Jessica Elliott
Director of Operations and Conservation Planner
Jessica brings a wide array of experience to her role from both the administrative management…
Joy Brown
Resilience Specialist, Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape
Joy grew up in the Florida Panhandle where she spent her days running through the woods, swimming in cold tannic creeks and fishing in bays with her family. It was her family that developed and inspired her love of the outdoors.
Julie Gonzalez
Project Manager
Julie has extensive experience engaging with communities and organizations to advance equity for marginalized communities in conservation efforts.
Keilana Sugano
Project Associate
Keilana is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Anthropology and Geography…
Laura Bell
East Yellowstone Regional Director
Laura made northwest Wyoming her home in the mid-seventies, and in the last forty years has worked as a sheepherder, cowboy, grazing manager for the Bighorn National Forest …
Luisa Cortes
Senior Grants Administrator
Luisa is an outcome-focused and meticulous professional with 18 years of specialized experience in managing sponsored awards, providing expert research finance and accounting support to universities, academic medical centers, and non-profits.
Martin Goebel
Baja CA Sur Regional Senior Director
Martin has nearly 35 years experience in natural resources management and sustainable development…
Megan Miley
Communications Designer
Megan has over 25 years experience in communications and design. Before LegacyWorks she led the…
Melissa Fontaine
Project Director
Melissa joined LegacyWorks in 2023 as Project Director for the Santa Barbara Region. Melissa brings 15 years of experience working in service to the Santa Barbara County community…
Michelle Heaton
Teton Regional Director and Conservation Loan Collaborative Chief Operating Officer
Driven by place, people, and hope, Michelle brings extensive experience in community-led change, non-profit management, social entrepreneurship …
Nashieli Rodriguez
Communities & Communications Program Associate
Nash has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the Universidad Mundial at La Paz, BCS, Mexico.
Ole Amundsen
Program Manager
Ole Amundsen uses his skills in finance, economic development and strategic conservation planning to help organizations and communities use their natural assets as part of their economic sustainability.
Pablo Noé Castro Moreno
Technical & Natural Resources Director
Pablo is a Marine Biologist with a Master's Degree in Marine and Coastal Sciences from the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS)…
Paola Franyutti
Futuro Cabo del Este Strategy Fellow
Paola holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington D.C., concentrating in ESG and Latin America.
Reggie Hall
Conservation Loan Collaborative Chief Program Officer
Reggie has extensive conservation leadership experience and a remarkable network of trust based relationships with conservation leaders across the country.
Robert Hulshof-Schmidt
Conservation Loan Collaborative Advancement Manager
Robert has over 20 years experience working with nonprofits, government agencies, libraries, and small businesses.
Will Allen
Project Director
Will is serving as a Project Director for LegacyWorks Group with a focus on enterprise planning efforts for Sentinel Landscapes, the South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative, and the Zion National Park Regional Recreation Initiative.
Sandy Mason
Senior Fellow and Key Founding Partner
Sandy was a key partner in the formation of LegacyWorks Group and our early work in the Tetons…