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
