Staff

Chad Dayton

Interim Executive Director

Sheri Zigan

she/her

Finance Director

Signe Hushagen

she/her

Operations Manager and Volunteer Coordinator

Mandie Siems

she/her

Office Coordinator

Sean Gokey

Buildings and Grounds Director

Andy Berkeland

Groundskeeper

Jon Cheney

Grounds Crew

Brenda Teats

she/her

Development Director

Rosie Johnson

she/her

Communications Associate

Heidi Louise

she/her

Annual Fund Manager

Natalie Stephens

she/her

Development Associate

Don Oberdorfer

Farm Director

Noah Blickensderfer

he/him

Shepard Farm Manager

Jorge Espinoza

Farm Assistant

Austin Schwantes-Kleven

Farm Assistant

Pete Cleary

he/him

Environmental Education Director

Julie Allen

she/her

Schedule and Events Coordinator

Jeff Boland

he/him

Naturalist and Elementary Specialist

Mary Dybvig

she/her

Naturalist and Volunteer Liaison

Mick Garrett

he/him

Naturalist and Outreach Specialist

Lauris Grundmanis

Seasonal Naturalist

Maeve Hanson

she/her

Naturalist Fellow

Michael Harrison

he/him

Naturalist and Elementary Liaison

Abbie Niskanen

she/they

Naturalist Fellow

Olivia Peterson

she/her

Seasonal Naturalist

Teresa Root

Naturalist and Fellowship Coordinator

William Sutphin

he/him

Naturalist and Curriculum Developer

Andy Vang

he/him

Naturalist

Marie Venberg Baete

she/her

Naturalist Fellow

Pam Welisevich

Naturalist, Animal Care Coordinator, 5th Grade Science Specialist

Jennifer Wood

Naturalist Fellow