Resolving Conflict Through Leadership
Resolving Conflict Through Leadership


A Partnership Program of the University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Department of Forestry and the Department of Conservation and Recreation

 

 

VNRLI FELLOWS

Class of 2012 Class of 2011
Class of 2010 Class of 2009
Class of 2008 Class of 2007

Class of 2012

 

Jay S. Banks 
Urban Forester
Trees Virginia, Society of Municipal Arborists, International Society of Arboriculture

 

Jacob Allen Bauckman 
Stormwater Compliance Specialist
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Soil and Water Advisory Group (DCR), United Methodist Church, YMCA

 

 

 

 

 

Sara Benghauser
Special Assistant for Policy
Governor of Virginia – Secretary of Natural Resources

 

Jenny Biché 
Environmental Planning Tech
Rappahannock - Rapidan Regional Commission
Fauquier County Conservation Round Table, Rappahannock County Conservation Round Table, Center Center for Rappahannock - Rapidan Environmental Stewardship

 

 

 

 

 

Tisha Ann Blackwell 
Administrative Asst., Regulatory Affairs
Altria Client Services

 

Brian H. Bond 
Associate Professor
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech
Forest Products Society, Society of Wood Science

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Lee Davis 
Community Outreach Coordinator
New River Valley Planning District Commission (NRVPDC)
Sustainable Blacksburg, Conflict Resolution Team – SLV, American Planning Association

 

Ralph James Echols 
Regional Manager
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Boy Scouts of America, Waynesboro Riverfest, Brotherhood of Saint Andrews

 

Karen Wilson Forget 
Executive Director
Lynnhaven River Now
BuyFresh, Buy Local Hampton Roads, MAMEA, NAAEE & HRAEE, TOGA, Virginia Conservation Network

 

Laura Thomburg Grape 
Sr. Environmental Planner
Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC)

 

 

 

 

 

Carrie Fehl Hagin 
Conservation District Coordinator
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Conservation and Recreation
Westhampton Junior Women's Club, Full Circle Grief Center, Gayton E.S. PTA

 

Paula Anne Hamel
Environmental Policy Manager
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Dominion Charitable Foundation, ISO-NE Environmental Planning Committee, MA Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Todd Herbert 
Watershed Field Coordinator
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals, Society of Wetland Scientists, Roland Park Civic League

 

Jeffray Jones 
Watershed Field Coordinator
USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

 

 

 

 

Jill Keihn 
Natural Resource Program Manager
Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission

 

Adrienne Freed Kotula 
Policy Specialist
James River Association
Bryan Parkway Civic Association; American Planning Association

 

Janit Llewellyn 
Environmental Program Planner
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

 

Michael Miller Neese 
Recycling Coordinator
City of Winchester Department of Public Works
Freemasons, Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission Solid Waste Technical Committee, Wesley United Methodist Church

 

 

 

 

 

Antonia Noreika 
Acting Regional Forestry
Virginia Department of Forestry

 

Patricia Fannin Nylander 
County Forester Specialist
Virginia Department of Forestry
International Society of Arboriculture, Society of American Foresters, Virginia Government Employees Assoc.

 

 

 

 

 

Zachary Habern Olinger 
Forest Mnagement and Education Specialist
Virginia Department of Forestry
Grayson County Farm Bureau

 

Margaret L. Sanner 
Senior Attorney - Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
Hoshyar Foundation Board of Trustees, Richmond Bar Pro Bono Committee, State Board of Elections Residency Task Force

 

 

 

 

 

Angela Michelle Sheldon 
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Leave No Trace

 

Kim Elizabeth Thurlow 
Livability Initiative Project Coordinator
New River Valley Planning District Commission (NRVPDC)
The New River Valley Planning District Commission, The Catawba Sustainability Center – VA Tech, The New River Land Trust

 


Kevin Graeme Vaughan 
Training Manager
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
ASTD, RASTD, CMA

 

Michelle M. Virts 
Deputy Director
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities
VAMSA, Friends of Forest Hill Park

 

 

 

Robert Williams 
District Conservationist
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
National Organization of Professional Black NRCS Employees, Virginia National Professional Black NRCS Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of 2011

Frederick B. Abbey 
Pro Bono Consultant/Environmentalist
Fairfax and Nelson Counties
Ernst & Young Partner Alumni, Virginia
Master Naturalist and Taproot Foundation

 

Melanie Allen Lunney 
Environmental Program Planner
VDOT
Girlscouts, Toast Masters, Master Naturalist

 

 

 

Amy Arnold 
City Planner
City of Staunton
VAASLA, APA-VA

 

Wendy Bachman Shields 
Specialist, Corporate Responsibility Strategy
Altria Client Services

 

 

 

Anne M. Baird 
Extension Educator
Ohio State University Extension, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Assoc. of Natural Resources and Extension Professionals,
Assoc. of Staff and Faculty Women at OSU, Society of Risk Analysis

 

 

June Barrett-McDaniels, P.E. 
President/Professional Engineer
Aquarius Engineering, P.C.
Lynnhaven River Now, Bayfront Advisory Committee, Tidewater Master Naturalists

 

 

 

Joe Bonnell 
Program Director
Ohio State University
Friends of Alum CK9 Tribs., Ohio Association of Nat. Res. Extension Professionals, Friends of The Lower Olentangy Watershed

 

Littleberry Darby 
College of William & Mary


Robert Davie 
Chief, Operations Team
Department of the Army
Presbyterians at your service, New River Valley Bicycle Association

 

Rebecca Davis 
Environmental Education Program Manager
MWCOG-Clean Air Partners

 

 

 

Trey Davis 
Political Education and Legislative Specialist
Virginia Farm Bureau Federation
SGA of Virginia Tech, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Providence Forge Presbyterian Church

 

Amy DeHart 
Acting Deputy Director
VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics
Lexington Presbyterian Church, RACC, Fine Arts in Rockbridge

 

 

 

Roger Everton 
Water Compliance and Monitoring Manager
VA Department of Environmental Quality
Tidewater Regional Office
Elizabeth River Project, Virginia Bass Federation

 

