Staff & Board Members

Board of Trustees

Maria Magliacano, President
Tom Turrentine, Vice President 
Jeb Armstrong, Treasurer
Shannon Kieske, Secretary
Megan Baroni
Emily Burns
Stephen Clasby
Elizabeth DeMuth
Tammy Dluyzn, Preschool Liaison
Richard Grosbard
Mariko LeBaron
Britta Pemberton
Lindsay Regan
Jane Schoenholtz
Anthony Vogel
Alice Wyman
Dionna Carlson, Ex Officio
Brian Luizzi, Superintendent of Schools

Advisory Board

Linda Andros
Skip Hobbs
John Hutchins
David Prill
Peggy Toce

Staff

Administration

Bill Flynn, Executive Director
bflynn@newcanaannature.org
Gianni DeScenza, Grounds and Facility Director
gdescenza@newcanaannature.org
Megan Dowd, Grants Consultant
mdowd@newcanaannature.org
Lisa Hill, Director of Annual Giving
lhill@newcanaannature.org
Chelsey Hobby, Director of Finance & Human Resources
chobby@newcanaannature.org
Debbie Jaeger, Program Administrator & Registrar
djaeger@newcanaannature.org
Jennifer Rayher, Director of Marketing & Special Events
jrayher@newcanaannature.org
Kelsey Gilmore, Visitor Center Associate
kgilmore@newcanaannature.org 

Preschool

Anna Zielinski, Preschool Director 
azielinski@newcanaannature.org
Emily Kerchoff, Assistant Preschool Director 
ekerchoff@newcanaannature.org

Summer Camp

Emily Kerchoff, Summer Camp Director
ekerchoff@newcanaannature.org

Environmental Education

Alexander Flynn, Animal Care Manager
aflynn@newcanaannature.org
Frank Gallo, Senior Naturalist
fgallo@newcanaannature.org
Aidan Murphey, Education Program Manager & Summer Camp Asst. Director
amurphey@newcanaannature.org
Christiana Ricchezza, Community Program Manager
cricchezza@newcanaannature.org