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Message From the President
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 diversity of backgrounds, ideas and life experiences of our employees.
Laura Herrin
CEO and President
Chris Jackson
Joellyn Stack
Grants and Development Director
Celia Demers
Grants and Development Specialist
Laura Craig
Chief Operating Officer
Randy Rupp
Brenda Yenkole
Senior Director of Human Resources
Colin Giegerich
Senior Director of Risk Management
Jim Kuhn
National Director for Facilities
Heather Hill
Accounts Payable Manager and Credit Card Administrator
Greg Benson
Caroline Canter
Accounts Receivable/Collections Administrator
Rebecca (Becky) Donovan
Director of Compliance, Contracts and Legal
Kim McCaffrey
Accounting Specialist
Brandon Coppola
Invoicing and Reporting Compliance Specialist
Victor Gervacio
Full Stack Developer
Jake Travis
National Facilities Manager
Elizabeth Lundahl
HR and Benefits Coordinator
James Lynn
Systems Administrator
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
George Grygar
Chief of Staff
Garrett Male
National Operations Manager
Adam Scherm
National Crew Director
Ellie Opdahl
National Member Support Manager
Jimmy Gregson
National Trails Program Manager
Dan McLendon
Christian Bopp
National Medical Training Specialist
Jake Groth
Josh Langdon
Johnny Wilke
Mechanized Equipment Operator
Grady Morris
Forestry Technician
Joshua Burt
Forestry: National Saw Coordinator
Joel Baker
Division Director – EPIC BLM/USFS
Jack Hall
Member Manager – EPIC USFS
Caris Hill
Member Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS
Joshua Haussler
Caroline Mackenzie
Division Support Manager – EPIC BLM/USFS
Shinya Burck
GIS Riparian and wetland Data Specialist – EPIC BLM/USFS
Anna Louise Calliham
Recruitment and Division Support Coordinator – EPIC BLM/USFS
Al (Ally) Richert
Project Coordinator – EPIC BLM/USFS
Sheana Ward
Recruitment and Member Support Coordinator – EPIC BLM/USFS
Allison Finch
Member Support Coordinator – EPIC BLM/USFS
Ellen Bley
Karen Vaughn
Johannah McCollum
Program Manager – FWS
Jacob Causey
Division Support Specialist -FWS
Claire Barnwell
Member Manager – FWS
Cait Dunne
Member Support Manager – FWS
Nick Sparling
National Energy Audits Coordinator – FWS
Nich Jackosky
Program Manager – FWS
Danielle Ramsden
Member Manager – 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
Dave Bastian
Division Director – NPS
Amy Rupp
Associate Director – NPS
Deanna Stark
Western Regions Program Manager – NPS
Vic Yee
Division Support Manager – NPS
Eleanor Mahoney
National Coordinator, Mellon Humanities Fellowship – NPS
Samira Rosario Martinez
CRDIP Member Manager – NPS
Deja Charles
NPS Academy Member Manager – NPS
Michael Knapp
Member Support Manager – NPS
Kyle Ellison
Historic Preservation Training Center Member Manager – NPS
Andrew Garcia
Signature Programs Manager – NPS
Emanuel Aragon Cruz
Recruitment and Outreach Specialist – NPS
Maya Opara Nadi
Eastern Member Manager – NPS
Sabrina Caruso
Western Member Manager – NPS
Molly Nash
Eastern Program Manager – NPS
Jackie Tauberman
Division Support Specialist – NPS
Private Lands
Crystal Simons
Nick McGuire
Restoration Project Manager
Hayley Smith
Michael Bee
ACE Partner Conservationist – NRCS Louisiana
Kaitlyn Delehanty
ACE Partner Conservationist – NRCS NH
Trevor George
Brad Roberts
Easement Monitoring Specialist
Chandler Schoch
Easement Technician
Nathan Baeth
Easement Technician
Matt Nash
Easement Technician
Crew – Eastern (North Carolina)
Fletcher, North Carolina 28732
Joost Besijn
Hallie Kellermen
Jamie LeTellier
Amanda Gardner
Project Manager – Eastern
Kelcey Brown-Meacham
Project Manager – Eastern
Lauren (Lolly) Martinek
Project Manager – Eastern
Jennifer Munson
Michael Mifsud
Ian McGufficke
Outreach and Member Support Coordinator
Corinna Mokotoff
Member Support Coordinator
Watson
Senior Vibes Enhancer
Jessica Kervin
Associate Director – Mountain West
Hunter Schuyler
Jason Martz
Member Support Coordinator – Mountain West
Scott Vlasak
Senior Project Manager – Mountain West
Emily Gerberding
Project Manager – Mountain West
Patrick Sutherin
Project Manager – Mountain West
Lilly Hayley
Logistics Coordinator – Mountain West
Kevin McNamara
Member Support Coordinator – Mountain West
Chris Binder
Dennis Frenier
Carolyn Getschow
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
Rachel Motley
Logistics Coordinator – Pacific West (Ridgecrest)
Tyler Yeomans
Member Support Coordinator – Pacific West
Jasmine Wynn
Member Support Coordinator – Pacific West
Alexandria Fuller
Logistics Coordinator – Pacific West
Jonathan Baxter
Project Manager – Pacific West
Keean Ruane
Jack McMullin
Amylee Thornhill
Associate Director of Member Services – Southwest
Mary Aland
Senior Project Manager – Southwest
Erik Johnson
Mark Comer
Jett Cattani
Project Manager – Southwest
Claire Bolejack
Project Manager – Southwest
Kevin Schulze
Project Manager – Southwest
Bec Rosenblum
Member Support Coordinator – Southwest
Gail Adams
Board Member Since 2021
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
Scott Springer
Board Member Since 2020