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Staff and Board

 

Staff

James E. Jordan Jr.
Executive Director, CEO

 

Eliza Bernardini
Membership and Marketing Manager

 

Amanda Church
Assistant to the Executive Director, CEO

 

David D’Antonio
Business Director

 

Alexa Hart
Education Director

Carl Hutchinson
Stewardship and Facilities Manager

 

Abbie Kessler
Land Preservation Director

 

Sarah Newman
Watershed Conservation Asst.

 

Betsy Stefferud

Administrative Assistant

Brian Winslow
Watershed Conservation Director

 

Citlaly Weed
Education Coordinator

 

Kathy Yacucci
Education Coordinator

 

Tim Zador
Land Steward

Board

Officers

President
James Gawthrop
York Building Products Co., Inc.

 

Vice President
Diana McCarthy
Retired

 

Secretary
Edward Leo
Country Fresh Mushroom Company

 

Treasurer
OPEN

Members

Ray Ajalli
Cleveland Cliffs Coatesville Plant

 

Lisa Brubaker
WSFS

 

Steve Castorani
North Creek Nurseries

 

William F. Cooke
Retired

 

Ed Camelli
Friends of First State

 

Amanda DeWeese
Constellation Energy Resources, LLC

 

Brent du Pont
LMT Commercial Realty, LLC

 

Brenton R. Grant, III
1st Alliance Mortgage

 

Kerry R. Haber
Bernardon

 

Andrew Homsey
University of Delaware

 

James E. Jordan, Jr.
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance

 

J. Kai Lassen
Rockwick Capital

 

David McKeon
Lester Water, Inc.

 

Collin F. McNeil
Quaker City Foundation

 

Jalessa Garrett
Almo Coporation

 

John Rush
Phillips Mushroom Farms

 

John P. Supplee
Retired

 

Peter Temple
Larmore, Scarlett, Myers, Temple

 

Tom Varley
Retired

Directors Emeriti

Harry Alberts

 

Richard Lighty

 

David L. Myers

 

Carl J. Meister, Jr.

 

Josephine Parman

 

A. Duer Pierce

 

October 2025