JESS TURNER – ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR

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303-543-1411 ext. 100, jess@wlrv.org

Jess earned her degree in Natural Resources Management & Conservation Biology from Colorado State University and joined WRV as a volunteer after meeting a staffer at a university event. After mentoring in field leadership roles, she applied for a grant-writing internship in 2013, and basically never left. Jess has a decade of varied experience in collaborative projects and data management, from goshawk feathers for Artificial Intelligence bird identification, to Geographic Information System mapping and public safety jurisdictions. She enjoys lake walks with her dog, finding diverse sci-fi/fantasy stories, and obsessing over ways to bring her household closer to zero waste.
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KATHERINE POSTELLI – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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303-543-1411 ext. 112, katherine@wlrv.org

Katherine Postelli joined Wildlands Restoration Volunteers as Executive Director on August 1, 2018. Between 2006 and 2018, Katherine had led The Nature Conservancy’s community-based conservation work, first on Hawaii Island and then in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Her work involved bringing diverse partners together to implement shared solutions to conserve big game migration corridors, improve water quality, and enhance habitat for native birds, among other things. She holds a master’s degree in Botany from the University of Hawaii and previously worked with the U.S. Geological Survey in science communications. Katherine is raising two daughters who enjoy river sports, skiing, playing music, riding bikes, reading, and giving their mother a hard time.
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KELLY MCVERRY – DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS

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kelly@wlrv.org

Kelly’s work history has always been deeply rooted in nonprofits. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Finance, she headed west as an AmeriCorps VISTA on the White Mesa Ute Reservation. Prior to joining WRV, Kelly was the Senior Accountant for the National Sports Center for the Disabled as well as Highland Apartment Homes, a low-income senior apartment building. Kelly has been managing WRV’s finances since 2010 as the Controller. She has watched it grow from a small nonprofit with a half a million in assets to a million in assets at the end of 2017.  Kelly is passionate about WRV’s mission of engaging volunteers to heal the earth and enjoys working with the team behind the scenes to ensure that WRV can fulfill its mission. When not at work, she enjoys camping, yoga, and riding her mountain bike.
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MELINDA COURTMAN – FINANCE & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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303-543-1411 ext. 105, melinda@wlrv.org

Melinda first came to WRV as a volunteer seed collector and just can’t seem to get enough. She proceeded to volunteer on many trail restoration projects and weed removals and felt that she had more to contribute. After being a full-time mother for 16 years and knowing that the home-front is under control, she is finally putting her Economics degree to work and is now working for WRV as a part-time Finance Assistant. In her spare time Melinda loves hiking, biking, skiing, snow showing, kayaking, and volunteering on WRV projects.
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SARAH EGOLF-TARR – DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

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303-543-1411 ext. 108, sarah@wlrv.org

Sarah Egolf-Tarr energizes members and foundations to support WRV’s work by writing annual appeals and grants, and by coordinating fund-raising events. Sarah is passionate about preserving and restoring wildlife and wildlands in the Rockies. She joined WRV’s team in 2011 after work at the Rocky Mountain Herbarium and Biodiversity Conservation Alliance in Wyoming. Sarah holds a Bachelor’s from Earlham College, and is a Certified Fund Raising Executive. When not at work, Sarah enjoys studying West African dance, playing board games with friends, and hiking.
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ADAM FEDYSKI – PROJECT COORDINATOR

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303-543-1411 ext. 110, adam@wlrv.org

Adam was born and raised in northern Illinois. He began leading restoration work as the esteemed Geography Club President at Southern Illinois University. After graduating college, he spent a season as an Environmental Education Intern at Great Smoky Mountains National Park that forever changed his life and career path. Drawn to mountains and outdoor work, he lived in four states for different seasonal jobs until he landed in Colorado in 2012. He has worked as a Volunteer Coordinator and Environmental Educator for several nonprofits since then and is excited to be supporting WRV since 2021. In his free time, Adam enjoys hiking, camping, snowboarding, playing and writing music, and any opportunity to play a game.
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AMY ALLEN – PROGRAM MANAGER, NATIVE SEEDS & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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303-543-1411 ext. 104, amy@wlrv.org

