Meet Our Team
This strong team of dedicated individuals helps to protect and preserve our natural land, water, and air resources through education and public participation in policy decisions at all levels of business and government.
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Anna Alsobrook
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Susan Bean
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Adam Bowers
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David Caldwell
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Hartwell Carson
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Emma Crider
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Nancy Diaz
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Eve Davis
AmeriCorps Western Region Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Associate
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Amy Finkler
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Olivia Gray
NC Climate Action Corps Community Stewardship Coordinator
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Jack Henderson
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Andy Hill
High Country Regional Director and Watauga Riverkeeper
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Gray Jernigan
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Chris Joyell
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Josh Kelly
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Julie Mayfield
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Callie Moore
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Sarah Ogletree
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Karim Olaechea
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Erica Shanks
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Sydney Swafford
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Bob Wagner
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Tony Ward
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Maddy Watson
Board of Directors
Chair, Moriah Dean
Impact Associate, Dogwood Health Trust | Polk County
Vice-Chair, Harli Palme
President, Modera Financial Advisors & Financial Planners | Buncombe County
Treasurer, Katherine Taaffe
Owner, All Creatures Short and Tall | Cherokee County
Secretary, Jane Margaret Bell
Environmental Designer/Planner, WK Dickson | Buncombe County
Ameena Batada
Associate Professor of Health and Wellness, UNCA | Buncombe County
Kareen Boncales
Director of Entrepreneurship, Mountain BizWorks | Buncombe County
Jenny Dissen
Corporate Relations and Partnerships Lead, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies | Buncombe County
Nicholas Holshouser
Owner, Wandering Nature Photography | Transylvania County
Sarah Cooper
Veterinarian, Appalachian Veterinary Ultrasound | Watauga County
Trevor McKenzie
Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University | Watauga County
Enrique Sanchez
Retired | Henderson County
Stephen Tillotson
NC Park Ranger, Chimney Rock State Park | Henderson County
Miller Williams
Retired | Avery County