Staff Directory

Executive

Rand Wentworth, President
rwentworth [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 308

Mary Pope Hutson, Executive Vice President
mpmhutson [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 328

Tiffany Leak, Assistant to the President & Executive Vice President
tleak [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 318

Administration

Marilyn Ayres, Chief Financial Officer
mayres [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 323

Dee Perkins, Office & Human Resources Manager
lperkins [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 317

T. J. Keiter, Office Assistant
tkeiter [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 300

Andy Weaver, Information Technology Manager
aweaver [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 314

Pamela Hanner Richardson, Webmaster / IT Coordinator
prichardson [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 350

Donye Ellis, Accountant
dellis [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 301

Olivia Reynolds, Accounting Associate
oreynolds [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 336

Tasha DeLoach-Corbin, Finance & Administration Associate
tdcorbin [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725

Communications

Rob Aldrich, Director of Communications
raldrich [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 334

Peshie Chaifetz, Communications Manager
pchaifetz [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 343

Kimberly Seese, Communications Specialist
kseese [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 326

Chris Soto, Saving Land Magazine Editor
csoto [at] lta.org | 423-202-3963

Development & Membership

Lindsay Hance Kosnik, Vice President of Development
lkosnik [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725

Jessica Lindenfelser, Director of Development Operations
jlindenfelser [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725

Bart Zerfas, Membership Coordinator
bzerfas [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 331

Kelly Carter Rollison, Donor Relations Manager
krollison [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 340

Sara Duginske, Development Associate
sduginske [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725x 344

Megan Taaffe, Development Assistant
mtaaffe [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 335

Suzanne Erera, Grants Manager
serera [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 324

Katie Chang, Grants Writer
kchang [at] lta.org | 215-235-1869

Education

Renee Kivikko, Director of Education
rkivikko [at] lta.org | 269-324-1683

Sylvia Bates, Director of Standards & Research
sbates [at ] lta.org | 603-708-1073

Leslie Ratley-Beach, Conservation Defense Director
lrbeach [at] lta.org | 802-262-6051

Karen Spern, Information Services Manager
kspern [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 348

Mary Burke, Online Learning & Curriculum Manager
mburke [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 325

Pam Nicholls, Training & Conferences Manager
pnicholls [at] lta.org | 970-245-5811

Patty Tipson, Training & Conferences Coordinator
ptipson [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 304

Deana Metz, Training & Conferences Associate
dmetz [at] lta.org | 970-245-5811

Matt Castelhano, Training & Conferences Associate
mcastelhano [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 345

Public Policy

Russ Shay, Director of Public Policy
rshay [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 305

Lynne Sherrod, Western Policy Director
lsherrod [at] lta.org | 970-245-0439

Sean Robertson, Public Policy Specialist
srobertson [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 319

Regional Programs

Denise Schlener, National Director
dschlener [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 309

Marie Stanley, Program Assistant
mstanley [at] lta.org | 202-638-4725 x 346

Erin Heskett, Midwest Program Director
eheskett [at] lta.org | 269-324-1683

MaryKay O'Donnell, Midwest Conservation Manager
mkodonnell [at] lta.org | 269-352-7032

Laura Eklov, Midwest Program Associate
leklov [at] lta.org | 269-324-1683

Miko Dargitz, Midwest Program Assistant
mdargitz [at] lta.org | 269-324-1683

Johanna Garsenstein, Chicago Project Manager
jgarsenstein [at] lta.org | 773-957-9919

Kevin Case, Northeast Program Director
kcase [at] lta.org | 860-361-9310

Ethan Winter, New York Conservation Manager
ewinter [at] lta.org | 518-587-0774

Katrina Howey, Northeast Program Coordinator
khowey [at] lta.org | 518-587-0774

Katelyn Homeyer, Northeast Program Assistant
khomeyer [at] lta.org | 518-587-0774

Chuck Roe, Southeast Program Director
croe [at] lta.org. | 919-515-0760

Heidi Hannapel, Southeast Program Associate
hhannapel [at] lta.org | 919-515-0760

Wendy Ninteman, Western Program Director
wninteman [at] lta.org | 406-549-2750