Amy wears many different hats at WRV. As a Program Manager, she oversees all of the local seed collection projects throughout the Front Range. Amy has many years of experience working in the natural resource field and as volunteer coordinator for various non-profit organizations and government agencies. While finishing her M.S. in Environmental Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Amy worked as a volunteer coordinator for the Get Outdoors Nevada program. It was there she decided to devote her career to working for organizations dedicated to empowering volunteers to help restore public lands. Outside of work, Amy spends her time rock climbing, mountain biking, and attempting to teach her dog Shadow not to hide bones in the cushions of the couch.
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ANNA DEGOLIER – YOUTH & FAMILY PROJECT MANAGER

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303-543-1411 ext. 116, anna@wlrv.org

Anna grew up hiking with her mom in Boulder, Colorado and loves nothing more than being outside. She recently graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies from Oberlin College. During her time there, she focused on the intersections between human rights and environmentalism and was involved in immigrant rights and indigenous solidarity organizations on and off-campus. During her third year, she participated in a study away program on the US/Mexico Border and was an intern at Las Milpitas Community Farm. This experience helped her discover her passion not only for working outdoors but for working in bilingual spaces. When this program was over, she found an internship in Spain where she worked as an educator teaching youth English. She has also worked as a volunteer and intern for Americas for Conservation and the Arts and the Americas Latino Eco Festival. She is excited to be working with Spanish-speaking youth and families once again at WRV. When she isn’t working, Anna loves hiking, watching movies, flamenco dance, cooking, and snuggling with her cats and dog.
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ANNEMARIE FUSSELL – VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY COORDINATOR (Fort Collins office)

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970-493-2075 ext. 200, annemarie@wlrv.org

Annemarie (Am) is excited to serve as the Community Relations Coordinator in the Ft Collins  office. Growing up in New Jersey camping in the Eastern woods with her parents, she truly fell in love with the outdoors and found her calling in life. After attaining a BS in Wildlife Biology from CSU and with a background in volunteer coordination, trail restoration and science/public policy education, Am is delighted to support our volunteers and restoration efforts. Before moving back to Fort Collins from Summit County, Colorado, she traveled through Patagonia, Western Europe and the Southern Rockies living on her bike for months at a time. Now she spends her time focusing on a sustainable lifestyle commuting by bike, volunteering and vegetable gardening.
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CAMERON TAYLOR – FORESTS PROJECT MANAGER (Fort Collins office)

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970-493-2075 ext. 202, cameron@wlrv.org

Born and raised in the foothills of Colorado, Cameron has always had an appreciation for stewardship and the outdoors. Restoration first peaked Cameron’s interest after participating in Rocky Mountain Youth Corps immediately after high school. From there he received his undergraduate in forest biology from Colorado State University (CSU). After working for the USGS where he focused on post-fire effects on forests, he served in the Peace Corps living in rural Malawi working with other natural resource managers to address local environmental issues. Through this, Cameron came to the realization that the best way to use his skills to help others and the environment was through the further advancement of his career in stewardship which led him to complete his Masters in Natural Resources Stewardship and Ecological Restoration from CSU. When he is not working for WRV, he likes to raft, kayak, climb, fish, and play music along the Poudre River.  
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DAVID FULTON-BEALE – PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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303-543-1411 ext. 106, david@wlrv.org

Growing up in Boulder, David started volunteering with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers when he was 12, and became a crew leader and a member of the Youth Steering Committee when he was 16. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Ecological Restoration from the University of Montana. After graduation, he returned to Boulder, and came back to WRV to continue pursuing his passion for restoration. In his spare time, you can find David hiking, mountain biking, backpacking, or in the kitchen trying a new recipe. 
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GEOFFREY MAY – PROJECT MANAGER

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303-543-1411 ext. 103, geoffrey@wlrv.org

Geoffrey began his relationship with WRV as a volunteer in 2013 and joined the staff in 2015. Previously he managed projects for a nation-wide firm specializing in power grid inspections where he spent many hours in a helicopter over New England and the east coast. In addition to managing trails and restoration projects, Geoffrey manages the Cook Program at WRV where he trains and coordinates volunteer cooks to help feed our crews in the field.
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JACKIE CURRY – PROJECT AND INCLUSIVENESS MANAGER

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303-543-1411 ext. 107, jackie@wlrv.org

