Northern Forest Center staff
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Staff Roles & Bios

Center staff collaborate with people across the region to achieve a thriving and welcoming Northern Forest sustained by innovation and environmental stewardship.

We bring new ideas, program delivery, collaborative leadership, public and private investment, and public policy expertise to the task of renewing the pride, purpose and vitality of communities across the 30-million-acre Northern Forest.

Collectively our staff have decades of experience in regional strategy development, economic development, forestry, communications, conservation and organizing to their work. Please reach out if you see an opportunity to collaborate on our shared goals.

Maura Adams

Director of Community Investment

Adam Bailey

Adirondack Program Manager

Joe Fox

Outdoor Recreation Manager

Kendall Gray

Program Assistant

Rebecca Hession

Development Officer

Leslie Karasin

Adirondack Program Director

Suzanne Martin

Bookkeeper

Hannah McCarthy

Fundraising Coordinator

Evan Oleson

Railroad Street Redevelopment Manager

Julie Renaud Evans

Program Director

Rob Riley

President

Amy Robinson

Business Innovation Advisor

Isabella Ronson

Program Coordinator

Sarah Schmidt

Grants & Development Coordinator

Amy Scott

Program Manager

Kelsey Seeker

Marketing Director

Kristen Sharpless

Director of Development

Joe Short

Vice President

Kelly Short

Communications Director

Lila Trowbridge Thorne

Senior Major Gifts Officer

Tori Valentine

Operations Manager

Laurel Will

Director of Finance

Mike Wilson

Senior Program Director