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.
![]() | Donald HolbrookSPP Co-Director and Assistant Secretary of the Men’s Prisons Division, Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections) |
![]() | Kelli BushSPP Co-Director, The Evergreen State College (Evergreen) |
![]() | Carl ElliottSPP Conservation Nursery Manager (Evergreen) |
![]() | Emily Passarelli SPP Program and Outreach Manager (Evergreen) |
![]() | Sarah Larson SPP Education Manager (Evergreen) MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Julie VannesteSPP Sustainable Operations Manager (WA Corrections) |
SPP leadership team

Advisory Panel
In 2016, SPP formed an Advisory Panel: a diverse group of experts who help SPP staff with visioning, problem solving, prioritizing, and program development. SPP’s current advisory panel includes:
Kevin Francis, Master of Environmental Studies (MES) Program Director, Member of the Faculty at The Evergreen State College (Evergreen)
Carolina Landa, undergraduate student in pre-law at Evergreen, former SPP Butterfly Technician
Jim Lynch, Biologist, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Fish and Wildlife
Carri LeRoy, Member of the Faculty at Evergreen, SPP Senior Advisor Science
Sadie Gilliom, MES alum, former Turtle Conservation Program Coordinator
Fawn Harris, MES alum, former Prairie Conservation Nursery Program Coordinator
David McAvity, Academic Dean, Evergreen
Eleanor Vernell, Deputy Director – Prisons Command B, Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections)
Steve Sinclair, former Secretary, WA Corrections
Robert Herzog, Director of Prisons, WA Corrections
Reed Schuler, Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Sustainability, Governor’s Office
Liz Louie, Culinary Program Manager, Fare Start, former SPP Butterfly Technician
Founders
![]() | Dan PacholkeFormer Secretary for Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections) |
![]() | Nalini Nadkarni, Ph.D.Director of Initiative to Bring Science Programs to the Incarcerated (INSPIRE) |
SPP Staff
![]() | Rachel “Ray” Dunning Taylors Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Marissa Scoville Western Pond Turtle Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Keira Jensen Conservation Education Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Derek Thedell Composting Education Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Jennifer Bass Environmental Education Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
Former Staff
Jeff Muse, M.S.
Former Program Manager, SPP
Amy Stasch
Former Interim Program Manager, SPP
![]() | Michelle Klim Conservation Nursery and Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Michael ObenlandSPP Interim Co-Director and Deputy Director Command A, Washington State Department of Corrections (WA Corrections) |
![]() | Carly Boyd SPP Butterfly Program Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Savannah Richard SPP Conservation Nursery Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Erica Benoit SPP Special Projects Former SPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator |
![]() | Kimberly Madson Ecological Education Coordinator MPA Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Shohei Morita SPP Green Track Programs Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Stephen Sinclair Former SPP Co-Director and Secretary, WA Corrections |
![]() | Joslyn Rose Trivett Former Education & Outreach Manager, SPP-Evergreen |
![]() | Marisa Pushee SPP Conservation Programs Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Anna Duron SPP Emergent Vegetated Mat Program Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Allison Campbell SPP Prairie Conservation Program Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Graham Klag SPP Prairie Conservation Nursery Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Carly Rose SPP Curriculum and Certification Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
![]() | Jacob Meyers SPP Prairie Conservation Nursery Coordinator MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Keegan CurrySPP Butterfly Program Coordinator |
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Bethany SheplerSPP Green Track Programs Coordinator |
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Alexandra JamesSPP Prairie Conservation Nursery Coordinator |
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Amanda MintzSPP Wetland Conservation (EVM) Program Coordinator |
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Erin LynamSPP Environmental Workshop Series Coordinator |
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Jessica BrownSPP Turtle Program Coordinator |
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Sadie GilliomSPP Frog and Turtle Programs Coordinator |
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Jeanne DoddsSPP Prairie Conservation Nursery Coordinator |
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Joey BurgessSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Emily PassarelliSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Liliana CaughmanSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Elijah MoloneySPP Education and Outreach Intern, The Evergreen State College |
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Fawn HarrisSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Seth DormanSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Conrad ElySPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Allie DenzlerSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Ricky JohnsonSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Lindsey HamiltonSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Tiffany WebbSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Zandra JonesSPP Program Assistant, Gateways for Incarcerated Youth Programs, The Evergreen State College |
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Christina StalnakerSPP Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Brianna MorningredGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Fiona EdwardsGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Jaal MannGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Drissia RasGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Andrea MartinGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Brittany GallagherGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Dennis AubreyGraduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
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Rachel StendahlRoots of Success Environmental Education Coordination, MES Program, The Evergreen State College |
Sarah Clarke
Former Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Jill Cooper
Former Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Evan Hayduk
Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Evan Johnson
Former Graduate Assistant, MPA Program, The Evergreen State College
Alicia LeDuc
Former Graduate Research Assistant, MPA Program, The Evergreen State College
Liesl Plomski
Former Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Sarah Weber
Former Graduate Research Assistant, MES Program, The Evergreen State College
Sarelle Caicedo
Former Program Assistant, The Evergreen State College
Sultana Jefts, M.S.
Former Interim Program Manager, The Evergreen State College