Staff and Board
Staff
Kayla Beasley
Associate Director of Communications and Marketing
Freya Berntson
Natural Resources Manager
Carol Good-Elliott
Environmental Educator
Kerry Goodrich
Property Supervisor
Carla Gull
Associate Professor, Environmental Education; Director, Master of Arts in Environmental Education Program
Stephany Hancock
Environmental Educator & Residence Life Coordinator
Luke Beck Kreider
Assistant Professor, Religion & Sustainability
Melinda Long
Office Manager
Jason Martin
Executive Director
John Mischler
Associate Professor, Biology & Sustainability
Ruth Mischler
Instructor, Biology & Sustainability
Jonathon Schramm
Professor & Chair, Biology & Sustainability; 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
Buildings Manager
Josie Strader-Bergey
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
ANN VENDRELY (Ex officio) – Served since 2018 : Vice President for Academic Affairs & Academic Dean – Goshen College