Robert Farrell 
Assistant Director for Forestland Conservation
Virginia Department of Forestry
Edgehill Assoc., Middle Peninsula Land Trust, Mid-Atlantic Charter, International Society of Arboriculture

 

 

 

Jennifer Gagnon 
Faculty/Project Associate
Virginia Tech
SAF, ANREP, VFA

 

Jewell E. Hairston, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Programs, Cooperative Extension, Virginia State University

Galon Hall 
State Biologist
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Wildlife Society, VA Quail Council, Nat'l Bobwhite Tech Cmte

 

Scott Johnson 
Energy Policy Analyst
Commonwealth of Virginia, DMME
International Society of Arboriculture, Richmond Men's Chorus

 

 

 

Jeff Jones 
Executive Director
The Conservation Cooperative

 

Laura Kaplan 
Adjunct Faculty, University of Denver Conflict Resolution Institute & Center for Collaborative Policy, Sacramento, CA
American Safe Climbing Association, American Alpine Club

 

 

 

Maggie Lewis 
Associate Director
Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution

 

Amy Mallette 
Office Manager/GIS Analyst
Resource Management Assoc.
Terwilliger Consulting, Inc.

 

 

 

Cathryn McCue 
Senior Communications Manager
Southern Environmental Law Center
Virgina Wilderness Committee

 

John A. McGee 
Geospatial Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech
Virginia Assoc. of Mapping and Land Information Systems, Assoc. of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP)


Alison Meehan 
Floodplain Program Planner
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Association of Floodplain Managers, Virginia Floodplain Management Assoc.

 

Kelly Miller 
Regional Manager
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Upper Tennessee River Roundtable, Big Sandy River Basin Coalition, Clinch-Powell Clean Rivers Initiative

 

 

 

Nicole Sandberg 
NPS (319) Grant Program Manager
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
National Association of Grant Managers, VA Water Quality Monitoring Council, Jr. Chamber of Commerce

 

Matthew W. Stafford 
Stormwater Compliance Specialist
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
American Instit. Of Certified Planners (AICP), International Erosion Control (IECA)

 

 

 

Sarah Stewart 
Senior Planner
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
American Planning Assoc., Virginia Water Monitoring Council, Richmond Area Food System Council

 

Robbie Talbert 
Asst. Regional Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Forestry Association, Spring Hill Baptist Church, Virginia Prescribed Fire Council

 

 

 

Ron Wood 
Management Analyst
NRCS

 

 


 

 

 

Class of 2010

 

 

Photos from the McCarthy Award and
VNRLI 2010Graduation Dinner

 

Jennifer Allen
Programs Manager Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR)
Rivanna Conservation Society, American Ornithologists' Union, Society for Conservation Biology

David Bearinger
Director, Grants and Public Programs
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities


Barbara S. Burton
Executive Director
Longwood University Foundation, Inc. / Hull Springs Farm
Three Rivers Environmental Educators (TREE), Cople Parish, Virginia Master Naturalist

Marcus Comer
Extension Specialist
Virginia State University
Association of Career and Tech Ed, NC Ag Teachers Assoc.

Anne W. Darby
Associate Planner
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
Richmond Area Food System Council, Richmond Area Buy Fresh Buy Local, Capital Region Greenway Group

Guinevere Nissa Dean
Regional Manager
Department of Conservation and Recreation
James River Association, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

John David Harper, Jr.
Asst. State Soil Scientist
USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service
Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists (VAPSS)

Kimberly Hodge
Public Relations Specialist
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation


Angela Jenkins
Asst. Director of Legislative & Legal Affairs
VA Department of Environmental Quality Department of Environmental Quality
Virginia State Bar, Safe Harbor, Air & Waste Management Assoc.

Francie L. Kennedy
Account Associate
Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Wright to Read, American Planning Assoc.

Stewart T. Leeth
AVP Env and Corp Affairs and Senior Counsel Smithfield Foods
Judicial Conf of the Fourth Circuit, VA State Bar Nat. Res Board of Gov

Luke McCall
Arborist
City of Richmond, Department of Public Works, Urban Forestry Division
International Society of Arbonculture, Society of Municipal Arborists, Forest Hill Neighborhood Assoc.

Stacy A. Overby
Professional Development Coordinator
Texas Forest Service
Brazos Valley Human Resource Management Assoc., Society for Human Resource Management

Robert Ragos
Branch Chief, National Programs Prevention Diversity Management
USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
Civil Rights Staff
Society of American Foresters

Russell Rice
Environmental Specialist/Watershed Implementation Coordinator
VCU Center for Environmental Studies
VA Department of Conservation and

David Richert
Resource Conservation & Development Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Society of American Foresters, Virginia Master Naturalist Chapter-Beagle Ridge, National Network of Forest Practitioners

Suzanne Schwartz
Environmental Program Director
Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution
The University of Texas School of Law

Robert Slusser
Potomac Watershed Field Coordinator Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Potomac Watershed Office
Little Hunting Creek Watershed Steering Committee, Belle Haven, 4-Mile Run & Dogue Creek Watershed Advisory Group, NVRC LID Committee

Bob L. Smith
Associate Dean, Engagement
Virginia Tech
Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals, Blue Ridge Parkway 75th Inc., Society of Wood Science and Technology

David B. Spears
Program Support Manager
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy
Virginia Society of Ornithology, Virginia Geological Field Conference, The Nature Conservancy

Emily Woodall
Managing Director
The Mountain Lake Conservancy

Kimberly B. Woodwell
Executive Director Shenandoah Forum
Shenandoah Forum, W.W. Robinson Elementary School, Humane Society of Shenandoah County

 


Class of 2009

Standing back row: John Ignosh, Kelly Vanover, John Eustis, Mike Steen,
Josh Didawick, May Sligh, Lenny Dupuis, Marek Smith, Gene Crabtree, Mike
Liberati, Mike Foreman, Tanya Denckla Cobb.
Middle row: Kelly Hitchcock, Gwynn Crichton, Jennifer Morgan, Chris
Moore, Noah Hill, Jonah Fogel, Caroline Wilkinson.
Kneeling in front: Mitch Wapner, Michelle Prysby, Erin James, Adele
MacLean, Susan Garrison, Abbe Kennedy, Sean Sheppard.

