Staff & Board of Directors
Central Operations
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Message From the CEO
At ACE our most valuable resource is our dedicated members, partners and staff. Everyone on our staff is involved in our organization’s vision and success, and we believe having a team of self-starting, mission-driven individuals with a passion for purposeful collaboration is what makes ACE one of the most successful and robust conservation corps programs in the country. Our culture is one that encourages, supports, and celebrates the ideas and life experiences of our employees.

Laura Herrin
CEO

Chris Jackson

George Grygar
Chief of Staff

Joellyn Stack
Grants and Development Director

Laura Craig
President and Chief Financial Operations Officer

Sithembile (Thembi) Chiromo
Senior Director of Finance and Compliance

Randy Rupp

Brenda Yenkole
Senior Director of Human Resources

Heather Hill
Assistant Director – Finance

Greg Benson

Caroline Canter
Accounts Receivable/Collections Administrator

Kim McCaffrey
Accounts Payable Manager & Credit Card Admin

Brandon Coppola
Invoicing and Reporting Compliance Specialist

Victor Gervacio
Full Stack Developer

James Lynn
Systems Administrator

Hallie Kellerman
HR Generalist

Michael Hawthorne
Assistant Payroll Manager

Theodore (Theo) Holmes
Compliance Manager

Katherine Jacobs
Grants and Agreements Compliance Coordinator

Molly Wasik
Invoicing and Compliance Coordinator

Victoria Perez
HR and Benefits Coordinator

Javier Guzman
ITSS Support Specialist

Joe Bojarski
Invoicing Specialist
Marketing & Communications

Elyse Cogburn
National Outreach and Recruitment Strategy Manager

Leanne Fisher
Marketing & Communications Director

Emma Hartlaub
Social Media and Communications Specialist

Jenn Layman
Chief Program Officer

Adam Scherm
National Crew Director

Joel Baker
National EPIC Director

Emily Davis
National Director of Program Administration

Karen Pick
National Director of Program Safety

Jim Kuhn
National Director for Facilities

Barbara Lundquist
AmeriCorps Program Support Manager

Garrett Male
National Operations Manager

Meghan Anderson
National Member Support Manager

Jake Travis
National Facilities Manager

Dan McLendon
Division Director Restoration and GIS Specialist

Chris Savage
National Medical Training Specialist

Joshua Burt
Forestry: National Saw Coordinator

Jake Groth

Jackie Beck
Division Director – EPIC BLM/USFS

Jack Hall
Assistant Director – EPIC BLM/USFS

Caris Hill
Member Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Joshua Haussler

Caroline Mackenzie
Division Support Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Al Richert
Project Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Anna Louise Calliham
Project Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Sheana Ward
Member Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Ian McGufficke
Member Manager – EPIC/BLM

