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.
Anna Alsobrook
Susan Bean
Adam Bowers
David Caldwell
Hartwell Carson
Nancy Diaz
Amy Finkler
Bob Gale
Jack Henderson
Andy Hill
High Country Regional Director and Watauga Riverkeeper
Gray Jernigan
Chris Joyell
Josh Kelly
Julie Mayfield
Callie Moore
Sarah Ogletree
Karim Olaechea
Erica Shanks
Darby Stipe
AmeriCorps Western Region Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Associate
Sydney Swafford
AmeriCorps Outings, Education, and Forest Stewardship Coordinator
Bob Wagner
Tony Ward
Maddy Watson
Hannah Woodburn
Board of Directors
Front: Kimberly Hunter, Ameena Batada, Moriah Dean (Chair), Kareen Boncales.
Back: Enrique Sanchez, Katherine Taaffe (Treasurer), Harli Palme, Nicholas Holshouser, Jane Margaret Bell (Secretary), Jesse Miller (Vice Chair)
Chair, Moriah Dean
Impact Associate, Dogwood Health Trust | Polk County
Vice-Chair, Jesse Miller
Insurance Agent, First Security Company | Watauga County
Treasurer, Katherine Taaffe
Owner, All Creatures Short and Tall | Cherokee County
Secretary, Jane Margaret Bell
Environmental Designer/Planner, WK Dickson | Buncombe County
At-Large Executive Committee Member, Sonya Rikhye
Attorney | 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
Kimberly Hunter
Entrepreneur, Cooperative Developer and Realtor at EXIT Realty Vistas | Buncombe County
Harli Palme
President, Parsec | Buncombe County
Enrique Sanchez
Retired | Henderson County