Our Staff

Executive Staff

Leah Lopez Schmalz

President

Alicia Sullivan

Executive Vice President of Engagement & Philanthropy

Denise Stranko

Executive Vice President of Programs

Janel Crite, CPA CFE

Executive Vice President of Finance & Administration

Laura Wildman, PE

Vice President for Ecological Action

David Ansel

Vice President of Center for Water Protection

Staff

David Abreu

Clean Water Advocacy Specialist

Anthony Allen

Director of Strategy & Innovation

Jackie Belanger

Major Gifts Manager

Elena Colon

Laboratory Manager

Kathy Czepiel

Connecticut Land Protection Manager

Nicole Davis

Watersheds Project Manager

Jake Dittes

Director of Connecticut Ecological Restoration Programs

Killian Duborg

Connecticut Communications Specialist

Katie Friedman

Director of New York Ecological Restoration Programs

Lys Gant

Watershed Stewardship Coordinator

Josh Garskof

Senior Director of Philanthropy

Martin Hain

Digital Projects Manager & Designer

Allison Remy Hall

New York Foundations Manager

Louise Harrison

Long Island Project Manager & Senior Science Advisor

Dara Illowsky

New York Staff Attorney

Amanda James

Member Events & Communications Specialist

Ameera Khan

Environmental Analyst

Alex Krofta

Ecological Design Project Manager

Tricia Leicht

Yacht Clubs & Major Gifts Manager

Chase Lindemann

Peter B. Cooper Legal Fellow

Peter Linderoth

Director of Healthy Water and Lands

Bill Lucey

Long Island Soundkeeper

Megan Lung

New York Ecological Restoration Project Manager

Jen McCaffery

Foundations Relations Manager

Ella McGrail

New York Policy Coordinator

Laura McMillan

Director of Communications & Marketing

Julianna McVeigh

Climate & Resilience Campaigns Manager

Deonna Mouning

Human Resources and Office Manager

Annalisa Paltauf

Connecticut & New York Cleanup Coordinator

Lindsey Potts

Laboratory Technician

Colin Puckett

Member Engagement Specialist

Scott Redfern

Senior Manager of Doherty Climate Change & Resilience Institute

Roger Reynolds

Senior Legal Director

Jessica Roberts

Connecticut Staff Attorney

Alex Rodriguez

Environmental Justice Specialist

Charles Rothenberger

Director of Connecticut Government Relations

David Seigerman

New York Communications Specialist

Lindsay Skedgell

Ecological Restoration Communications Specialist

Anne Urkawich

Membership & Engagement Manager

Kimberly Williams

Director of Campaign and Planned Giving

Skyla Wilson

People & Culture Manager

Paul Woodworth

Senior Director of Ecological Restoration

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