Allison Finch
Project Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS

Shawniece Reeder
Recruitment and Division Support Specialist – EPIC BLM/USFS

Yunielis Clemente-Ortiz
Recruitment and Member Coordinator – EPIC BLM/USFS

Ellen Bley

Karen Vaughn

Johannah McCollum
Program Manager – FWS

Nich Jackosky
Program Manager – FWS

Claire Barnwell
Member Manager – FWS

Cait Dunne
Member Manager – FWS

Nick Sparling
National Energy Audits Coordinator – FWS

Danielle Ramsden
Member Manager – FWS

Jake Causey
Division Support Specialist – FWS

Linda Garcia
Division Support Specialist – FWS

Mac Utter
Member Manager – FWS

Ron Bethea
National Visitor Survey Field Coordinator – FWS

Shannon Borowy
Member Manager – FWS

Saige Ruleau
Member Manager – FWS

Dave Bastian
Division Director – NPS

Amy Rupp
Associate Director – NPS

Eleanor Mahoney
National Coordinator, Mellon Humanities Fellowship – NPS

Perri Meldon
National Coordinator, Mellon Humanities Fellowship – NPS

Deja Charles-Tomkins
NPS Academy Member Manager – NPS

Michael Knapp
Western Region Program Manager – NPS

Kyle Ellison
Historic Preservation Project Manager – NPS

Andrew Garcia
Signature Programs Manager – NPS

Nicholas Jackson
Historic Preservation Member Manager – NPS

Maya Opara Nadi
Eastern Member Manager – NPS

Sabrina Caruso
Western Member Manager – NPS

Molly Nash
Eastern Program Manager – NPS

Emily Oostveen
Member Manager – NPS

Jackie Tauberman
Division Support Specialist – NPS

Abby Bloomer
Division Support Specialist – NPS

Corinna Mokotoff
Eastern Member Manager – NPS

Brenda "Bee" Garcia
Western Member Manager – NPS

Vanessa Rogan
Western Member Manager – NPS
Crew – Eastern (North Carolina)
Fletcher, North Carolina 28732

Nikki Jones
Associate Director of Field Operations – Eastern

Erin Canter
Associate Director of Member Resources – Eastern

Amanda Gardner
Senior Project Manager – Eastern

Lauren (Lolly) Martinek
Project Manager – Eastern

Matthew Moore
Project Manager – Eastern

Rodolfo Gonzalez-Pacheco Falero
Project Manager – Eastern

Kelcey Brown-Meacham
Project Manager – Eastern

Jennifer Munson

Alaina Giovengo
Member Support Coordinator – Eastern

Jay Chermely
Outreach and Member Manager – Eastern

Sydney Seng
Outreach and Member Manager – Eastern

Kate Kawachi
Division Support Specialist – Eastern

Jessica Kervin
Associate Director – Mountain West

Scott Vlasak
Senior Project Manager – Mountain West

Patrick Sutherin
Project Manager – Mountain West

Emily Gerberding
Project Manager – Mountain West

Jason Martz
Member Support Manager – Mountain West

Lilly Hayley
Logistics Coordinator – Mountain West

Kevin McNamara
Member Support Coordinator – Mountain West

Chris Binder

Dennis Frenier

Carolyn Getschow
AmeriCorps Program Manager – Pacific West

Nathan Schwarting

Travis Reid

Dawn Cramer
Program Manager – Pacific West

Tyler Lau
Senior Project Manager – Pacific West

Cassie Bongiorno

Carlee Koritkowski
Program Manager – Pacific West

Devin Williams

Miyah Santos
Project Manager – Pacific West

Augie Brinker
Project Manager – Pacific West

Rachel Motley
Logistics Coordinator – Pacific West (Ridgecrest)

Tyler Yeomans
Member Support Coordinator – Pacific West

Anna Hoskins
Member Support Coordinator – Pacific West

Alyssa Diaz
Logistics Coordinator and Support Specialist – Pacific West

Dorit Nowicki-Liss
Logistics Coordinator – Pacific West

Keean Ruane

Jack McMullin

Mary Aland
Senior Project Manager – Southwest

Bec Rosenblum
Associate Director of Member Programs – Southwest

Mark Comer
Fleet & Facilities Manager – Southwest

Jett Cattani
Project Manager – Southwest

Claire Bolejack
Project Manager – Southwest

Kevin Schulze
Project Manager – Southwest

Erik Johnson
Logistics Manager – Southwest

Sara Henderson
Member Manager – Southwest

Hailee Day
Member Support Coordinator – Southwest

Andrew Rice
Member Support Coordinator – Southwest

Bob Coates

Jeanne Wade Evans
Board Member Since 2019

Tony Lopez
Board Member Since 2023

Sarah Miggins
Board Member Since 2022

Shayne Miller
Board Member Since 2013

Trevor Pearson
Board Member Since 2021

Katie Shea
Board Member Since 2024

Scott Springer
Board Member Since 2020

Kate Sutcliffe
Board Member Since 2024