Speakers

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Michele Adams

Founder, Meliora Design
Meliora Design

David Allen

Principal Consultant
Development for Conservation

Jose Alminana

Principal Andropogon Associates
Andropogon Associates

Amy Baumann

Vice President of Strategic Priorities
Lancaster Farmland Trust

Irina Beal

GIS Analyst
WeConservaPA

Wyatt Behringer

Communications & Development Manager
High Foundation/ PES

David Blackburn

Heritage Preservation Coordinator
Chester County Planning Commission

Megan Boatright

GIS Program Director
Natural lands

Casey Bradshaw-Wilson

Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Sustainability
Allegheny College

Sean Brady

Executive Director
Hollow Oak Land Trust

Mark Brownlee

Head Ecologist
ArcheWild®

Beth Burns

Lead Planner
Brandywine Conservancy

Michael Busch

Design Engineer and Modeler
Meliora Design

Alexis Campbell

Executive Director
Horn Farm Center

Dana Caracciolo

Vice President
Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance of Climber

Silas Chamberlin

Chair
Pennsylvania Conservation & Natural Resource Advisory Council

Chris Corbran

Trails and Outdoor Recreation Program Manager
Pennsylvania Environmental Council

Brenda Costa

Executive Director
French Creek Valley Conservancy

Elizabeth Crisfield

Executive Director
ClearWater Conservancy

Molly Deger

Deputy Director, Sustainability & Environment
City of Lancaster

Stephanie Denton

Community Engagement Manager
Lancaster Farmland Trust

Peter Doehring

Kennett Outdoors

Derek Dureka

Parks & Recreation Director
Upper Dublin Township

George Elser

George H. Elser, Attorney-at-Law

Olivia Falcone

Associate Planner
Brandywine Conservancy

Nicole Faraguna

Director of Policy and Planning
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Lydia Freethy

Education & Stewardship Associate
Delaware Highlands Conservancy

Lamonte Garber

Watershed Restoration Coordinator
Stroud Water Research Center

David Goerman

Water Program Specialist
PA Department of Environmental Protection

Lamar Gore

Refuge Manager
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge

Steven Gosch

Stewardship Coordinator
Delaware Highlands Conservancy

Monica Gould

President and Founder
Strategic Consulting Partners

Karin Gross

K. Tyson Law

Jesse Hart

Program Manager
ArcheWild®

Marc Henderson

Partner and Principal Engineer
Meliora Design

Katie Hess

Director of Pennsylvania Landscape Conservation and Director of South Mountain Partnership
Appalachian Trail Conservancy

JD Hilditch

CEO
Voyage Media Works

Justin Hollinger, Esq.

Legal Director
WeConservePA

Lisa Hollingsworth-Segedy, AICP

Director, River Restoration
American Rivers

Simon Jolly

Associate Consultant
Esri

Jon Kasitz

Client Solutions Manager
RES

Lynn Kelly

Supervisor
Coolbaugh Township

Bill Kern

Executive Director
Countryside Conservancy

Andrew Leahy

Education & Outreach Specialist
Horn Farm Center

Stephen Link

Director of Philanthropic Services
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC

Andy Loza

Executive Director
WeConservePA

Diana Martin

Executive Director
Partners for Environmental Stewardship

Adam Mattis

Recreational and Conservation Western Regional Manager
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Recreation and Conservation

Erin McCormick

Senior Director, Land Conservation
Natural Lands

Kelly McGinley

Principal
Function & Flow

John McGinley

Tech Advisor
Function & Flow

Evan McNaught

Landscape Architect
McNaught Design LLC

Jane Menchyk

Land Protection Manager
Western PA Conservancy

Peter Miele

Senior Project Leader
Susquehanna National Heritage Area

Derek Molen

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Higher Ground Appraisal & Valuation Consulting, LLC

Enrique J. Moras

Founder & CEO
Syncretic Press

Tom Mullin

Founder and Principal
Interpretive Pathways www.interpretivepathways.com

Jeb Musser

Vice President of Land Protection
Lancaster Farmland Trust

Stephen Myers

Senior Project Manager - Landscape Restoration
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Ann Nemanic

Executive Director
Go Laurel Highlands

Ryan Neuman

Upstream Conservation Leader
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership

Eric Nevel

Field Operations Specialist
Penn State University - Center for Dirt & Gravel Road Studies

Joyce Onsted

Chair, Environmental Advisory Council
Coolbaugh Township

Angela Oste

Principal, Director of Planned Giving & Director of Insurance Operations
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC

Christina Peters

Board Member
Radnor Conservancy

Jonathan Pinkerton

Senior Vice President
Susquehanna National Heritage Area

Mark Platts

President & CEO
Susquehanna National Heritage Area

Paula Purnell

Dr.
Westmoreland Land Trust

Rachel Reeb

Science Associate
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Research Institute

Jaclyn Rhoads

Margaret Rohde

Associate Conservation Director
Wissahickon Trails

Ron Rohrbaugh

Coordinator, Deciduous Forest Framework
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Research Institute

Emilie Rzotkiewicz

Chief Operating Officer
Allegheny Land Trust

Lisa Schaefer

Owner
RealTalk Strategies

Steven Schiffman

Serratelli Schiffman Shaffer P.C.

Fritz Schroeder

President & CEO
Lancaster Conservancy

Rebecca Schultz

Ecological Artist

Andrew Schwartz

Director of Design
Environmental Planning & Design, LLC

Dayna Sear

Founder & CEO
Smart Grant Solutions

Bret Shaffer

Serratelli Schiffman Shaffer P.C.

Sarah Sharp

Assistant Manager for the Municipal Assistance Program
Brandywine Conservancy

Ryan Shipp

President
South Central PA Climbers

Campbell Simmons

Jennifer Sliko

Kittatinny Ridge Conservation Landscape External Lead, Healthy Forest Program
Audubon Mid-Atlantic

Gregory Snyder

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser
Snyder Appraisal Associates

Jon Spahr

Director of Coaching
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Cycling League

Jackie Speicher

Jeannine Speirs

Senior Community Planner
Chester County Planning Commission

Allie Staley

Program Development Associate
Pennsylvania Farm Link

Julia Steiner

Public Engagement Coordinator, Conservancy Programs
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art

Jeff Swinehart

President & CEO
Lancaster Farmland Trust

Ryan Szuch

Founder & President
Grow Conservation LLC

Brandon Tennis

Senior Vice President of Stewardship
Lancaster Conservancy

Jenn Teson Pitts

Vice President of Operations and Conservation and Susquehanna Riverlands Conservation Landscape Exte
Lancaster Conservancy

Lisa Timbers

Associate Planner for Community Services
Brandywine Conservancy

Sarah Turner

Land Protection Project Manager
Natural Lands

Kimberly Tyson

K. Tyson Law

Austin Unruh

Founder
Trees For Graziers

Josh VanBrakle

Communications Program Specialist
Pennsylvania DCNR

Tom Voter

Conservation Coordinator
Wissahickon Trails