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.
Kelli Bush
SPP Co-Director (Evergreen)
Tim Lang
SPP Co-Director, The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Carl Elliott
SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager (Evergreen)
Emily Passarelli
SPP Program and Outreach Manager (Evergreen)
Sarah L Larson
SPP Education Development Manager (Evergreen)
Michael Zirpoli
Ecological Conservation & Workshop Manager (Evergreen)
Carri LeRoy, Ph.D.
Senior Science Advisor, Former Co-Director, Sustainability in Prisons Project, Member of the Faculty (Evergreen)
Julie Vanneste
SPP Environmental Planner Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Anneke Wilder
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Mikala Waldrup
Ecological Programs Coordinator (Evergreen)
Tully McCombs
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Aja Irons
Butterfly Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Desiree Whittenberg
Environmental Programs and Outreach Coordinator (Evergreen)
May Wiggins
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Lily Storbeck
Butterfly Program Coordinator
(Evergreen)
Laureen Dulo
Environmental Education Programs Coordinator (Evergreen)
Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.
Director of Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated (INSPIRE)
Dan Pacholke
Former Secretary for Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.
Director of Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated (INSPIRE)
Dan Pacholke
Former Secretary for Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Kelli Bush
SPP Co-Director (Evergreen)
Tim Lang
SPP Co-Director, The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Carl Elliott
SPP Ecological Conservation Nursery Manager (Evergreen)
Emily Passarelli
SPP Program and Outreach Manager (Evergreen)
Sarah L Larson
SPP Education Development Manager (Evergreen)
Michael Zirpoli
Ecological Conservation & Workshop Manager (Evergreen)
Carri LeRoy, Ph.D.
Senior Science Advisor, Former Co-Director, Sustainability in Prisons Project, Member of the Faculty (Evergreen)
Julie Vanneste
SPP Environmental Planner Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC)
Anneke Wilder
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Mikala Waldrup
Ecological Programs Coordinator (Evergreen)
Tully McCombs
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Aja Irons
Butterfly Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Desiree Whittenberg
Environmental Programs and Outreach Coordinator (Evergreen)
May Wiggins
Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator (Evergreen)
Lily Storbeck
Butterfly Program Coordinator
(Evergreen)
Laureen Dulo
Environmental Education Programs Coordinator (Evergreen)
Once a year, SPP reports on all things sustainable happening in Washington State Prisons.