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