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Our team

Kelly Accardi

Senior Development Officer

Sarah Al-Zhyri

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Chloe Allen

Associate Attorney

Ryan Anderson

Staff Attorney

Patrick Anderson 

Senior Attorney

Bonnie Angermeier

Legislative Advisor

Mary Maclean Asbill

Director, North Carolina Offices

Sam Austin

Forest Policy Analyst

Samantha Baars

Digital Content Manager

Zhengmei Bai

Senior IT Project Manager

Tim Barbera

Associate Attorney

Nate Benforado

Senior Attorney

Tess Benjamin

Paralegal

Emma Berry

Virginia Policy Advocate

Chris Bertrand

Staff Attorney

Elizabeth Best

Receptionist/Office Administrator

Stephanie Biggs

Senior Attorney

Ariel Billmeier

Director of Development Operations

Lauren Bills

Communications Associate

Alexis Bishop

Marketing Manager

Myra Blake

Senior Attorney

Alaina Bottens

Paralegal

Lauren Bowen 

Senior Attorney

Terah Boyd

Senior Communications Manager (AL)

Jaclyn Brass

Staff Attorney

Jenny Brennan

Senior Policy Analyst

Wilson Brissett

Senior Writer

Taylor Britt 

Development Data Analyst

Barry Brock

Director, Alabama Office

Calvin Brondyke

Human Resources Information Systems Manager

Daniel Brookshire

Senior Energy Policy Analyst

Hutton Brown

Senior Attorney

Carl Brzorad

Senior Attorney

Greg Buppert

Senior Attorney

Grace Burkhart

Individual Giving Coordinator

Cali Busch

Director of Finance

Trey Bussey

Senior Attorney

Morgan Butler

Senior Attorney

Sarah Caldwell

Foundation Relations Officer

Jennifer Camp

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Mindy Campbell

Paralegal

Susie Carlson

Associate Attorney

David W. Carr, Jr.

General Counsel

Derb S. Carter, Jr.

Senior Advisor and Attorney

Liam Cavanaugh

Paralegal

Javier Christian

IT Associate

Rachel Chu

Communications Manager (SC)

Emma Clancy

Staff Attorney

Jessie Clark

Director of Digital Strategy

Renee Clark

Director of Annual Giving

Miller Cochran

Senior Geospatial Analyst

Chris Coletta

Director of Development Communications

Irena Como

Senior Attorney

Kurt Conner

Senior Litigation Paralegal

Marco Corona

Director of Individual Giving

Carroll Courtenay

Senior Attorney

Robert Covington

Donor Information Coordinator

Catherine Crafa

Senior Program Paralegal

Caroline Cress

Senior Attorney

Jennie Daley

Senior Editor

Gayle Davis

Accounting Manager

Amy Day

Assistant to the Virginia Office Director & General Counsel

Joseph DeGaetano

Senior Attorney

Tyler Demetriou

Associate Attorney

Clara Derby

Associate Attorney

Chris DeScherer

Director, South Carolina Office

Sarah Mae Dizon

Annual Giving Manager

Deb Donnelly

Senior Development Officer for Legacy Gifts

Jennifer Doucette

Paralegal

Emily Driscoll

Senior Communications Manager (GA)

Aisander Duda 

Senior Development Officer

Aisha Dukule

Communications Manager

Tasha Durrett

Senior Communications Manager (VA)

Stephanie Ebbs

Communications Manager

Sarah Edwards

Legislative Counsel

Emily Ertel

Senior Attorney

Sam Evans

Senior Attorney and Leader of the National Forests and Parks Program

Jarrod Fleming

Development Officer

Kristin Foltz

Office Manager (GA)

Emily Francis

Senior Policy and Outreach Manager

Sarah Francisco

Director, Virginia Office

Spencer Gall

Senior Attorney

Allyson Gambardella

Associate Attorney

Anna Gantt

Graphic Designer

Amanda Garcia

Senior Attorney and Data Center Project Leader

Garrett Gee

Senior Attorney

Kristin Gendzier

Senior Attorney

Jonathan Gendzier

Senior Attorney

DJ Gerken

President and Executive Director

Megan C. Gibson

Senior Attorney

Grace Gibson

Associate Attorney

Caitlin Gilmore

Salesforce Administrator

Geoff Gisler

Program Director

Brian L. Gist

Senior Attorney

Meredith Curtis Goode

Director of Program Communications

Thomas Gooding

Staff Attorney

Lauren Gordon

Office Manager

Michaela Gregory

Paralegal/Office Administrator

Sara Griffith

Senior Accountant

Lauren Griffiths

Legislative Assistant/Office Administrator

Ben Grillot

Senior Attorney

Nick Guidi

Senior Attorney

Bob Halstead

Paralegal/Office Administrator

Victoria Hamilton

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Jessica Hardee

Associate Attorney

Adam Harms

Foundations Director

Melissa Harrison

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Blain Harrison

Director, IT Operations

Jennifer Hatchett

Development Officer

Kim Hayes

Associate Attorney

Holly Helfant

Legal Administrative Assistant

Laurel Henneman

Senior Prospect Researcher

Zachary Hennessee

Staff Attorney

Dana Henshaw

Office Manager

Amanda Hersch

Graphic Designer

Katie Hicks

Regional Administrator

Blakely Hildebrand

Senior Attorney

Heather Hillaker

Senior Attorney

Eric Hilt

Senior Communications Manager (TN)

