James (Jake) B. Hodge
General Counsel
James (Jake) B. Hodge, Esquire, has practiced law for 30+ years and specializes in complex real estate, business, financial, environmental and conservation transactions.
James Corbett
Financial Analyst
Interested in the growing interface between conservation and finance, James developed knowledge bases in both realms before joining the team as a financial analyst in 2023.
James Honey
Baja CA Sur Regional Deputy Director
James Honey has nearly 20 years’ experience in coordination of complex environmental and economic solutions…
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 …
Liliana Paredes Lozano
Associate Researcher
Liliana Paredes Lozano is a Marine Biologist with a master's in Marine and Coastal Sciences, specializing in Sustainable Management.
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.
Marco Lueras
Eastern New Mexico Sentinel Landscape Coordinator
Marco Antonio Lueras is the Eastern New Mexico Sentinel Landscape Coordinator, where he collaborates with diverse state, federal, and private partners to advance conservation initiatives across the ENMSL Partnership.
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…
Meghan LaPointe
Fort Huachuca Resilience Specialist
Meg joined LegacyWorks Group in 2024 as the Fort Huachuca Resilience Specialist. She works with her team and partners to increase the climate resilience of Fort Huachuca and the landscapes that overlap military footprints through conservation, mitigation, and adaptive management measures in the face of drought and climate variability.
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.