Growing up in Fountain, Colorado, Jackie has always been a lover of nature and the outdoors. During one of her summers in college she participated in a six-week backpacking and restoration course across the state. While this was one of her first camping experiences, this is where she found her passion for the outdoors and conservation. After graduating from the University of Denver with a degree in Environmental Science, Jackie began her natural resources career path with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Later she found her way to Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) and completed an AmeriCorps term of service leading conservation, restoration, and forestry crews, and after her term she continued to work as a staff member and later served on the Mile High Youth Corps Alumni Council. Jackie is especially passionate about connecting people to nature and addressing gaps of representation within the outdoors. Outside of work Jackie loves hiking and camping, cooking, board games, road trips, finding a good movie to indulge in, and tending to her ever-growing jungle of houseplants.
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KEVIN PIERCE – BILINGUAL PROJECT MANAGER

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303-543-1411 ext. 111, kevinp@wlrv.org

Kevin joined WRV as a Project Coordinator focused on Youth and Family projects in 2021. He grew up in Boulder where he got his start in conservation and natural resource work as a youth conservation corps member in high school, and has been working in related fields ever since. His background includes work with municipal, county and non-profit youth corps programs, and leading a range of volunteer projects as an agency staff member. He also served for several years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay where he worked with community groups and non-profits in environmental education and youth development. He studied Ecology at the University of Colorado and has an MS in Conservation Leadership from Colorado State University where he studied collaborative conservation in the Peruvian Amazon. In his free time you can find Kevin at the park or on the trail with his dog, or at the fire station in the Big Thompson Canyon where he is a volunteer.

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KEVIN SHUCK – MANAGING DIRECTOR

303-543-1411 ext. 101, kevin@wlrv.org

Combining a background as a research biologist with extensive experience in non-profit senior management, Kevin has worked to ensure the programmatic and operational success of WRV as Director of Programs since 2017. He holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University and has led multiple non-profits through expansion periods with nationally significant results. In a previous position, he developed an indoor/outdoor “Nature & Music” series bringing together professional musicians, artists, naturalists, and land management agencies that was featured as a model for community engagement by the Kennedy Center and National Park Service in Washington, DC. He’s never met an Excel formula he doesn’t like, and he knows his way around a French horn. In his spare time you can find him pursuing his own restoration projects on his property in the Boulder foothills, backpacking, traveling, and getting his daily news fix in multiple languages.
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MORGAN CROWLEY – PROGRAM MANAGER, HABITATS & INVASIVE WEEDS

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303-543-1411 ext. 102, morgan@wlrv.org

Morgan joined WRV in 2014 following eight years as a volunteer. She has now stepped up to fill the position of Program Manager for both the Invasive Weeds Program and the southern unit of our Habitats Program. Combining on-the-ground leadership experience with WRV, several seasons with the City of Boulder in habitat restoration, a Master’s in Landscape Architecture, and a fiery passion for the mission and work of WRV, Morgan’s focus includes facilitating the growing Myrtle Spurge Coalition and coordinating with the agency partners. Morgan has been wandering the local hills for 18 years getting to know the plants, animals, and minerals therein and can often be found doing that or moongazing, baking, fortune telling, writing, crafting, or drinking coffee in a local cafe.
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NATE BOSCHMANN – PROGRAM MANAGER, TRAILS & HABITATS (Fort Collins office)

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970-493-2075 ext. 203, nate@wlrv.org

Nate oversees WRV’s Trails Program as well as the the Northern Colorado and Wyoming region of our Habitats Program. He spends his days recruiting and training volunteers, coordinating restoration projects, and trying to convince people that stacking large rocks is as much fun as he thinks it is. Nate’s first foray into the restoration world was his participation in a tall grass prairie restoration in his hometown in Kansas when he was 14. After completing a number of undergraduate degrees, some time overseas, and a few misguided attempts at profitable careers, he returned to his true place in the world of experiential education, ecology, and restoration. Since moving to Colorado, Nate’s been a ski bum, worked with at-risk youth, facilitated wilderness therapy, lead Youth Conservation Corps, and taken up studies at CSU in Rangeland Ecology and Restoration. He’s currently also serving on the Pawnee Byways Committee and on the board of the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed. A young family occupies much of Nate’s free time, but he still finds time to indulge his other interests including sustainable local food production, wilderness medicine, and zombie movies.
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