Meet Our Team
Where Dedication Meets Collaboration
Driven by a dedicated team, the Southern Conservation Trust works diligently to steward over 55,000 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.
Carol Garrison
Environmental Education &
Nature Center Docent
Guiding our visitors to
a greener tomorrow.
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
Administrative
Assistant
Critical behind-the-scenes support for our team of conservation superstars!
Tori Betsill
Director of
Development
Professional relationship gardener - I plant the seeds of fundraising ideas and hope they bloom into big donations!
Board of Directors
Chris Doane
President & CEO
Southern Conservation Trust
Meredith Martin
Board Chair
Owner, Southern Crescent Management Group
Tiffany Woods
Board Vice Chair
Senior Director, Southeast Forestry at National Wildlife Federation
Randy Cardoza
Board Secretary
Principal at Cardoza Consulting
James Washburn
Board Treasurer
Retired, Former Director of Business Development, The Cadence Group
Rich Cocos
Board Member
Retired, Former Regional VP, Steelcase
Lawrence "Dan" Davis Jr.
Board Member
President, Int. Science &
Engineering
Dan Cupertino
Board Member
National Sales Director, Frontier Asset Management
Scott Smith
Board Member
Chef/Owner The Curious Pig, The Curious Kitchen, & The Curious Cantina
Cathy Berggren
Board Member
Nonprofit & Leadership Coach
Brian Cardoza
Board Member
VP of Real Estate, Rooker
Brad Ball
Board Member
Director of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) at Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE)
David Conti
Board Member
Director of Membership Growth and Development at Fayette Chamber of Commerce
Mike Boynton
Board Member
Retired: Sr Vice President of Business Development at Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta
