Kansas

Contact Us

Get in touch with our staff about our work in Kansas.

Group photo of about 20 staff members sitting and standing outside with forest in the background.
Dream Team! Staff of The Nature Conservancy in Kansas smile for a group photo. © Nick Krug

The Nature Conservancy

Kansas

Kansas Field Office

The Nature Conservancy
PO Box 4345
Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: 785-233-4400
Email: kansas@tnc.org

Kansas Contacts

Our Staff

  • Kari Ames

    Associate Director of Philanthropy

  • Matt Bain

    Director of Conservation

  • Natalie Busby

    Operations Manager

  • Tony Capizzo

    Flint Hills Initiative Manager

  • Karen Casebolt

    Director of Philanthropy

  • Zoë Colatarci

    Flint Hills Habitat Management & Restoration Specialist

  • Nora Cox

    Philanthropy Operations Manager

  • Sid Fleming

    Finance Manager

  • Mandy Frank

    Public Policy Manager

  • Madi Gothard

    Cheyenne Bottoms Conservation Technician

  • Chance Jacobson

    Terrace Lane Farm Manager

  • Chris Janssen

    Freshwater Program Manager

  • Kevin Luman

    Smoky Valley Ranch Rangeland Specialist

  • Tim Marshall

    Sustainable Grazing Lands Manager

  • Paula Matile

    Conservation Easement Stewardship Initiative Manager

  • Elsi Miller

    Cheyenne Bottoms Preserve Manager

  • Jenny Trucano Muller

    Director of Finance & Operations

  • Lindsey Reinarz

    Conservation Real Estate Manager

  • Katie Roby

    State Director

  • Justin Roemer

    Smoky Valley Ranch Manager

  • Mason Scheetz

    Southern High Plains Grassland Specialist

  • Brian Serpan

    Southern High Plains Grasslands Manager

  • Hannah Sheridan

    Trustee Liaison & Executive Assistant

  • Susan Smith

    Operations Specialist

  • Cole Starkey

    Flint Hills Stewardship Coordinator

  • Stribling Stuber

    Conservation Operations Specialist

  • Leslie VonHolten

    Donor Relations Manager

Our Trustees

A dedicated team of volunteer leaders helping us achieve lasting conservation results for Kansas.

  • Sara Baer, Ph.D

    Lawrence

  • Bill Blessing

    Leawood

  • Debra Bolton, Ph.D

    Manhattan

  • William F. Bradley, Jr

    Overland Park

  • David Dillon

    Mission Hills

  • Kelly Harrison

    Lawrence

  • Rudy Herrmann

    Kansas City

  • Richard L. Hines

    Erie

  • Stacy Hoeme

    Scott City

  • Mary Ice

    Manhattan

  • William M. Lyons

    Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees
    Mission Hills

  • Barry Mayhew

    Mission Hills

  • Joan Porsch

    Goodland

  • Patty Reece

    Mission Hills

  • Charles W. Rice, Ph.D

    Manhattan

  • R. Douglas Sebelius

    Norton

  • Elizabeth T. Solberg

    Kansas City

  • William Stueck

    Stilwell

  • Dale Trott

    Lenexa

  • Stephanie Turner

    Oakland, CA & Great Bend, KS

  • Tray Vedock

    Lake Quivira

Support Our Work in Kansas

From the Flint Hills to Cheyenne Bottoms, healthy streams to Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park, The Nature Conservancy works to protect Kansas for nature and people.

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