Catherine W. Etherington (she/her)
Executive Director
kwe@wctrust.org
After serving as a volunteer at the Trust since 2014, Kate officially joined our team in 2020 as Associate Executive Director and later transitioned to the role of Executive Director in 2021. Kate comes to us with an extensive background in nonprofit management, including serving as the Shelter Services Coordinator at Sojourner Center and the Senior Program Director and Interim Executive Director at Philadelphia Physicians for Social Responsibility. Additionally, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Colgate University and a master's degree in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. As Executive Director, Kate is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the Trust and planning for its successful future. Outside of the office, she spends plenty of time outdoors, hiking, horseback riding, skiing, reading, and spending time with her husband and three daughters on their small farm.
Julie S. Graham (she/her)
Associate Executive Director
jsg@wctrust.org
We first met Julie in 2013 when she began to serve the Trust as an outside finance consultant and advisor. Now we are fortunate to welcome her back in the Associate Executive Director role. Julie was raised in Chicago, attended Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and began her career as a CPA with a global accounting firm. She has since worked for a diverse array of for-profit and non-profit organizations in financial accounting, reporting, administration, and strategy. In addition to being an active volunteer in the local community, Julie has served on several boards and committees and enjoys playing tennis, gardening, and spending time with her husband and two grown children.
Todd Alleger (he/him)
New England Motus Project Technician
tsalleger@gmail.com
Mary Armstrong (she/her)
Executive Assistant
mha@wctrust.org
Molly Clark (she/her)
Rushton Farm Production Manager
farm@wctrust.org
Aaron Coolman (he/him/they/them)
Motus Technician and Avian Migration Ecologist
asc@wctrust.org
Sue Costello (she/her)
GIS Coordinator
src@wctrust.org
Mike Cranney (he/him)
Preserve Manager
mjc@wctrust.org
Fred de Long (he/him)
Director of Community Farm Program
cfd@wctrust.org
Shelly Eshleman (she/her)
Motus Avian Research Coordinator
mae@wctrust.org
Alison Fetterman (she/her)
Bird Conservation Associate & Northeast Motus Collaboration Project Manager
avf@wctrust.org
Blake Goll (she/her)
Education Programs Manager
bhg@wctrust.org
Eliza Gowen (she/her)
Community Farm Outreach Coordinator
emg@wctrust.org
Noah Gress (he/him)
Rushton Farm Field Manager
farm@wctrust.org
Chelsea Heck (she/her)
Director of Annual Giving and Outreach
cmh@wctrust.org
Erik Hetzel (he/him)
Director of Land Protection and Public Grants
ewh@wctrust.org
Sarah F. Hutchin (she/her)
Garden and Landscape Coordinator
sfh@wctrust.org
Andrew Kirkpatrick (he/him)
Director of Stewardship
ajk@wctrust.org
Lisa Kiziuk (she/her)
Director of Bird Conservation Program
lkr@wctrust.org
Kelsey Lingle (she/her)
Director of Communications and Marketing
communications@wctrust.org
Lindsay Martin-Carlson (she/her)
Director of Rushton Conservation Center
lmc@wctrust.org
Lauren McGrath (she/her)
Director of Watershed Protection Program
lbm@wctrust.org
Monica McQuail (she/her)
Communications Specialist
mjm@wctrust.org
Aly Starr (she/her)
Rushton Conservation Center Event Support
acs@wctrust.org
Elly VandeMerkt (she/her)
Development Assistant
eav@wctrust.org
Anna Willig (she/her)
Watershed Conservation Associate
aew@wctrust.org
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jeanne B. Van Alen
President Emerita
Elizabeth C. Hucker
Chair
Alice E. Hausmann
Vice Chair
Bryan D. Colket
Vice Chair
V. Richard Eales
Treasurer
Matthew E. Taylor
Assistant Treasurer
John F. Stoviak, Esq.
Secretary
Leanne McMenamin
Assistant Secretary
Timothy B. Barnard, Esq.
L. Clarke Blynn
Michael Burg, Esq.
Anthony J. DiValerio, Jr.
Meg Tegler Hardesty
William T. Howard*
Mark T. Ledger
Lindsay Scott Leisenring
Michael J. McGraw
Silenia Rhoads
Peter S. Strawbridge*
Justin N. Thompson
James L. Van Alen II
Tana M. Wall*
Richard A. Warden
Jason D. Weckstein, Ph.D.
Alejandro Zozaya
* Trustee Emerita/Emeritus
