Staff

Logan Heley kayaking on the Blue River

Logan Heley

Executive Director logan@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Jess Hartel

Senior Director of Conservation & Education jess@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Rebecca Thacker

Director of Development & Partnerships rebecca@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Damon Lee Patterson

Conservation Project Manager damon@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Hannah Vander Meulen

Outdoor Education Coordinator & Blue River Nature Guide hannah@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Christian Holderby

Conservation Land Steward christian@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Mahreen Ansari

Communications & Engagement Coordinator mahreen@heartlandconservationalliance.org

Board of Directors

HCA is managed, supervised and controlled by a self-perpetuating Board of Directors. Their responsibilities include:

  • Define the organizational goals and make major policy decisions
  • Appoint and remove, employ and discharge, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation, if any, of all officers, agents and employees of the corporation
  • Monitor the performance of the executive director and staff
  • Provide for the financial needs of the organization

Read our bylaws here.

Ian Fannin-Hughes

Board President

Jared Coleman

Board Treasurer

Patrice Gonzalez

Board Secretary

Bill Blessing

Past Board President

Lexi Echols

Rachel Hanson

Alana Henry

George Lopez

Robin Martinez

Alex Riley

Scott Schulte

Josh Tapp

Natalie Unruh

Lindsay Vaughn

Evelyn Vogel-Leutung