Commission Staff

Meet Our Talented Team

The Washington State Conservation Commission is supported by an exceptional team of dedicated professionals. Read more about our staff and find their contact information below.

James Thompson

Executive Director
jthompson@scc.wa.gov
(564) 233-9919
Cell:

Jennifer Allen

Grants Specialist
jallen@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-7391

Hilary Aten

Office of Farmland Preservation Coordinator
haten@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-0691

Brandon Bourgette

Data Consultant
bbourgette@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-1115

Nicole Boyes

Contracts Manager
nboyes@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-3149

Allisa Carlson

Regional Manager – South Central
acarlson@scc.wa.gov
(360) 480-6686

Brian Cochrane

Habitat and Monitoring Coordinator
bcochrane@scc.wa.gov
(360) 701-5749

Jennifer Coe

Forest Health and Community Wildfire Manager
jcoe@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-0976

Jon Culp

Water Resources Program Manager
jculp@scc.wa.gov
(509) 385-7509

Paul D'Agnolo

Office of Farmland Preservation Specialist
pd'agnolo@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-0972

Paige DeChambeau

Communications Director
pdechambeau@scc.wa.gov
(360) 742-9488

Kate Delavan

Deputy Director
kdelavan@scc.wa.gov
(360) 280-6486

Bill Eller

Special Projects Coordinator
beller@scc.wa.gov
(509) 385-7512

Jean Fike

Regional Manager – Puget Sound
jfike@scc.wa.gov
(360) 764-0533

Victoria Fischella

Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) Specialist
vfischella@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-1958

Toyo Garber

Communications Manager
tgarber@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-1395

Josh Giuntoli

Regional Manager - Southwest
jgiuntoli@scc.wa.gov
(360) 485-8538

Lori Gonzalez

Executive Assistant
lgonzalez@scc.wa.gov
(360) 407-7417

Sarah Groth

Chief Financial Officer
sgroth@scc.wa.gov
(360) 790-3501

Karla Heinitz

Policy Analyst
kheinitz@scc.wa.gov
(360) 878-4666

Karen Hills

Sustainable Farms and Fields Program Manager
khills@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-3292

Christina Hurley

Grant / Program Specialist
churley@scc.wa.gov
(564) 200-4998

Levi Keesecker

Ecosystems Manager & Science Hub Lead
lkeesecker@scc.wa.gov
(360) 789-3650

Dani Madrone

Director of Policy and Governmental Affairs
dmadrone@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-2677

Amy Martin

Riparian Grant Program Manager
amartin@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-0049

Alicia McClendon

Administrative Assistant
amcclendon@scc.wa.gov
(360) 407-6200

Margaret McKeown

Riparian Grant Program Specialist
mmckeown@scc.wa.gov

Mike Poteet

Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) Coordinator
mpoteet@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-5619

Jodi Prout

Education and Outreach Manager
jprout@scc.wa.gov
(360) 819-6394

B'Elanna Rhodehamel

Riparian Plant Propagation Program Manager
brhodehamel@scc.wa.gov
(564) 669-4638

Thomas Schienbein

Chief Information Officer
tschienbein@scc.wa.gov
(360) 764-6883

Alec Sorensen

Contracts Specialist
asorensen@scc.wa.gov
(564) 233-9947

Tami Stubbs

Regional Manager - Southeast
tstubbs@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-0980

Kate Ubermuth

Program Specialist
kubermuth@scc.wa.gov
(360) 878-4784

Jessica Wilson

Chief Engagement Officer
jwilson@scc.wa.gov
(564) 250-1865

Ashley Wood

Fiscal Analyst
awood@scc.wa.gov
(360) 878-4093

Courtney Woods

Grants Manager
cwoods@scc.wa.gov
(360) 878-4520