Board and Staff: Meet the Staff

Meet the Staff | Board of Trustees

Executive

Theresa Pierno, Acting President
Ron Tipton
, Senior Vice President, Policy
Elizabeth Fayad, General Counsel
Laura Atchison, Board and National Council Liaison
Heather Graving, Executive Assistant

Government Affairs 

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

Center for Park Research

James Nations, Vice President

Center for Park Management

Julie Williams, Vice President
Hayley Mortimer, Senior Director
Jodie Riesenberger, Program Director
Jamie Varner, Senior Director
Elizabeth Anderson, Marketing and Communications Manager
YaAdam Frye, Senior Program Coordinator

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 Mason, Senior Manager, Regional Operations
Karen Hevel-Mingo, Climate Progam Manager

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 Program Manager
Cinda Waldbuesser, Senior Program Manager, Pennsylvania
Nick Lund, Civil War Associate
Edward Stierli, Steve & Roberta Denning Landscape Conservation Fellow
Carole Southall, Regional Director of Development

Mid-West Regional Office

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

Northeast Regional Office 

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

Northern Rockies Regional Office

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

Northwest Regional Office

Jim Stratton, 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 Associate 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 Representative

Southeast Regional Office

Donald Barger, Senior Director
Emily Jones, Senior Program Manager
Tracy Kramer, Program Coordinator
Stephanie Kodish, Attorney Project Manager
Chris Watson, Program Manager

Southwest Regional Office

David Nimkin, Senior Regional Director
Kevin Dahl, Program Manager
Meghan Trubee, Colorado River Senior Campaign Manager
Cory MacNulty, Program Manager
Erika Pollard, Program Manager
Elizabeth Kirsch, Regional Coordinator

Sun Coast Regional Office 

John Adornato III, Regional Director
Jacqueline Crucet, Senior Program Coordinator
Kahlil Kettering, Biscayne Restoration Program Analyst
Dawn Shirreffs, Everglades Restoration Program Manager
Devon Dassaw, Sun Coast Batchelor Foundation Fellow

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 Senior Coordinator
Alison Zemanski Heis, 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
Amy Marquis, Associate Editor
Annie Riker, Designer
Nicole Yin, Photo Editor 

Development

Vanessa Andrews, Acting Vice President of Development
Morgan Dodd, Director, Gift Planning
Russell Hornbeck, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Marketing, and Licensing
Katie Maschman Eucker, Senior Manager, Member Travel & Corporate Marketing
Benjamin Sander, Travel Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Jordan, Senior Manager of Events & Stewardship 
Lance Speidell, Associate Director, Corporate & Foundations Relations 
Elizabeth Borg, Senior Regional Development Director
Charles Anderson, Director of  Corporate and Foundation Relations
Nina O'Connor, Development Operations Manager
Georgette Blanchfield, Director, Capital Campaign
Elizabeth Ackley, Senior Coordinator for Corporate and Foundation Relations
Jennifer Cole, 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

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 Analyst
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
Madeleine Starkey, Membership Senior Administrative Coordinator

Human Resources

Karen Allen, Vice President, Human Resources
Carolyn Curry-Wheat, Associate Director of Human Resources
Sasha Johnson, HR Generalist

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, Controller
Christine Garcia, Administrative Staff Accountant
Emily Brown, Staff Accountant
Khris Kantor, Office Manager

 

Last Update: January 17, 2013

 

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