Our Vision and Mission
Delaware Nature Society envisions a healthy and sustainable environment.
Our mission is to connect people with the natural world to improve our
environment through education, advocacy and conservation.
2016 & 2017 Board of Directors Staff
Officers Honorary Board Jeff Pantazes
President Bernard Dempsey
Lorraine M. Fleming
Nancy Frederick
Peter H. Flint
Michael E. Riska
Norman G. Wilder
Lynn Williams Lori Athey
Habitat Outreach
Coordinator
Dawn Rittenhouse
Vice President
Julie Pfeffer
Treasurer
Eric J. Brinsfield
Secretary
Members
Steve Allen
Dan Barbato
Barbara Borleske
Eric J. Brinsfield
Margaretta Brokaw
Mark Carter
Len Crane
Harold Davis
Kevin Donnelly
Sally Feeley
Pam Finkelman
JJ Francis
Cristina Frank
Margaretta Frederick
Lisa Goodman
Barbara Greenewalt
Jeff Haas
Ellen Kohler
Carmen Lee Pow
Crawford MacKeand
Blair McConnel
Adele McIntosh
Christine Odom
Jeff Pantazes
Julie Pfeffer
Dawn Rittenhouse
James M. Seif
Suzanne Smith
Dale Stratton
Gerri Street
Sharon Struthers
Lowell Underhill
Mary Vane
Roland Wall
Richmond Williams
Marian R. Young
Mary Aviola
Accountant
Matt Babbitt
Manager,
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Nora Childers
Lead Teacher Naturalist,
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Lesley Bensinger
Education Coordinator,
DuPont Environmental
Education Center
Catherine Coin
Visitor Services Specialist,
DuPont Environmental
Education Center
Erynn DeGennaro
Seasonal Program
Coordinator,
Ashland Nature Center
Candy Farr
Visitor Services Coordinator
Helen Fischel
Director of Education and
Organizational Development
Shannon Giordano
PR/Social Media Coordinator
Brenna Goggin
Director of Advocacy
Marie Graham
Volunteer & Event
Coordinator
2
John Harrod
Manager,
DuPont Environmental
Education Center
Scott Heck
Facilities Manager
Dakin Hewlett
Watershed Education
Coordinator,
DuPont Environmental
Education Center
Christi Leeson
Web & Graphic Design
Coordinator
Alison Long
Database Manager
Annalie Mallon
School Program Coordinator,
Ashland Nature Center
Joanne McGeoch
Acting Deputy Executive
Director & Director of
Development
David Pragoff
School & Group Programs
Team Leader
David Pro
Land Steward
Maribeth Przywara
Development Coordinator
Joe Sebastiani
Manager,
Ashland Nature Center
Aaron Sharp
School & Group
Program Registrar,
Ashland Nature Center
Hazel Shinholt
Teacher Naturalist/
Visitor Services,
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Nancy Steckel
Executive Assistant
Ian Stewart
Ornithologist
Laura Miller
Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Sturmfels
Marketing Manager
Alice Mohrman
Education Coordinator,
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center Kristen Travers
Watershed Stewardship
Team Leader
Ann Murphy
Membership & Database
Assistant Sheila Vincent
Group Program Coordinator,
Ashland Nature Center
Ginger North
Director of Conservation Michele Wales
Manager,
Coverdale Farm Preserve
Anne Harper
Acting Executive Director Dan O’Brien
CSA Farmer,
Coverdale Farm Preserve
Ashley Harrell
Education Coordinator,
Coverdale Farm Preserve Lauren Powell
Education Intern,
Ashland Nature Center
Jim White
Senior Fellow for Land and
Biodiversity Management
Elliott Workman
Land & Facility Coordinator,
Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
Administrative office
Ashland Nature Center | P.O. Box 700, Hockessin, DE 19707 | Phone: 302.239.2334 | Fax 302.239.2473