Catherine W. Etherington
Executive Director
kwe@wctrust.org
Having served 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
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.
STAFF
Todd Alleger
New England Motus Project Technician
Mary Armstrong
Executive Assistant
Sue Costello
GIS Coordinator
Mike Cranney
Preserve Manager
Fred de Long
Director of Community Farm Program
Michelle Eshleman
Motus Avian Research Coordinator
Alison Fetterman
Bird Conservation Associate & Pennsylvania Motus Project Manager
Blake Goll
Education Programs Manager
Eliza Gowen
Community Farm Outreach Coordinator
Noah Gress
Rushton Farm Field Manager
Chelsea Heck
Director of Annual Giving and Outreach
Erik Hetzel
Director of Land Protection and Public Grants
Sarah Hutchin
Garden and Landscape Coordinator
Andrew Kirkpatrick
Director of Stewardship
Lisa Kiziuk
Director of Bird Conservation Program
Katie Kourakis
Rushton Conservation Center Event Manager
Kelsey Lingle
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
Lindsay Martin-Carlson
Director of Rushton Conservation Center
Lauren McGrath
Director of Watershed Protection Program
Monica McQuail
Communications Specialist
Molly Clark Tracy
Rushton Farm Production Manager
Watershed Conservation Associate
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
George F. Krall, Jr.
Mark T. Ledger
Lindsay Scott Leisenring
Michael J. McGraw
Peter S. Strawbridge*
James L. Van Alen II
Tana M. Wall*
Richard A. Warden
Jason D. Weckstein, Ph.D.
Alejandro Zozaya
* Trustee Emerita/Emeritus
