Staff and Board
Staff
Kayla Beasley
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
Kaeli Evans
Farm Manager
Carol Good-Elliott
Environmental Educator
Kerry Goodrich
Property Supervisor
Carla Gull
Coordinator, Master of Arts in Environmental Education Program / Associate Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED)
Luke Beck Kreider
Assistant Professor, Religion & Sustainability
Melinda Long
Office Manager
Jason Martin
Executive Director
William Minter
Director, Land Management
John Mischler
Associate Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED)
Ruth Mischler
Assistant Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED)
Jonathon Schramm
Professor & Chair, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED) / Director, Institute for Ecological Regeneration (IER)
Jeremiah Sharp
Environmental Educator & Public Programs Coordinator
Foy Spicer
Environmental Educator & PreK-12 Programs Coordinator
Kaitlyn Sproles
Director of Environmental Education Outreach
Alan Stadler
Building Manager & Grounds Assistant
Josie Strader
Land and Facilities Management Assistant
Board of Trustees
BLAIR (ANDY) RIETH (Chair) – Served since 2020 : General Manager – Welch Packaging
GREG PERIGO (Vice-chair) – Served since 2022 : Director of Strategic Partnerships – Indiana Tech
BEN BONTRAGER – Served since 2022 : Vice President of Finance – Goshen College
DOUGLAS VENDRELY – Served since 2022 : Retired teacher – Merry Lea volunteer
CARL WEAVER – Served since 2023 : Retired teacher
BEKAH HOUFF – Served since 2024 : Special Event Manager – Community Foundation of Elkhart County
JASON MARTIN (Ex officio) – Served since 2020 : Executive Director – Merry Lea
MARCOS STOLTZFUS (Ex officio) – Served since 2022 : Assistant Executive Director & Director of Environmental Education Outreach – Merry Lea
ANN VENDRELY (Ex officio) – Served since 2018 : Vice President for Academic Affairs & Academic Dean – Goshen College