Natural Resource Conservation



Western Pensylvania Conservancy Headquarters

209 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
tel: 412.288.2777
fax: 412.291.1792

Programs and Staff in Pittsburgh

Land Protection Program

Michelle Chapkis, Director of Land Protection: 412.586.2320
Ann Sand, Assistant Director of Land Protection: 412.586.2374
Mike Kuzemchak, Ligonier Valley Program Coordinator:724.238.2829
Nancy Peters, Ligonier Valley Program Assistant: 412.586.2370
Matt Hoff, GIS/Natural Resource Specialist: 412.586.2354
Ben Fricke, GIS Technician: 412.586.2418

Greg Socha, Forestry Specialist: 412.586.2311

Natural Heritage Program

Charles Bier, Director/Zoologist, Natural Heritage Program:
          412.586.2306
Ryan Evans, Zoologist: 412.586.2332
Steve Grund, Botanist: 412.586.2350
Jeremy Deeds, Acquatic Ecologist & Classification Specialist:
          412.586.3410
Alice Doolittle, Conservation Assistant: 412.586.2330
Ephraim Zimmerman, Heritage Community Ecologist: 412.586.2334
Ben Jellen, Endangered Species Biologist/Herpetologist:
          412.586.2356
Kierstin Carlson, Data Manager: 412.586.2314
Brad Georgic, Heritage GIS Technician: 412.586.2414
Jeff Wagner, County Natural Heritage Coordinator: 412.586.2392
Robert Coxe, Ecologist: 412.586.2326
Beth Brokaw, Ecologist: 412.586.2312
Jessica McPherson, Ecologist: 412.586.2362
Rita Hawrot, Ecologist: 412.586.2319

Vice President's Office

Jacquelyn Bonomo, Vice President, Natural Resource Conservation:
           412.586.2308
Melody Farrin, Program Assistant, Natural Resource Conservation:
           412.586.2338