Photos from the McCarthy Award and
VNRLI 2009 Graduation Dinner

Ashley Twiggs, Photographer
www.ashleytwiggs.com
email: a@ashleytwiggs.com
phone: 434.409.0707


Click here for more photos from the McCarthy Award and VNRLI 2009 Graduation Dinner

 

 

 

Gene L. Crabtree
Resource Conservationist
USDA - Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Smithfield, VA
Soil and Water Conservation Society;
Hillcrest Church

Mary Gwynn Crichton
Director, Conservation Planning and Stewardship
The Nature Conservancy
Charlottesville, VA
St. Paul's Memorial Church; Soccer Organization of
Charlottesville; Equality Virginia

Joshua Alan Didawick
Assistant Administration Director
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
Kiwanis Club of Winchester

Leonard Raymond Dupuis
Manager, Environmental Policy
Dominion
Glen Allen, VA
Utility Air Regulatory Group, Va. Manufacturers Assn.;
VA SAB Greenhouse Gas Workgroup

Noah M. Hill
Regional Manager
Va. Department of Conservation and
Recreation
Suffolk, VA
Back Bay Restoration Foundation (Board
Member)

Kelly Teresa Hitchcock
Regional Development Specialist
Virginia's Region 2000 Local Government Council
Lynchburg, VA
City of Lynchburg Natural Resources Advisory Committee;
Greater Lynchburg Environmental Network

Michael Rosario Liberati
Senior Project Director
Corporate Remediation Group
DuPont
Wilmington, VA
South River Science Team (Founder/Co-
Director); Delaware Chamber of Commerce;
Trout Unlimited Shenandoah

Chris Moore
Science Advocate
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Norfolk, VA
Ducks Unlimited, Coastal Conservation Association,
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Jennifer Marie Morgan
Senior Laboratory Technician
Opequon Water Reclamation Facility
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
AWWA; WEF

May Louise McDaniel Sligh
TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator
York/Rappahannock Regional Office
Va. Department of Conservation and Recreation/University
of Mary Washington
Tappahannock, VA
Tennessee Clean Water Network, Sequatchie Valley
Institute, James City County Citizen Coalition

Marek Kent Smith
Director
Allegheny Highlands Program
The Nature Conservancy
Warm Springs, VA
Mecklenburg Audubon Society; The Wildlife
Society, Assn. of Field Ornithologists

Kelly Shannon Vanover
Regional Manager
Va. Department of Conservation and Recreation
Warrenton, VA
VA Environmental Health Association, Winchester
Wheelmen

Erin Elizabeth James
Extension Associate
Biological Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech/ VA Cooperative Extension
Blacksburg, VA
Soil and Water Conservation Assn.; PA
Association for Sustainable Agriculture

Adele MacLean
Program Developer/Special Projects
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Richmond, VA
First Unitarian Universalist Church; Sierra Club Falls of the
James Group; Richmond Area Food System Council

Michael Anthony Steen
Traveling Interpretive Supervisor
Jamestown Yorktown Foundation
Jamestown Settlement
Williamsburg, VA
1781 Foundation (President), National Assn.
for Interpretation, Colonial Seaport
Foundation

Michelle Denise Prysby
Coordinator
Virginia Master Naturalist Program
Virginia Tech/ VA Cooperative Extension
Charlottesville, VA
Alliance of Natural Resource Outreach and Service
Programs; VA Resource Use Ed. Council; Little River
Watershed Association

Abbe S. Kennedy
Stewardship Assistant
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Staunton, VA
Shenandoah Co. Planning Commission,
Shenandoah Forum (Board Member),
Valley Conservation Council

Jonah Malachai Fogel
Community Viability Specialist
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Richmond, VA
American Planning Association, National Assn. of
Community Development Extension Professionals,
System Dynamics Society

John Riley Eustis
Assistant Director
New River Land Trust
Blacksburg, VA
Land Trust Alliance, Green Infrastructure
Partnership

Susan Elizabeth Garrison
Environmental Manager
Town of Blacksburg
Blacksburg, VA
Glad Church "Green Glade" Committee, Sustainable
Blacksburg, American Public Works Association

John Paul Ignosh
Area Specialist
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Harrisonburg, VA
Society of American Foresters; American
Society of Agricultural & Biological
Engineers, Society of Peace
Corps Volunteers

John Daniel Sheppard
Owner, Manager
Sustainable Business Management
Williamsburg, VA
Williamsburg Food Sustainability Network (Executive
Director)

Mitch Wapner
President
Paradox LLC dba Paradox Farm
Lexington, VA
Healthy Foods Co-op, Ruritan, Parent
Community Outreach
 

Class of 2008

VNRLI Class of 2008

Back row: Preston Smith, Corey MacKnight, Steve Reeser, Todd Janeski,
Paul Revell, Blaine Delaney
Middle row: Conrad Spangler, Jenny Salyers, Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah,
Amy Gilmer, Mike Gerel, Christy Gabbard, Eric Bendfeldt, Ann Duff
Front Row: Sarah Richardson, Faren Wolter, Bill Hayden, Nesha Mizel,
Tamara Ambler, Lisa Moerner, Heather Barrar, Renee Clark, Mitch Thomas

Tamara Jo Amber
Natural Resource Manager
Department of Community Development
Albemarle County
Charlottesville, VA
Crimora Ruritan Club

Heather Noel Barrar
Senior Planner
Chesterfield County
Richmond, VA
Green Infrastructure Group; Alpha Phi Omega

Eric Scott Bendfeldt
Area Specialist
Community Viability
Virginia Cooperative Extension
Harrisonburg, VA
Waste Solutions Forum; Chesapeake Bay Funders' Network Technical Advisory;
Mt. Clinton Mennonite Church

Renee Y. Clark
Environmental Engineer Senior
Environmental Section
Virginia Department of Transportation
Staunton, VA
VDOT Cedar UAC

Blaine Kent Delaney
RC&D Coordinator
Black Diamond Resource Conservation & Development Council
USDA Resources Conservation Service
Lebanon, VA
Coalfield Water Development Fund, Inc.; Boy
Scouts of America; Black Diamond RC&D

Ann Hutchinson Duff
Northern Region Systems Manager
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Forest Natural
Resources
West Point, VA
VA Reforestation of Timberlands Board; VA Forestry
Assn.; Forest Resources Assn.

