Meet Our Staff
Our team includes passionate, skilled professionals with expertise ranging from natural systems management to community-building, to strategic leadership.
Click the photos below to get to know us better and learn about how we care for the land and water that enrich our lives.
Alex Bahr (he/him), Project Manager — Twin Cities Metro
Vanessa Berrueta, Volunteer Events Coordinator
Brennan Blue (he/him), Environmental Stewardship Director
Wiley Buck (he/him), Senior Program Manager – Central Minnesota
McKenna Clark (she/her), Restoration Technician
Kristy Cowdin, Ecologist & Conservation Specialist
Jessica Drummond (she/her), Education and Outreach Coordinator
Katie Edmond (she/her), Program Manager - Urban & Community Forestry
Jake Dale (he/him), Project Manager
Brad Gordon, Ph.D., Associate Conservation Director
Melissa Greenwood, Grant Administration Manager
Jennifer Grommes (she/her), Program Manager - Southern Minnesota
Sandy Lewis, Finance and Administration Manager
Jennifer Letts, Communications and Events Officer
Michelle Lian-Anderson (she/her), Chief Philanthropy Officer
Ameera Meri (she/her), Operations Administrator
Ollin Montes (he/him), Community Forestry & Stewardship Coordinator
Evelyn Moran (she/her), Project Manager
Ryan Pellow (he/him), Lead Restoration Technician
Todd Rexine (he/him), Conservation Director
Kateri Routh (she/her), Executive Director
Davy Schmitz (he/him), Greening Solutions Manager
Grant Seipkes (he/him), Director of Finance and Administration
Dan Schmitter, Urban Forestry Specialist
Catherine Stoch (she/her), Senior Grants Writer
Sam Tollefson (she/they), Advancement & Engagement Associate
Becca Tucker (she/her), Program Manager – Twin Cities Metro
Mike Tuma, Ecologist
Matt Udermann (he/him), Field Coordinator
Nou Yang, Human Resource Associate
Board of Directors
Darrin Ahrens
Slalom Consulting
Jeff Arnesen
Marsh USA Inc.
Thomas Braun
Stoel Rives
Greg Brinkmeyer
Legacy Restoration, LLC
Keith Browning
Amazon Web Services
Jeff Burnett
dpHUE
Phil Cattanach
United Properties
Amy Delis
Bix Produce
Frank Elsenbast
Zelle LLP
Frank Forsberg
F.P. Forsberg Consulting LLP
John Hickey
Retired, Smyth Companies
Meg Hickey McGuire
Granite Partners
Julie Maday
Independent Pet Partners
Justin McCurnin, Chair
Denali
Tim Rogers
Xcel Energy
JT Schuweiler
Fox Rothschild LLP
Kimberly Scott
Scott Government Affairs
Chris Smith, Treasurer
Ecolab, Inc.
Sarah Testa, Secretary
Roskam Baking Company
Molly Weiss
Adolfson and Peterson Construction
Interested in joining our team? Click below to check out our job opportunities.