Staff and Board of Trustees

Our Staff

The Nature Center employs more than 35 full-time, part-time and seasonal staff who are dedicated professionals. Approximately one-third attend to the administration of the Nature Center and two-thirds to the educational programs.

Our educators come from diverse backgrounds; many hold Masters degrees and all have extensive experience in the environmental education profession. Our teachers believe in the benefits of an interactive learning environment. We are dedicated to providing programs that include experiences involving interactive, hands-on lessons in a comfortable learning atmosphere. We strive to deliver programs that meet the needs of mixed audiences.

Name	Administrative Staff	Extension
Benedict J. Hren	Executive Director	19
Felix Andreoni	Facilities Manager	64
Ann Breakey Billik	Director of Development	18
James Doolittle	Front Desk & Reservations Manager	11
Chrissy Elmblad	Development Assistant	50
Nancy Gamerman	Volunteer Coordinator	20
Kevin Kelly	Director of Finance and Business Operations	17
Loretta Lippoth	Receptionist	10
Catherine Lucenti	Office Manager	12
Hilary Wittmann	Director of Marketing	21
Name	Education Staff	Extension
Kristin Garguilo	Director of School Programs	40
Alan Gorkin	Director of Horticulture Education	14
Keith Marshall	Director of Education	15
Lisa Monachelli	Director of Youth and Family Programs	38
Melanie Pearson	Director of Animal Care	44
Kimberly Quieroz	Weekend Teacher/Naturalist	70
Doug Winters	Weekend Teacher/Naturalist
Name	Early Childhood Staff	Extension
Lisa Combs	Early Childhood Teacher / Nurturing Nature	31, 35
Stephanie DeYoung	Early Childhood Teacher	33
Christine Dinella	Early Childhood Teacher	29
Patricia Figueroa	Early Childhood Teacher	33
Kathleen Gansert	Early Childhood Teacher	33
Marianne Kay	Asst. Director of Early Childhood Programs	28, 29
Mary Moran	Early Childhood Teacher	31
Paula Stecher	Early Childhood Teacher	31, 33
Priscilla Woyke	Director of Early Childhood Programs	16

Board of Trustees

The administration of the New Canaan Nature Center is overseen by a sixteen person Board of Trustees, the members of which are drawn from both the Town of New Canaan and surrounding communities. An eleven person Advisory Board also provides guidance in planning.

Thomas B. Lewis, Jr.	President
James R. Hays	Vice President
Matthew M. Maddox	Secretary
Christopher A. Pohle	Treasurer

Paul C. Ahrens Peter R. Ahrens Rebecca Allen Barlow Steven Batchelor Shelly A. Berta Jennifer S. Burns Kelly P. Frankenfield Marjorie O. Furman	Catherine C.B. Gedney G. Warfield Hobbs Dr. Mary M. Kolek Douglas Mueller Mary Otocka Tracy Spain Charles D. Wright
Ex Offico
Jeb Walker First Selectman	Penny Young Liaison Town Council
Advisory Board
Dr. David E. Abbey Toni Boucher Norma T. Dana Jim Fowler John W. Hetherington	John Hough Fred Krupp H. McKelden Smith George Valchar Deborah Wright

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