Staff members evaluate a culvert in the Adirondacks © Erika Bailey

Meet the people who make conservation work possible in the Adirondacks.

How to reach The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack Chapter:
phone: 518-576-2082
email: adirondacks@tnc.org
address: PO Box 65, Keene Valley, NY 12943

Tim Barnett
Vice President, special programs

Michelle Brown
Senior Conservation Scientist

Dirk Bryan
Director of Conservation Programs

Craig Cheeseman
GIS/Computer Specialist, IS Manager

Todd Dunham
Director of Stewardship Programs

Ryan Ferebee
Maintenance Mechanic

Chris Jage
Land Protection Manager

Tom Lake
Follensby Pond Caretaker

Jessica Levine (TNC Canada)
Senior Conservation Advisor
Coordinator, Staying Connected Initiative

Jan Maria Localio
Senior Conservation Manager/Senior Stewardship Specialist

Bill Martin
Conservation Easement Program Coordinator

Sophie McClelland
Philanthropy Coordinator

Peg Olsen
Chapter Director

Dawn Ormsby
Operations Program Specialist

Bethany Pelkey
Administrative Assistant 

Connie Prickett
Director of Communications and Community Engagement

Brendan Quirion
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program Manager

Alissa Rafferty
Executive assistant/Wildlife Monitoring Program Manager

Zachary Simek
Terrestrial Invasive Species Project Coordinator

Erin Vennie-Vollrath
Aquatic Invasive Species Project Coordinator

Erin V. Walkow
Associate Director of Philanthropy

Seasonal Staff

Adirondack Conservation Associates
Caroline Colan
Olivia Shehan

Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program Seasonal Educator
Emily Pomeroy

Stream Barrier Assessment Technicians
Mitchell Jones
Amanda Winters