Grayson Holmes

Senior Attorney

Mellie Huck

Paralegal/Office Administrator

Jackie Hughwood

Associate Attorney

Elizabeth Hundt

Paralegal

Abigail Hunt

Associate Attorney

Patrick Hunter

Managing Attorney, Asheville Office

Maia Hutt

Senior Attorney

Megan Huynh

Senior Attorney and Wetlands and Coasts Program Leader

Beth Ike

Senior Manager, Events and Engagement

Andrew Jackson

Annual Giving Coordinator

Rachel James

Staff Attorney

Nick Jimenez

Senior Attorney

Candice Jones

Paralegal

Amitav Kamani

Associate Attorney

Makallen Kelley

Receptionist/Office Assistant

Brenda Kenion

Assistant to N.C. Office Director

Laura Kerfoot

Foundations Grants Administrator

Megan Kimball

Senior Attorney

Delaney King 

Associate Attorney

Kat King

Associate Attorney

Hannah Klaus

Associate Attorney

Alyssa Krantz

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Laura LaFleur

Executive Administrator

Marissa Land

Associate Attorney

Virginia Leary

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Shawn Lee

IT Associate

Bill Lee

Federal Legislative Director

Cornelius Lewis

Digital Content and Strategy Manager

Christina Libre 

Associate Attorney

Rand Lines

Digital Campaign Manager

April Lipscomb

Senior Attorney

Liz Powers Little

Development Officer

Kevin Lyskowski

Deputy General Counsel

Munashe Magarira

Senior Attorney

Erin Malec

Director of Communications

Jake Markland 

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Robby Maynor

Policy Advocate

Ramona McGee

Senior Attorney and Wildlife Program Leader

Jamie McWilliams

Associate Attorney

Zoe Mehta 

Associate Attorney

Alyson Merlin

Staff Attorney

Kym Meyer

Litigation Director

Kate Mixson

Senior Attorney

Kasey Moraveck

Associate Attorney

Claire Morville

Development Coordinator

Kelly Moser

Senior Attorney and Water Program Leader

Nat Mund

Director, Washington D.C. Office and Federal Affairs

Leslie Murphy

Senior Development Officer

Deborah M. Murray

Senior Attorney with a focus on litigation

David Neal

Senior Attorney

Hannah Nelson

Staff Attorney

Sean Nitcher

IT Associate

George Nolan

Director, Tennessee Office

Melanie Owen

Human Resources Associate

Darah Palmer

Director of Human Resources

Hayley Parrish

Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Administrator

Devi Patel

Legal Recruitment and Professional Development Manager

Mary Margaret Pearce

Director of Administration

Brooks Rainey

Legislative Counsel

Chayse Pearson

Recruitment Manager

Katherine Perry

Senior Risk and Compliance Manager

Sofia Piracha 

Marketing Associate

Trip Pollard

Senior Attorney and Land and Community Program Leader

Keri Powell 

Carol Remmer Angle Senior Attorney for Community Health and Air Program Leader

Elizabeth Putfark

Associate Attorney

Elizabeth Rasheed

Senior Attorney

Gil Rogers

Director, Georgia Office

Katie Rogers

Associate Attorney

Mark Sabath

Senior Attorney

Jovian Sackett

Director of Geospatial Science

Spencer Scheidt

Staff Attorney

Kelly Schindler

Development Writer

Katie Schiwy

Donor Services Associate

Brian Sewell

Development Writer

Bailey Shea

Energy Policy Advocate

Anya Shepelavey

Office Administrative Assistant

Arianna Sherman

Foundations Manager

Bob Sherrier

Staff Attorney

Katie Shevlin 

Chief Development Officer

Peter Slag

Staff Attorney

Scott Smallwood

Director of Marketing

William Snow

Associate Attorney

Ami Somers

Creative Director

Yolonda Spinks

Environmental Justice Policy Advocate

Julian Spiro

Associate Attorney

Sarah Stokes

Senior Attorney

Katie Storer

Legal Practice Administrator

Lauren Suchan 

Legal Administrative Assistant II

Kathleen Sullivan

Senior Communications Manager (NC)

John Suttles

Deputy Director

Chandra Taylor-Sawyer

Senior Attorney and Environmental Justice Initiative Leader

Gudrun Thompson

Senior Attorney and Energy Program Leader

Christina Andreen Tidwell

Senior Attorney

Nick Torrey

Senior Attorney

Erin Trammell

Receptionist/Office Administrator

Elizabeth Cole Vollins

Paralegal

Candice Waller

Human Resources Generalist

Catherine Wannamaker

Senior Attorney with a focus on litigation

Jasmine Washington

Staff Attorney

Jennifer Weaver

Policy Advocate

Libbie Weimer

Senior Geospatial Analyst

Jennifer Whitfield

Senior Attorney

Jamie Whitlock

Senior Attorney

Dustin Williams

Development Officer

Shaniqua Williams

Legal Assistant/Office Administrator II

Emily Wyche

Senior Attorney

Julie Youngman

Senior Attorney

Liz Zepeda

Federal Regulatory Director

Jean Zhuang

Senior Attorney

Catherine Zimmerman

Development Information Manager