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
Kate Bridgers
AmeriCorps Western Region Water Quality and Habitat Restoration Associate
David Caldwell
Hartwell Carson
Emma Crider
Amy Finkler
Jack Henderson
Andy Hill
High Country Regional Director and Watauga Riverkeeper
Gray Jernigan
Chris Joyell
Josh Kelly
Julie Mayfield
Callie Moore
Karim Olaechea
Erica Shanks
Jon Stamper
Sydney Swafford
Linda Tatsapaugh
Bob Wagner
Tony Ward
Maddy Watson
Hannah Woodburn
Board of Directors
Chair, Harli Palme
Chief Operating Officer, Modera Wealth | Buncombe County
Vice Chair, Nicholas Holshouser
Owner, Wandering Nature Photography | Transylvania County
Treasurer, Miller Williams
Retired | Avery County
Secretary, Jane Margaret Bell
Environmental Designer/Planner | Buncombe County
At-Large Executive Committee Member, Kareen Boncales
Director of Entrepreneurship, Mountain BizWorks | Buncombe County
Stevie Brooks
Administrator, Shelby Women For Progress | Cleveland County
Lucia Ibarra
Conservation Director, Dogwood Alliance | Buncombe County
Katherine Taaffe
Owner, All Creatures Short and Tall | Cherokee County
Sarah Cooper
Veterinarian, Appalachian Veterinary Ultrasound | Watauga County
Jenny Dissen
Corporate Relations and Partnerships Lead, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies | Buncombe 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
Duncan McPherson
Principal & President, Altura Architects | Buncombe County