Kristin Alexander
Executive Director
Kristin Alexander has served as our Executive Director since January 2007. She first came to…
Katelyn (KC) Walters
Associate Director of Conservation and Operations
Katelyn (KC) Walters, a Shepherdstown native, is our Associate Director of Conservation and Operations. KC…
Sonja Melander
Associate Director of Education
Sonja joined the PVAS team in Spring 2023. Sonja began her career in environmental education…
Patti Brown
Bookkeeper
Patti has her accounting degree from the University of Southern California, originally from Loudoun County…
Lindsey Kesecker
Administrative Assistant
Lindsey is a lifelong West Virginia resident who joined PVAS as an administrative assistant in March 2023.…
Ellen Kinzer
Fundraising and Communications Manager
Ellen officially joined our team in December 2022! She grew up in Illinois, before moving…
Amy Thomas
Lead Teacher and Naturalist
Amy is our Lead Teacher and Naturalist. She first worked for PVAS starting in 2012 as…
Laurel Schwartz
Watershed Coordinator
Laurel Schwartz is our Watershed Program Coordinator and has been working in this role with…
Charlotte Boncella
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
Charlotte is originally from Central New York, graduating from Herkimer Community College with courses in…
Sam Ellis
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
Sam graduated with a Jazz degree from Shepherd University, where he enjoyed walks through Shepherdstown…
Holly French
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
Holly graduated from Shepherd University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer…
Katelyn Godfrey
Land Conservation AmeriCorps Service Member
Katelyn is freshly graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies. She is excited…
Elizabeth Janelle
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
Liz graduated from WVU in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring in…
Will O’Boyle
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
Will served at Potomac Valley Audubon Society since May 2023. Prior to this, he worked…
Autumn York
Environmental Education AmeriCorps Service Member
This year, Autumn graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Shepherd University.…