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
Julie Baumeister (she/her), Communications & Events Coordinator
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
Pedro De Filippo Vannucci (he/him/his), Environmental Steward Internship
Jessica Drummond (she/her), Education and Outreach Coordinator
Jake Dale (he/him), Ecologist
Brad Gordon, Ph.D., Associate Conservation Director
Melissa Greenwood, Grants Administrator
Jennifer Grommes (she/her), Program Manager - Southern Minnesota
Sandy Lewis, Finance and Administration Manager
Michelle Lian-Anderson (she/her), Advancement Director
Ameera Meri (she/her), Operations Administrator
Evelyn Moran (she/her), Ecologist
Ryan Pellow (he/him), Lead Restoration Technician
Ben Penner, Regenerative Ag Specialist
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
Catherine Stoch (she/her), Senior Grants Writer
Sam Tollefson (she/they), Advancement & Engagement Associate
Becca Tucker (she/her), Program Manager – Twin Cities Metro
Matt Udermann (he/him), Field Coordinator
Nou Yang, Human Resource Associate