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:

Staff Profiles

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

Gates Watson

Montana State Director

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.

From the Field: Stories From our Staff

When Flooding Hits Home

Conserving strategic lands can manage or even prevent future flooding in a region. When Clint Miller, the Fund's Upper Midwest Field Representative, experienced the devastating effects of flooding in his community, it made him appreciate the impact of his work even more.

Saving a Family Ranch in Wyoming

Luke Lynch, Wyoming's State Director for the Fund, shares his experience working with Freddie Botur to keep his family's ranch from being developed.

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.