Little Traverse Conservancy

Who We Are

We are more than 4,300 members and 400 volunteers strong

Little Traverse Conservancy

Board of Trustees

Chair: Cedric A. (Rick) Richner, III
Vice-Chair: Phil Porter
Treasurer: Jon Lyons
Secretary: Karie Slavik

Josh Baker
Lisa Blanchard
Richard M. Bolton
Michael T. Cameron
George M. Covington
Mary Faculak
Jeffrey S. Ford
Gregg K. Garver
John Griffin
Eric Hemenway
Joseph W. Kimmell
Dave Kring

Darrell Lawson
Nancy Lindsay
Tom Litzner
Lisa Loyd
Glen Matthews
Harriet McGraw
David G. Mengebier
John Merrill
Emerson Meyer
Maureen Nicholson
Consie Pierrepont
Bill Roney
Tom Rowland
Hamilton Schirmer
Meg Sprow
Susan I. Stewart

Committee Chairs

Land Protection: Mary Faculak
Stewardship: Gregg Garver
Education: John Merrill
Finance: Carol Jackson
Nominating: Phil Porter
Investment: Jon Lyons

Little Traverse Conservancy Staff

Stewardship Team

Derek Shiels

Director of Stewardship

Melissa Hansen

Director of Conservation Easements

Cacia Lesh

Volunteer Coordinator

Amy Lipson

Conservation Specialist

Mike Lynch

Preserve Stewardship Specialist

Charles Dawley

Technology and Stewardship Coordinator

Brad Von Blon

Stewardship Technician

Education Team

Sarah Mayhew

Director of Education

Sarah Koetje

Education Specialist

Land Protection Team

Caitlin Donnelly

Director of Land Protection

Joe Graham

Land Protection Specialist

Communications Team

Anne Fleming

Director of Community Outreach & Communications

Lindsay Hall

Communications Specialist

Administrative Team

Kieran Fleming

Executive Director

Tom Lagerstrom

Chief Financial Officer

Ty Ratliff

Associate Director

Emily Hughes

Chief Development Officer

Sarah Gurney

Administrative Coordinator