizabeth Borg, Senior Regional Development Director
Nina O'Connor, Development Operations Manager
Georgette Blanchfield, Director, Capital Campaign
Elizabeth Ackley, Manager for Corporate and Foundation Relations
Jennifer Cole, Senior Coordinator, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Daniel Blamer, Senior Stewardship Coordinator
Michele Leahy, Senior Manager, Corporate Relations
Eric Olson, Director, Trustees for the Parks
Kari Madden, Senior Manager for Prospect Research
Kathryn "Katie" Stores, Stewardship & Prospect Research Coordinator
Fernanda Brown, Senior Coordinator Gift Planning
Michael "Mike" Leonard, Senior Stewardship Coordinator in Development

Membership

Mina Stanard, Vice President
Laura Connors, Deputy VP of Membership
Michael Whybrew, Director of Online Fundraising
Kenrick Jones, Senior Database Administrator
Bruce MarshallDirector, Member Services
Kristina Conway, Direct Marketing Manager
James Thomson, Senior Member Services Coordinator
Sonya Tynes-Shaw, Associate Director
Terry Vines, Director of Membership Operations,
Deborah Ward, Direct Marketing Manager
Megan Cantrell, Senior Coordinator of Member Engagement

Human Resources

Karen Allen, Vice President, Human Resources
Carolyn Curry-Wheat, Director, Human Resources
Sasha Johnson, HR Generalist
Kirtrice Adams, Human Resources Representative

Operations

Kevin Barnhurst, Vice President of Finance, Administration, and IT
Archana Sahay, Staff Accountant
Joyce Osborne, Accounts Receivable Accountant
Chanta Thompson, Accounting Specialist
Timothy Moyer, Senior Director of Finance
Christine Garcia, Administrative Staff Accountant
Emily Brown, Staff Accountant
Khris Kantor, Office Manager

 

Last Update: August 21, 2013

 

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