SPP Staff

SPP staff are located at The Evergreen State College and Washington State Department of Corrections’ Headquarters, both located in Olympia, Washington. However, our daily communications and site visits include work across the state and country.

To get in touch with members of SPP’s Leadership team, visit our contact page.

Donald Holbrook

SPP Co-Director and Assistant Secretary of the Men’s Prisons Division, Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections)

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Kelli Bush

SPP Co-Director, The Evergreen State College (Evergreen)

Carri LeRoy, Ph.D.

Faculty of Record, Former SPP Director (Evergreen)

Carl Elliott

SPP Conservation Nursery Manager (Evergreen)

Emily Passarelli

SPP Program and Outreach Manager (Evergreen)
Sarah Larson

SPP Education Manager (Evergreen)

Julie Vanneste

SPP Sustainable Operations Manager (WA Corrections)

 SPP Student Staff

Xitlali Herrera

Conservation Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Mariana Cervantes

Environmental Education Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Nathaniel Kelly

Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Salvador Hernandez

Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Courtney Murphy

Taylors Checkerspot Butterfly Program Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Mikala Waldrup

Western Pond Turtle Rehabilitation Program Coordinator
MES Program, The Evergreen State College

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Dan Pacholke

Former Secretary for Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections)

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Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.

Director of Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated (INSPIRE)