Christy Marie Gabbard
Natural Resources Specialist
Conservation Management Institute
Newport, VA
New River Land Trust; New River Watershed
Roundtable; Appalachian Voices

Michael Colman Gerel
Virginia Staff Scientist
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Richmond, VA
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Amy Kristen Gilmer
Geologist
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Geological Society of America; VA Geological Field Conference; Monticello Bird Club

Robert Preston Hare, Jr.
Environmental Specialist - Business Support
Dominion Environmental Services
Glen Allen, VA
Society of Wetland Scientists, American Water
Resources Association

William Patrick Hayden
Public Affairs Director
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Richmond, VA
Richmond James River Lions

Alma Abdul-Hadi Jadallah
President and Managing Director
Kommon Denominator, Inc.
Fairfax, VA
Association for Conflict Resolution; Northern
Virginia Mediation Service; Partners for Peace

Todd Vincent Janeski
Environmental Scientist
VA Commonwealth University
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Richmond, VA
American Planning Association; Nature
Conservancy; Maine Audubon

Janit Marie Llewellyn
Environmental Program Planner
Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation
Richmond, VA
The Brandermill Church; James River Advisory
Board

Corey Richard MacKnight
Facilities Director
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
Kernstown United Methodist Church

Nesha Lauren Mizel
TMDL/Watershed Field Coordinator
Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation
Staunton, VA
Clearwater Conservancy; Valley
Conservation Council; Gas Assn. Soil &
Water Conservation Society

Lisa C. Moerner
Manager
Environmental Policy Dominion
Glen Allen, VA
Interstate Gas Assn. of America; American

Preston Kerr Smith
Marina Program Manager
Virginia Department of Health
Richmond, VA
VA Environmental Health Association

Conrad Theodore Spangler, III
Division Director
Division of Mineral Mining
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and
Energy
Charlottesville, VA
Holmes Safety Assn.; Nat'l Assn. of State
Land Reclamationists

Mitch Patrick Thomas
Facility Manager
Maintenance
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
VA AWWA; VCCCA

Faren Renee Wolter
Land Conservation Officer (Culpeper Co.)
Piedmont Environmental Council
Culpeper, VA
The Wildlife Society; Society of American
Foresters; International Assn. for Society
and Natural Resources

 

Class of 2007

Abigail C.V. Convery
Regional Planner
New River Valley Planning District Commission
Radford, VA
US - International Association for Landscape Ecology; American Ornithologists' Union; Partners for the Americas

David Leonard Davis Dave
Wetland Ecologist
Office of Wetlands and Water Protection
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Richmond, VA
Association of State Wetland Managers (Secretary-Treasurer); Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals; Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra

Kai Erik Degner
Primary Catalyst
Converging Voices LLC
Harrisonburg, VA
The OrangeBand Initiative (Founder, Executive Director); Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists

Karen Louise Drake
Town Comprehensive Planner
Planning & Engineering Department
Blacksburg, VA
Leadership New River Valley, Leadership Historic Triangle, American Planning Association

Rebecca K. Gwynn Becky
Assistant Director
Wildlife Diversity Division
Va. Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Richmond, VA
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (Past President), Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society (Past President)

Barry Donal Harris
Resource Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Richmond, VA
Soil and Water Conservation Society, Kappa Alpha Psi

Kelly Bray Henshaw
Engineer
Winchester, VA

Patrick M. Hughes
Consultant Contract Manager
Environmental Division
Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA
FC Richmond Soccer Club (Assistant Coach); Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing; Rotary International

Sandra René Hypes René
Project Review Coordinator
Division of Natural Heritage
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Richmond, VA
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Event Coordinator); The Nature Conservancy

Kimberly Gayle Joyner-Banty Kim
Environmental Engineer/Documents Program Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Courtland, VA

Hunter S. Mohring
Executive Steward
Boxerwood Education Association, Inc.
Lexington, VA

Ashley Orgain Morgan
Education Coordinator
Hoffler Creek Wildlife Foundation
Norfolk, VA
Elizabeth River Project

Farrell Anthony Owens
Facility Manager
Utilities Department
Timberville, VA
Missouri Water Wastewater Conference;
American Water Works Association

Dan J. Poteet
Senior Regional Program Manager
ENSR Corporation
Glen Allen, VA
Virginia Manufacturers Association (Environmental Committee)

Donald Eugene Riggleman Don
Facility Manager
Utilities Department
Winchester, VA

Michael A. Santucci Mike
Area Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Madison, VA
Western State Fire Managers (Past Secretary), Northern Rockies Coordinating Group,
North Dakota Fire Council

Eliza Savage
Regulatory Analyst
Division of Migratory Bird Management
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Alexandria, VA
Run for Wetlands Committee (Race Director); Washington Area Bicyclist Association; Agenda Alexandria

Llyn Sharp
Outreach Program Director
Department of Geosciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
New River Community Partners (Virginia VP);
New River Watershed Roundtable;
Blacksburg Comprehensive Plan Task Force

Shawn Elise Smith
Policy Analyst/Environmental Planner
Division of Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Richmond, VA
American Planning Association,
American Institute of Certified Planners,
Rails to Trails

Margaret Long Stephenson
Cultural Resources Program Manager
Hampton Roads District
Virginia Department of Transportation
Suffolk, VA
APVA, National Trust

Nancy N. Stremple
Regional Urban Forestry Specialist/Landscape Architect
Urban and Community Forestry
USDA Forest Service
Washington, DC
American Society of Landscape Architects,
American Planning Association

Joseph John Tannery
Virginia Attorney
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Richmond, VA
Virginia Bar Association, Richmond Bar Association, American Bar Association

David Scott Tiller
Environmental Health Coordinator
Office of Environmental Health Services
Virginia Department of Health
Shacklefords, VA
Virginia Environmental Health Association

Charles L. Turner
Air Compliance Manager
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Glen Allen, VA
Air and Waste Management Association

