Field Services
The Alliance’s Field Services Program consists of staff members who work on the ground with our 1,000 land trust members every day. The Field Services staff support the organizational excellence, development and impact of land trusts by connecting land trusts to resources, tools and information from the Alliance and our partners.
Through its Field Services staff, the Alliance delivers trainings and other learning opportunities, convenes peer networks, provides financial support and connects personally with land trusts in their region.
Find your state contact below and visit your region’s webpage to learn about future programming and learning opportunities in your region!
AK | AL | AR | AZ | CA | CO | CT | DC | DE | FL | GA | HI | IA | ID | IL | IN | KS | KY | LA | MA | MD | ME | MI | MN | MO | MS | MT | NC | ND | NE | NH | NJ | NM | NV | NY | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VA | VT | WA | WI | WV | WY
Western Field Division
Wendy Ninteman, Western Director
Wendy lives in Missoula, Montana, and manages the Alliance’s on-the-ground work in the 19 western states. She also works directly in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
406-549-2750 | wninteman@lta.org
Brad Paymar, Northwest Senior Program Manager
Brad lives in Portland, Oregon, and works directly with land trusts in Oregon and Washington.
971-202-1483 | bpaymar@lta.org
Amanda Hill, Southwest & California Program Manager
Amanda lives in Denver, Colorado, and works directly with land trusts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas and Utah.
720-402-5842 | ahill@lta.org
Catherine Waterston, Western Program Coordinator
Catherine lives in Wenatchee, Washington and supports land trusts across the Western region.
971-202-1484 | cwaterston@lta.org
Eastern Field Division
Jennifer Miller Herzog, Eastern Division Director of Field Programs
Jennifer lives in Annapolis, Maryland manages the Alliance’s on-the-ground work in the Eastern Division.
406-580-6410 | jmillerherzog@lta.org
Andrew Szwak, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager
Andrew works directly with land trusts in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington DC.
973-479-6362 | aszwak@lta.org
Kelly Presley, Southeast Program Manager
Kelly lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia and works directly with land trusts in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
202-800-2223 | kpresley@lta.org
MaryKay O'Donnell, Midwest Senior Program Manager
Laura Eklov, Midwest Program Coordinator
MaryKay lives in Harbor Springs, Michigan and Laura lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They both work directly with land trusts in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
MaryKay O'Donnell: 269-352-7032 | mkodonnell@lta.org
Laura Eklov: 269-215-1762 | leklov@lta.org
Jennifer Plowden, New England Program Manager
Jen lives in Beverly, Massachusetts and works directly with land trusts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
978-595-3871 | jplowden@lta.org
Meme lives in Gardiner, New York, and Joanne and Katrina work out of the Alliance's Saratoga Springs office. They all work directly with land trusts in throughout the state of New York.
518-587-0774 | northeast@lta.org