Staff

James E. Jordan Jr. 
Executive Director, CEO

Eliza Bernardini
Membership and Marketing Manager

Amanda Church
Accounting Assistant

David D’Antonio
Business Director

Alexa Hart
Education Director

Carl Hutchinson
Land Steward

Abbie Kessler
Land Preservation Director

Betsy Stefferud
Administrative Assistant

Brian Winslow
Watershed Conservation Director

Kathy Yacucci
Education Coordinator

Tim Zador
Land Steward

Board of Directors

Officers

President
Brent du Pont
Patterson-Woods

Vice President
James Gawthrop
York Building Products Co., Inc.

Secretary
Edward Leo
Country Fresh Mushroom Company

Treasurer
Tom Varley
Retired

Members

Ray Ajalli
Cleveland Cliffs Coatesville Plant

Lisa Brubaker
WSFS

Steve Castorani
North Creek Nurseries

William F. Cooke
Retired

Ed Camelli
Trail Creek Outfitters

Amanda DeWeese
Constellation Energy Resources, LLC

Brenton R. Grant, III
1st Advantage Mortgage

Kerry R. Haber
Bernardon

Andrew Homsey
University of Delaware

James E. Jordan, Jr.
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance

J. Kai Lassen
Rockwick Capital

Dr. Richard Lighty
Retired

David Lyons, Jr.
Lyons Insurance Co.

Diana McCarthy
Retired

David McKeon
Lester Water, Inc.

Collin F. McNeil
Quaker City Foundation

Jalessa Rice
Veolia

John Rush
Phillips Mushroom Farms

John P. Supplee
Retired

Peter Temple
Larmore, Scarlett, Myers, Temple

Directors Emeriti

Harry Alberts

David L. Myers

Carl J. Meister, Jr.

Josephine Parman

A. Duer Pierce

September 2023