Jeff Walker
Executive Director
Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Commission
Culpeper, VA
American Planning Association/AICP; Soccer Organization of Charlottesville-Albemarle; Appalachian Trail Conference

Christine F. Watlington
Policy, Planning and Budget Analyst
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Midlothian, VA

Leslie Watson
Program Manager/Administrative Assistant
Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River
Woodstock, VA
Friends of the North Fork Shenandoah River
(Board Member); Volunteers-in-Parks
(Shenandoah National Park)

James L. Wilkinson
Senior Associate
E², Inc.
Charlottesville, VA
American Planning Association

Sylvia Hoehns Wright
Owner and Freelance Writer
The Wright - consultant, lecturer & wordsmith
Glen Allen, VA
Virginia Green Industry Council (PR Chair);
Virginia Master Gardener; Central Virginia NLA

Ed Zimmer
Regional Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Waverly, VA
Virginia Forestry Association (Board Member);
Society of American Foresters

 

Class of 2006

 

Back Row (L to R): Buck Kline, George Janek, Julie Hawkins, Alice Corey, Gary Moore, Andrea Krochalis, Heather Schinkel, Rochelle Garwood, Marcy Schnitzer, Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka, Denise Ambrose, John Merriner, Katharina Merkel (visiting from Sweden), Rick Linker, James Adams, Monica Esparza, Dave Slack, Chip Ray, Caroline Wilkinson.
Front Row (Kneeling): Tanya Denckla Cobb, Will Moore, Doug Bement, Tom Benzing, Erica Jeter, Lynn Crump, Elena Conzalez, Kim Watson Steika, Shayla Simmons, Frank Dukes.

James A. Adams
GIS Coordinator
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA


Denise H. Ambrose
Community Development Program Manager
Department of Housing and Community Development
Richmond, VA

Doug Bement
Front Royal, VA

Thomas R. Benzing
Associate Professor
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

Alice G. Corey
Supervisor
Dominion Resources Services
Richmond, VA

Lynn M. Crump
Environmental Programs Planner
Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
Chester, VA

Monica M. Esparza
Trustee, Image Church
Renewal of Life Land Trust
Richmond, VA

Rochelle Richardson Garwood
Senior Planner - Environment
Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
Charlottesville, VA

Maria Elena Gonzalez
Director, Office of Collaborative Action
and Dispute Resolution
US Department of the Interior
Washington, DC

Julie Anne Hawkins
State Biologist
USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Richmond, VA

George A. Janek
Water Quality Program Manager
Va. Department of Transportation
Suffolk, VA

Erica Jeter
Transportation Enhancements and Scenic Byways Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA

Everette Lee Kline
Regional Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA

Andrea B. Krochalis
Executive Director
The Paw and Whisker
Bent Mountain, VA

Rick R. Linker
Water Policy Manager
Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality
Richmond, VA

Nina Helen Luxmoore
Outreach and Training Manager
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Richmond, VA

John Lee Merriner
Operations Superintendent
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

Deanna Patricia Meyer-Pietruszka
Assistant Environmental Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Clifton, VA

Gary Moore
Agricultural Incentives Program Manager
Va. Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
Mechanicsville, VA

William M. Moore
Planner
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

Kerri Lynn Nicholas
Hearing and Legal Services Officer
Virginia Department of Health
Richmond, VA

Alfred Chambers Ray
Environmental Specialist
Va. Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA

Heather Jean Schinkel
Natural Resource Management and Protection Section Manager,
Fairfax County Park Authority
Arlington, VA

Marcy Hammet Schnitzer
PhD Candidate and Graduate Assistant
Governance and International Affairs, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Shayla Freeman Simmons
Director, Ethics Office
US Department of the Interior
Washington, DC

David Warren Slack
Regional Forester
Va. Department of Forestry
Tappahannock, VA

Kimberly Chree Watson
Landscape Architecture Project Coordinator
Community Design Assistance Center
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

 

Class of 2005


Back Row (L to R): Pat Calvert, Steve McMullin, Frank Dukes, Dennis Jones, David Miles, Dennis Jones, John Simkins, Cliff Miller, John Muse.
Middle Row:
Helen Ross, Barbara White, Nicole Vachon, Joe Loschiavo, Connie Hill Galloway, Bev Hunter, Mark Slauter, Tim Stern, Rob Krupicka, Lloyd Arnold, Charlie Becker, Mike Foreman.
Kneeling: Martha Shickle, Dale Lehnig, Jan Ferrigan, Jim Browder, John Zeugner, Tanya Denckla Cobb, Amy Owens, Chuck Epes, Caroline Wilkinson.

Back Row (L to R): Jim Browder, Mike Ellerbrock, Cliff Miller, David Miles, Dennis Jones, Steve McMullin, John Simkins, John Muse, Bill Jones, Frank Dukes. Middle Row: Joe Loschiavo, Tim Stern, Bev Hunter, Rob Krupicka, Mark Slauter, Tanya Denckla Cobb, Charlie Becker, Barbara White, Chuck Epes, John Zeugner, Martha Shickle, Mike Foreman. Front Row: Helen Ross, Lloyd Arnold, Jan Ferrigan, Pat Calvert, Nicole Vachon, Connie Hill Galloway, Dale Lehnig, Amy Owens, Caroline Wilkinson.

