Meet our Team
Where Dedication Meets Collaboration
Driven by a dedicated team, the Southern Conservation Trust works diligently to steward over 65,000 acres, manage and enhance public nature areas, and deliver impactful environmental education programs.
Meet the team that keeps the Southern Conservation Trust moving forward.
Chris Doane
President & CEO
Guiding a greener tomorrow by elevating and leading exceptional staff.
Angela Goddard
Director of
Operations
Keeping the mission fueled,
funded, and firmly on course.
Brian McKnight
Senior
Conservation Biologist
Responsible for bridging science
and wildlife conservation.
Charlee Glenn
Director of
Environmental Education
Making sure tomorrow's youth are
passionate about nature.
Hana Sellers
Stewardship
Manager
Where the grass is always greener
(because I help manage it).
Jesse Woodsmith
Director of
Conservation & Stewardship
Saving the earth one
piece of land at a time.
Josie Saunders
Development
Relations Coordinator
Because anything can go
viral with the right hashtag.
Matt Schultz
Park
Technician
Where nature meets nurture - preserving paradise at your local
nature areas.
Michaela Duda
Stewardship
Associate
Here to make sure the only footprint we leave behind is in the sand, not on the environment!
770-486-7774 ext. 714
Paxton Caroline Hayes
Executive
Assistant
Essential behind-the-scenes support
for SCT’s leadership and
mission-driven team.
Taylor King
Environmental
Education Coordinator
Inspiring environmental curiosity
and stewardship in every
visitor and student.
Tori Betsill
Director of
Development
Chief Relationship Gardener—
growing seeds of support
into forests of impact.
Board of Directors
Chris Doane
President & CEO
Southern Conservation Trust
Randy Cardoza
Board Chair
Retired: Commissioner, GA Dept of Economic Development
Mike Boynton
Board Vice Chair
Retired: Sr Vice President of Business Development at Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta
Cathy Berggren
Board Secretary
Nonprofit & Leadership Coach
Bonnie Helander
Board Member
Writer/Columnist for Southern Woman magazine and The Citizen newspaper
Brad Ball
Board Member
Director of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) at Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
Brian Cardoza
Board Member
VP of Real Estate, Rooker
David Conti
Board Member
Director of Membership Growth and Development at Fayette Chamber of Commerce
James Washburn
Board Member
Retired: Former Director of Business Development, The Cadence Group
Joe Campbell
Board Member
Lawrence "Dan" Davis Jr.
Board Member
President, Int. Science &
Engineering
Rich Cocos
Board Member
Retired: Former Regional VP, Steelcase
Tiffany Woods
Board Member
Senior Director, Southeast Forestry at National Wildlife Federation
