The Fund is full of interesting people who put their unique skills to work toward common conservation goals. Read the profiles and stories below to learn more about our staff:

From the Field: Stories From our Staffers

Teach a Kid to Fish. . .

The Fund is dedicated to reconnecting kids with nature. Here’s a story from Mike Kelly, our Great Lakes Office Director, about inspiring kids in Michigan to take up his favorite activity: fishing!

A Dream Come True: When Conservation Goals Become a Reality

Tom Duffus, the Fund's Upper Midwest Director, offers his thoughts on ten years of work and what it means to finally accomplish Minnesota's largest conservation deal.

Saving Land and Changing Lives

Here at the Fund, we believe conservation is about people, as much as places. Tom Duffus shares his experience with a farmer that shows why.

Staff Profiles

Meet Our Resourceful Communities Program!

Based in our North Carolina office, the staff of RCP have a mission: They work with North Carolina’s rural communities to address persistent poverty by tapping natural resources to create jobs and strengthen local economies. Learn more about the RCP team and their work here.

Ole Amundsen

Strategic Conservation Program Manager

Reggie Hall

Land Trust Loan Program Manager

Peg Kohring

Midwest Director

Rick Larson

Natural Capital Investment Fund
Director, North Carolina