Lloyd B. Arnold
CQIP Program Manager
Va. Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA

 

Charles William Becker "Charlie"
Utilization & Marketing Manager
Va. Department of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA

James Alexander Browder "Jim" Environmental Consultant
Dominion
Glen Allen, VA

 

Patrick Lee Calvert "Pat"
Education Manager
Va. Watershed Education Program
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Charlottesville, VA

Charles Chilton Epes "Chuck"
Va. Communication Coordinator
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Richmond, VA

 

Jan Ellen Ferrigan
Invasive Plant Program Coordinator
Va. Cooperative Extension
Arlington, VA

Constance M. Hill Galloway "Connie"
Environmental Protection Specialist
Federal Highway Administration
Richmond, VA

 

Beverly C. Hunter
Piedmont Research Institute
Amissville, VA

Dennis Harold Jones
Acting Supervisor
District Conservation
USDA Nat. Res. Conservation Service Farmville, VA

 

Robert W. Jones "Bill"
Environmental Manager
Va. Department of Transportation
Staunton, VA

K. Rob Krupicka
City Council Member
City of Alexandria
Alexandria, VA

 

Dale Elizabeth Lehnig
City Engineer
Public Utilities Department
City of Winchester
Berryville, VA

Joe G. Loschiavo
Senior Research Engineer
duPont
Richmond, VA

 

Steven L. McMullin "Steve"
Associate Professor
Fisheries and Wildlife Science
Viginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

David Michael Miles
Deputy Regional Director
Va. Dept. of Environmental Quality
Roanoke, VA

 

John Clifford Miller, III "Cliff"
Manager
Miller Properties, LLC
Sperryville, VA

John Carlin Muse
Environmental Manager
Va. Department of Transportation
Chantilly, VA

 

Amy Thatcher Owens
Director of Enforcement
Va. Department of Environmental Quality Richmond, VA

Helen Patricia Ross
Cultural Resource Manager
Va. Department of Transportation Fredericksburg, VA

 

Martha Frances Shickle
CDBG Coordinator
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

John Albert Simkins
Environmental Protection Specialist
Federal Highway Administration
Richmond, VA

 

Mark S. Slauter
State Hazard Mitigation Officer
Va. Dept. of Emergency Management Richmond, VA

Timothy Daniel Stern "Tim"
Arborist
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

 

Nicole Vachon
Circuit Rider
Canaan Valley Institute
Staunton, VA

M. Barbara White
Urban & Community Forestry
Partnership Coordinator
Va. Department of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA

 

John J. Zeugner, IV
Director
New Paradigm Planning
Richmond, VA



   

Class of 2004

Anne Mead Beals
Farm Manager
Oakley Farm
Spotsylvania, VA
Spotsylvania County Ag/Forestal Committee,
Board of Directors,
Tri-County/City Soil & Water Conservation District

Brian L. Benham
Director, Center for TMDL and
Watershed Studies
Asst. Professor & Extension Specialist
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Leadership Hastings,
Amer. Society of Ag Engineers

Robert M. Bisha "Bob"
Environmental Manager
Dominion Power
Glen Allen, VA
Illinois Environmental Regulatory Review Commission, Midwest Ozone Group

Karl E. Bren
President
GreenVisions Consulting
Richmond, VA
VA Sustainable Building Network,
U.S. Green Building Council,
Better Housing Coalition

Herman William Cook
Senior Environmental Associate
E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
Richmond, VA
CAER, LEPC

Melanie Ann Frisch
Environmental Engineer
Va. Department of Transportation
Suffolk, VA
Society of Wetland Scientists

Carl E. Garrison, III
State Forester
Va. Dept. of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA
Society of American Foresters,
Virginia Forestry Association,
Forest Landowners Association

Teresa Ann Harless
Manager, Community Partnershsip Program
The Nature Conservancy
Abingdon, VA
St. Paul Tomorrow,
Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority
Catherine M. Harold
Manager,
Office of Wetlands and Water Protection
Va. Department of Environmental Quality
Richmond, VA
Soc. of Wetland Scientists,
VA Assoc. of Wetland Professionals,
Richmond Audubon

Daniel Ryan Holmes "Dan"
Special Projects Coordinator, Orange Co. Field Officer
Piedmont Environmental Council
Rapidan, VA
VA Conservation Network,
VA League of Conservation Voters,
Culpeper Soil and Water District

Robert Bruce Hull "Bruce"
Professor
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Soc.of American Foresters

Ann Fortenberry Jennings
Virginia Executive Director
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Richmond, VA
Society of Wetland Scientists,
VA Assoc. of Wetland Professionals

Marcia Kirkpatrick
Rural Madison
Reva, VA
Blue Ridge Food Cooperative

Kelley Anne Kline
Assistant VP for Environmental Affairs
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Smithfield, VA
VA State Bar, VA Bar Association (Environmental and Natural Resources Section)

Brad Jonathan Kreps
Director, Allegheny Highlands Program
The Nature Conservancy
Warm Springs, VA
LandTrust for Southeast VA,
VA Creeper Trail Club

Loretta Allene Markham
Environmental Contract Manager
Va. Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA


Stephanie L. Martin

Virginia Dept. of
Conservation and Recreation
Richmond, VA

Lucile Swift Miller
Charlottesville, VA
Southern Environmental Law Center,
Valley Conservation Council,
Assoc. for Science in the Public Interest

Matthew M. Poirot "Matt"
Water Resources Program Manager
Va. Dept. of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA
Society of American Foresters,
Council on Forest Engineering

Carol Greishaber
Watershed Circuit Rider
Canaan Valley Institute
Staunton, VA
Springfield Township Planning Commission, Sierra Club
Brian Scott Reid
Environmental Engineer
Virginia Department of Transportation
Chesapeake, VA
VDOT EBA

Anthony Cary Scott "Tony"
ACSTAL Training and Program Developers
Amelia, VA
American Society for Training & Development, New York State Dispute Resolution Association,
Virginia Mediation Network

Brennan B. Snyder
Environmental Planner
McCormick, Taylor & Associates
Glen Allen, VA

Julie T. Stein
Conservation and Conflict Fellow
Andrus Family Fund
Lovettsville, VA
Member of Society for Conservation Biology

Shawn Patrice Tiggs "Patrice"
Community Outreach Specialist
Urban League of Hampton Roads
Norfolk, VA
United Way Young Leaders Society,
Urban League

Patricia Hall Tyrrell "Pat"
Resource Conservation and Development Coordinator
USDA-Nat. Res. Conservation Service
Tappahannock, VA
Friends of Dragon Run,
VA Chapter of Soil and Water Conservation Society

Bradley Stephen Veach "Brad"
Superintendent of Operations
Parks & Rec-City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
VA Parks & Recreation Society

Bud Watson
Co-Director
Model Forest Policy Program
Ashland, VA
VA Forest Watch,
Hanover Conservation Voters

Jennifer K. West "Jenny"
Executve Director
Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
VA Ducks Unlimited,
VA Assoc. of Fundraising Professionals


Wilfred D. Woode "Willie"
Senior Conservation Specialist
No. VA. Soil & Water Conservation District
Upper Marlboro, MD
Toastmasters International

 

Class of 2003

Back Row (L to R): Ridge Schuyler, W. Keith Boyd, Scott Bedwell, Ben Caldwell, Bob Luce, Carey Whitehead, John Murphy, Peter deFur, Mike Ellerbrock, Ed Stoots, Frank Dukes. Middle Row: Pat DeZern, Samantha Pitts, Mary Ellen N. Hodges, Patti Jackson, Rosemary Wallinger, Jerry Pruyne, Anne Bedarf, Tanya Denckla, Bob Miller, Karen Terwilliger. Front Row: Scott Reed, Marian Morgan, Chris Anderson, Judy Okay, Caroline Brennan, Kent Ruffin. Kneeling: John Horne, Chris French.

