Board of Trustees

Linda Andros, President
Margaret Toce, Vice President
John Hutchins, Vice President & Treasurer
Tia Whinery, Secretary
Kristie Breed
Emily Burns
Lisa Kaine-Dunn
Mary Emerson
Ainsley Hayes
Lisa Hill – VP Governance
ME O’Connor
David Prill – VP Finance
Molly Reilly
Katie Rittenberry
Toddy Turrentine
Meg Walsh
Ellen Zumbach
Kevin Moynihan, Ex Officio
Brian Luizzi, Superintendent of Schools

Advisory Board

James Hayes
Skip Hobbs
Catharine Sturgess

Staff

Administration

Bill Flynn, Executive Director
bflynn@newcanaannature.org
Gianni DeScenza, Grounds and Facility Manager
gdescenza@newcanaannature.org
Katie Harris, Development Associate
kharris@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

Preschool

Marianne Kay, Preschool Director
mkay@newcanaannature.org
Jane Piselli, Summer Camp Director
jpiselli@newcanaannature.org
Anna Zielinski, Asst. Preschool Director & Camp Director
azielinski@newcanaannature.org

Environmental Educators

Angela Gordon, Education Programs Manager
agordon@newcanaannature.org
Derick Hips, Director of Animal Care 
dhips@newcanaannature.org
Michelle Hips, Director of Environmental Education
mhips@newcanaannature.org
Christiana Ricchezza, Visitor Center Naturalist
cricchezza@newcanaannature.org
Julian Shettler, Visitor Center Naturalist
jshettler@newcanaannature.org