Nachusa Staff

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The Nature Conservancy Nachusa Grasslands Staff​

Bill Kleiman, Project Director

Cody Considine, Deputy Director

Elizabeth Bach, Research Scientist

Dee Hudson, Administrator

Molly Duncan, Restoration Ecologist

Tyler Pellegrini, Restoration Ecologist

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2025 Crew

Summer Crew

Katee Johnson*
Zach Skubiszewski*+
​Amanda Fernandez
Katie Jo Jackson+

Dakota Lohman
​Michael Mellet+
Ocean Ramirez
Connor Smith

Soderholm Crew

Tess Birsa
Tia Rogers

*Crew Leader and Nachusa Resident Fellow
​+ Fall Crew

Summer Interpreter

Heather Herakovich

Science Fellows and Technicians

2024—Kamal Ehrlich,
​summer science tech

2023—Liz Becker

2022—​Andrew Davies

2021—​Nick Foster ​

2020—Erin Rowland

2019—Jenn Simons

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To contact a staff member, complete this TNC Contact Form, which will be reviewed by TNC staff. Depending on office resources, it may take several days for someone to send you a response.

UPDATED 10/2025