Chris A. Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County
Luray, VA
Assoc. of Virginia Gypsy Moth Managers;
Staff Liaison to Shenandoah National Park

Anne Tate Bedarf
Environmental & Safety Manager
Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority /
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority
Charlottesville, VA
Ecological Society of America;
Member of the Nature Conservancy


Scott Adams Bedwell
Environmental Program Planner
Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation - Division of Planning
Richmond, VA
Intl. Mtn. Bike Association, Leave No Trace, and American Canoe Association


Wayne Keith Boyd "Keith"
Coordinator, South Centre Corridors RC&D Council
Virginia Department of Agriculture
Prince George, VA
Volunteer Instructor of the Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries, Hunter Ed Program
Benjamin E. Caldwell "Ben"
Zoning Administrator
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA
Virginia Assoc. of Zoning Officials, Virginia Citizen Planning Assoc., & National Rec. and Park Association.
James Rowe Cromwell, Jr. "Jim"
District Environmental Programs Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation, Environmental Division
Richmond, VA
Trout Unlimited, Izaak Walton League, & Ducks Unlimited

Peter Lee deFur
Self Employed; Part-time Faculty
Environmental Stewards Concepts; Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Founder and Chair of the Board of the Science
and Environmental Health Network


Patricia Ann DeZern
Coordinator, Active for Life Project
AARP Virginia
Richmond, VA
Treasurer, Exec-Com of the Sierra Club - Falls of the James
Robert Christopher French "Chris"
TMDL Coordinator
Va. Department of Environmental Quality
Piedmont Regional Office
Glen Allen, VA
Conservation Chair, VA Native Plant Society

Mary Ellen Norrisey Hodges
District Preservation Program Coordinator
Virginia Department of Transportation, Environmental Division
Williamsburg, VA
Council of Virginia Archaeologists

John T.P. Horne
Development Manager
James City County
Williamsburg, VA
Member of VPA; Vice Chairman of Housing Partnerships, Inc.

Patricia Anne Jackson "Patti"
Director, Corporate Relations
Greater Richmond American Cancer Society
Richmond, VA


Robert William Luce "Bob"
Principal
Robert W. Luce Hydrogeological Consulting
Middletown, VA
Vice President, Friends of the Shenandoah River


Robert Vincent Miller "Bob"
Madison County Board of Supervisors
and Piedmont Environmental Council
Madison, VA
Treasurer, Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy; Task Force for Sustainable Growth


Marian Dewalt Morgan
Health Psychologist
Charlottesville, VA
Global Health Council;
American Public Health Association

John Murphy
Founder and Director
Stream Watch
Charlottesville, VA
Rivanna Conservation Society, StreamWatch


Judith A. Okay "Judy"
Riparian Specialist
Virginia Department of Forestry
Fairfax, VA
Natural Areas Association & Northern Virginia Conservation Trust

 

Samantha Serena Pitts
Education Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
Nassawadox, VA
Board, Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore and Friends of the Northhampton Tree Library.

William Claiborne Porter, Jr. "Bill"
Assistant County Administrator
James City County
Williamsburg, VA
Committee Chair of United Way Allocations Committee


Jerome Edward Pruyne "Jerry"
Asst. Dist. Environmental Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Suffolk, VA
Intl. Society of Aboriculture; Loyal Order of Moose

Fredric Scott Reed, Jr. "Scott"
Richmond, VA
Founding director of Goochland Land Alliance Convervation Easement Fund


Jeffrey Lynn Rodgers "Jeff"
Consultant Contract Program Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA
Balancing improved transportation infrastructure with environmental and community needs

W. Kent Ruffin "Kent"
Executive Director
African American Heritage Association (AAHA)
Richmond, VA
Community development in urban areas;
Chair of Jackson Ward Association


Charles Ridgeway Schuyler, III "Ridge"
Director, Piedmont Program
The Nature Conservancy
Charlottesville, VA
Board of Trustees, Ivy Creek Foundation
Eugene Edward Stoots "Ed"
Regional Forester
Virginia Department of Forestry
Abingdon, VA
District Eagle Scout Board; Society of American Foresters

Cathy Crawford Taylor
Director Electric Environmental Services
Dominion Virginia Power
Glen Allen, VA
Leading a VMA Outreach group to create teaching tools for the SOL curriculum for science education about natural resources.

Karen Ann Terwilliger
President
Terwilliger Consulting, Inc.
Locustville, VA
CCMS Team member of NATO


Rosemary Hynes Wallinger
Shenandoah Forum
Mount Jackson, VA
Trained, certified mediator and mentor with Community Mediation Center

 

Carey Catherine Whitehead
Grants and Comunications Specialist
Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC)
Rapidan, VA
Volunteer stream monitor,
John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District


Class of 2002

Back Row (Left to Right): Frank Dukes, Jim Hurley, David Carr, John L. Johnson, Don Orth, Georgiana McCabe, Brad Fuller, Paul Howard, Jack McCambridge, Gavin Sanderlin, Wade Biddix, Khalil Hassan, Scott Richardson, Charlie Newton, Tom Hoy, Mike Ellerbrock, Mike Foreman Third Row: Diane Dunaway, Pat O' Bannon, David Powell, Chuck Hutsell, Bob Dunn Second Row: Donna Williamson, Ellen Shephard, Tanya Denckla, Desiree Lopasic (standing), Susan Cable, Alison Teetor Front: A-J Wangner

 

R. Wade Biddix
Assistant State Conservationist for
Water Resources
USDA, NRCS
Richmond, VA

Susan V. Cable
Founder/President
Blue Ridge Foothills Conservancy
Madison, VA

David W. Carr, Jr.
Senior Attorney, Public Lands & Forest Project
Southern Environmental Law Center
Charlottesville, VA

Diane D. Dunaway
Easement Specialist
USDA NRCS
Richmond, VA

 

Robert "Bob" L. Dunn
DuPont (Retired)
Chester, VA

Bradley "Brad" G. Fuller
Wood Procurement Manager
J. M. Huber Corporation
Green Bay, VA

Khalil Hassan
Chair of the Madison County Task Force for Sustainable Growth
Madison, VA

Paul E. Howard, Jr.
Environmental Services Director
County of Culpeper
Culpeper, VA

Thomas "Tom" E. Hoy
Director of Parks & Recreation
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

James "Jim" E. Hurley
Organization Development Consultant
Hurley Associates
Arlington, VA

Charles "Chuck" Hutsell
Regional Forester
VA Dept. of Forestry
Salem, VA

John L. Johnson
Process Work DC, Independent Consultant & Scholar, Retired Professor, University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC

Desiree A. Lopasic
Environmental Engineer
VA Dept. of Health
Culpeper, VA

  Georgiana H. McCabe
Director of Snow Mountain Nusery & Co-Founder, Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
Snow Mountain Nusery
Stanardsville, VA

John "Jack" T. McCambridge, Jr.
District Environmental Manager
Virginia Department of Transportation
Suffolk, VA

Charles "Charlie" A. Newton
Park Engineer, Page County Tree Board, Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
NPS-Shenandoah National Park
Stanley, VA

Patricia "Pat" S. O'Bannon
Tuckahoe Magisterial District Supervisor, Chair, Local Gov't Advisory Committee to the Ches. Bay Exec. Council
Henrico County Board of Supervisors
Richmond, VA

Donald "Don" J. Orth
Dept. Head for Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

David B. Powell
Forest Engineer
VA Dept. of Forestry
Sandston, VA

Scott M. Richardson
Learn and Serve America
Corporation for National and Community Service
Washington, DC
Gavin Sanderlin
Conservation Specialist
Peaks of Otter Soil & Water
Conservation District
Bedford, VA

 

Ellen P. Shepard
Richmond, VA

Alison Teetor
Natural Resource Planner
Clarke Co. Planning Dept.
Berryville, VA

Alden-John " A-J" Wangner
Environmental Engineer
RASco, Inc.
Woodbridge, VA

Donna L. Whitmarsh
Organic Farming Certification Coordinator and President, Friends of Brown Farm Nature Park
Organic Cerification Services
Blacksburg, VA


Class of 2001

Back Row (Left to Right): Greg Winston, Mike Ellerbrock, Mike Roberts, Ken Carter, Ed Daley, Susanne Haas, Bob Radspinner, Jerry Ruhlen, John Deuel, Steve Mallette. Middle Row (Left to Right): Anitra Webster, Steve Talley, Angela Harper, Rachel Bagby, Jim Lawrence, Leanne Smith-Nurse, Ron Southwick, Rudy McCollum, Leslie Middleton, Rich Olin, Ursula Lemanski, John Carroll. Front Row (left to right): Dean Bailey, Kay Slaughter, Jim Fulcher, Tanya Denckla, Bettina Ring

 

Rachel Bagby
Founder
Singing Farm
Charlottesville, VA

 

Dean Adcock Bailey
Senior Project Manager
VA Dept. of Business Assistance
Richmond, VA

Kenneth "Ken" E. Carter
State Resource Conservationist
USDA Nat. Resources Conservation Svc
Richmond, VA

 

John M. Carroll
Deputy State Forester
VA Dept. of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA

Edwin C. Daley
City Manager
City of Winchester
Winchester, VA

 

John William Deuel
Executive Director
City of Norfolk Norfolk Environmental Commission
Norfolk, VA

James P. Fulcher
Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
VA Dept. of Forestry
Charlottesville, VA

 

Susanne "Susan" L. Haas
Senior Environmental Planner
K W Poore & Associates
Richmond, VA

Angela N. Harper
Deputy County Manager
County of Henrico
Richmond, VA

 

James "Jim" D. Lawrence, Jr.
Owner/Operator
Lawrence Design/Build
Winchester, VA

Ursula Lemanski
Rivers and Trails Project Mgr
National Park Service
Harpers Ferry, WV

 

Stephen D. Mallette
Owner
Resource Management Associates
Locustville, VA

Rudolph "Rudy" C. McCollum, Jr.
Vice-Mayor
City of Richmond
Richmond, VA

 

Leslie Middleton
Senior Program Coordinator, VA
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Richmond, VA

     

Richard "Rich" D. Olin
Consultant Environmental Engineer
DEQ
Richmond, VA

 

Robert "Bob" E. Radspinner
Senior Resource Forester
The Timber Company

     

Richard C. Rich
Prof. & Chair, Coordinator Inst. For Environment & Energy
Virginia Tech Dept. of Political Science
Blacksburg, VA

 

Michael "Mike" T. Roberts
Farm Business Mangament Coordinator
Virginia Cooperative Expension
Colonial Heights, VA

Jerry A. Ruhlen
Owner/Operator
Citizens for Shenandoah Page County Tree Board
Shenandoah, VA

 

Katherine "Kay" E. Slaughter
Senior Attorney
Southern Environmental Law Center
Charlottesville, VA

Leanne Smith Nurse
Program Analyst
US EPA National Center for Environmental Innovation
Washington, DC

 

Ronald "Ron" Southwick
Assistant Director
VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries
Richmond, VA

Stephen E. Talley
Virginia Watershed Coordinator
Canaan Valley Institute
Staunton, VA

 

Anitra B. Webster
Owner/Manager/Designer of tree farm
Lynchburg, VA

Gregory "Greg" H. Winston
Regional Forester
VA Department of Forestry
Farmville, VA
   
 
 

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