The Nature Conservancy in Washington is dedicated to sustaining and enhancing a healthy relationship between people and nature. As part of the worldโs largest global conservation organization, we are uniquely positioned to deliver innovative solutions to our most pressing conservation needs and leverage them at a meaningful scale assuring the quality of life for people and nature, in our stateโand in our world.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
GIVING
Philanthropic and Other Investments, General donations, membership, Estate Planning, Planned Giving, Legacy Club
206-343-4344
MARKETING
Carrie Krueger
Marketing Director
carrie_krueger@tnc.org
206-436-6239
Media
Emily Heber
Media Manager
emily.heber@tnc.org
206-971-4376
Marketing Manager
Keith Chaffee-Ellis
Marketing Manager
k.chaffee-ellis@tnc.org
OFFICES
Moses Coulee Field Station
509-632-5483
Cle Elum
110 East First Street
Cle Elum, WA 98922
509-248-6672
Seattle
74 Wall Street
Seattle, WA 98121
206-343-4344
Mount Vernon
410 North 4th Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-419-3140
PROGRAMS
Forests for Our Future: Central Cascades
Darcy Batura
darcy.batura@tnc.org
509-852-2508
Floodplains by Design
Bob Carey
bcarey@tnc.org
360-419-9825
WASHINGTON COAST
Dave Rolph
drolph@tnc.org
360-419-0155
Puget Sound: Cities and Water
Jessie Israel
jessie.israel@tnc.org
206-343-4345
Kat Morgan
kmorgan@tnc.org
360-419-7059
Lead Scientist
Phillip Levin
phillip.levin@tnc.org
Daniel Misch is the new Arid Lands Assistant Manager at the Moses Coulee/Beezley Hills Preserves.
Heโll be leading post-fire restoration projects and assisting with many other stewardship activities on the preserves.
Herman Flamenco is joining our Forest team as the Conservation Forester for the Central Cascades.
Maia Murphy-Williams is the Science Program Specialist at the Nature Conservancy in Washington. As the Science program specialist Maia manages the day-to-day operations of the science team and supports The Nature Conservancyโs portfolio of science projects through ecological research, fieldwork, communications, and partnerships.
David Mendoza as our Director of Public Advocacy and Engagement. In this new role, David will work with and lead our government relations team, build coalitions and strengthen the environmental movement in the state, and work to pass policies at the state and federal level that advance our mission and priorities.
Kathy Woodward, Projects and Innovation Manager for The Nature Conservancy, is working to address chronic barriers to Puget Sound recovery by bringing a design thinking approach to conservation and putting people at the center of creative problem solving.
As Quantitative Ecologist, Ailene develops the evidence base for The Nature Conservancyโs efforts to protect and restore lands in Washington. Ailene earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Washington, focusing on community ecology, climate change, and urban ecology.
Volunteer programs are a great way to introduce new audiences to the work The Nature Conservancy does and tothe environmental field in general. Volunteers are also mission critical for The Nature Conservancy to accomplish our work.
Michael is a forest ecologist who studies forests, critters, and how people affect them. Much of his research has focused on the impacts of climate change and how people can build resilience in the face of such changes.
โYou canโt see the entire world from the top of Everestโฆ..The view from there only reminds you how big the world is and how much more there is to see and learn.โ
In addition to leading our work to clean up and restore Puget Sound, Jessie Israel is our chief architect for advancing our work in urban areas.
Hannah Kett is the Urban Program Director, working collaboratively with those on the ground to increase access to nature.
Courtney is the Program and Communications Specialist for the Puget Sound team at The Nature Conservancy in Washington, supporting both the Cities and the Water team.
"All kinds of people should be able to live in and contribute to a healthy natural world."
"I work with communities to guide imperfect and messy ideas into concepts full of possibilities by encouraging our partners to be generous with their viewpoints, faith and challenge."
Kyle Smith is the Forest Manager for The Nature Conservancy of Washington where he leads a team of professional foresters who conduct forest management and river restoration projects across 80,000 acres in Washington. Kyleโs current areas of management include the Ellsworth Creek Preserve in Southwest Washington, the Hoh River Recreation Area and Conservation Area, the Clearwater Forest Reserve in the Olympic Peninsula, and the Central Cascades Forest in Eastern Washington.
"Conservation Geographer ready to explore, discover, learn, and share!"
Erica Simek Sloniker makes science and conservation look good through leading in the design and production of maps, infographics, and other tools that advance conservation storytelling.
I am an aquatic ecologist at The Nature Conservancyโs cities, land, and water programs. I hold a Ph.D. from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington, with a focus on estuarine restoration and food web ecology in tidally-influenced ecosystems. My work integrates across ecosystem boundaries, investigating how landscape configuration and management shapes cross-boundary relationships for food webs, organisms, and ecosystem processes.
As a conservation scientist, Phil is interested in bridging the gaps between theory and practice andbetween social and natural sciences.
WAStateDirector@tnc.org
206-436-6240