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Jeff Amerman — Jeff Amerman
Chief Financial Officer

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Fred Bahnson — Fred Bahnson
Chief Executive Officer

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John English - Director of IT — John English
IT Director

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Virginia Kashdan — Virginia Kashdan
Chief Operating Officer

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Andy Pressman — Andy Pressman
Sustainable Agriculture Program Director

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Photo of Nomi Sofer — Nomi Sofer
Communications Director

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Kriss Sullivan — Kriss Sullivan
Human Resources Director

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Elizabeth Young — Elizabeth Young
Development Director

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Accounting

Jeff Amerman — Jeff Amerman
Chief Financial Officer

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Brian Coldiron
Accountant

Steve Descharme
Accountant

Photo of Jodi Michlig — Jodi Michlig
Accountant

Colleen Rabson
Accountant

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Accountant

Payroll Clerk

Agriculture

Ann Baier — Ann Baier
Program Specialist

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Tammy Barnes — Tammy Barnes
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Felicia Bell — Felicia Bell
Regional Coordinator

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Cody Brown — Cody Brown
Conservation Planner

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Photo of Linda Coffey — Linda Coffey
Program Specialist

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Andrew Coggins
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Allison Cooley-Agee — Allison Cooley-Agee
Conservation Planner

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Danielle Crocker — Danielle Crocker
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Rex Dufour — Rex Dufour
Senior Fellow

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Justin Duncan — Justin Duncan
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Danielle Duni — Danielle Duni
Climate Fiber Project Manager

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Eric Fuchs Stengel — Eric Fuchs-Stengel
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Darron Gaus — Darron Gaus
Senior Manager

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Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez — Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez
Regional Coordinator

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Martin Guerena — Martin Guerena
Regional Coordinator

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Margo Hale — Margo Hale
Senior Manager

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Maura Henn — Maura Henn
Regional Coordinator

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Photo of Daniel Hoffman — Daniel Hoffman
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Hakeem Holmes — Hakeem Holmes
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Alisha Horak — Alisha Horak
Senior Conservation Planner

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Tammy Howard — Tammy Howard
Senior Manager

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Tyler Jenkins — Tyler Jenkins
Carbon Farm Planner

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Audrey Kolde — Audrey Kolde
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Eddy Labus — Eddy Labus
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Chris Lent — Chris Lent
Regional Coordinator

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Mike Lewis — Mike Lewis
Senior Manager

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Robert Maggiani — Robert Maggiani
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Summer Miracle

Project Coordinator

Photo of Mike Morris — Mike Morris
Senior Manager

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Tracy Mumma — Tracy Mumma
Program Specialist/Editor

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Nina Prater — Nina Prater
Regional Coordinator

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Andy Pressman — Andy Pressman
Sustainable Agriculture Program Director

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Photo of Tim Puczkowskyj — Tim Puczkowskyj
Conservation Planner

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Lee Rinehart — Lee Rinehart
Senior Manager

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Omar Rodriguez — Omar Rodriguez
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Gabrielle Soto-Velez — Gabrielle Soto-Velez
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Bradley Todd — Bradley Todd
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist

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Carlos Vences — Carlos Vences
SARC Project Assistant

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Ilona Wilde — Ilona Wilde
Project Coordinator

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Communications

Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez — Luz Ballesteros Gonzalez
Regional Coordinator

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Maura Henn — Maura Henn
Regional Coordinator

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Marisa Larson — Marisa Larson
LIHEAP Clearinghouse and NEAR Manager

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Robyn Metzger — Robyn Metzger
Communications Manager

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Photo of Cathy Svejkovsky — Rich Myers
Outreach Specialist

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Tracy Mumma — Tracy Mumma
Program Specialist/Editor

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Nina Prater — Nina Prater
Regional Coordinator

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Photo of Amy Smith — Amy Smith
Graphic Designer

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Photo of Nomi Sofer — Nomi Sofer
Communications Director

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Energy

Carl Bernsten — Carl Bernsten
Energy Engineer

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Photo of Linda Catala — Linda Catala
National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist

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Marisa Larson — Marisa Larson
LIHEAP Clearinghouse and NEAR Manager

Bio

Photo of Guy LeGrant — Guy LeGrant
National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist

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Anna Meadow
NEAR Administrative Assistant

Photo of Allen Puckett — Allen Puckett
Technical Writer

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Anna Richmond-Mueller — Anna Richmond-Mueller
Energy Analyst

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Photo of Jennifer Sherman — Jennifer Sherman
NEAR/LIHEAP Specialist

Human Resources

Karen Henningsen — Karen Henningsen
Administrative Services Coordinator/HR Assistant

Photo of Cassie Lindau — Cassie Lindau
Human Resources Assistant

Kriss Sullivan — Kriss Sullivan
Human Resources Director

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IT

John English - Director of IT — John English
IT Director

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Nathan Lewis
Web Developer

Jason Otten — Jason Otten
IT Systems Administrator

John Ryan
IT Systems Support Technician

Operations

Photo of Linda Catala — Linda Catala
National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist

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Karen Henningsen — Karen Henningsen
Administrative Services Coordinator/HR Assistant

Virginia Kashdan — Virginia Kashdan
Chief Operating Officer

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Photo of Amber Kouglious — Amber Kougioulis
Administrative Specialist Contracts & Proposals

Photo of Guy LeGrant — Guy LeGrant
National Energy Assistance Referral Specialist

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Anna Meadow
NEAR Administrative Assistant

Alyssa Ness
Administrative Assistant Grants & Proposals

Photo of Jennifer Sherman — Jennifer Sherman
NEAR/LIHEAP Specialist

Photo of Denisse Smith — Denisse Smith
Grants Administrative Specialist

Photo of Kristi Van Hoosen — Kristi Van Hoosen
Administrative Assistant - Travel & Publications Coordinator

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