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
Assistant Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED) / Director, Merry Lea Teaching Farm
Ruth Mischler
Assistant Professor, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED) / Assistant Director, Merry Lea Teaching Farm
Jonathon Schramm
Associate Professor & Chair, Sustainability & Environmental Education Department (SEED) / Director, Institute for Ecological Regeneration (IER)
Jeremiah Sharp
Residence Life Coordinator and Environmental Educator
Foy Spicer
Environmental Educator
Kaitlyn Sproles
Environmental Education Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator
Alan Stadler
Building Manager & Grounds Assistant
Marcos Stoltzfus
Director, Environmental Education Outreach / Assistant Executive Director
Josie Strader
Land and Facilities Management Assistant
Board of Trustees
BLAIR (ANDY) RIETH (Chair) – Served since 2020 : General Manager – Welch Packaging
BEN BONTRAGER – Served since 2022 : Vice President of Finance – Goshen College
GREG PERIGO – Served since 2022 : Director of Strategic Partnerships – Indiana Tech
DOUGLAS VENDRELY – Served since 2022 : Retired teacher – Merry Lea volunteer
CARL WEAVER – Served since 2023 : Retired teacher
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