Learn about how you can help us reach “the tipping point”

Learn more about the Rotary Centennial Arboretum & Milwaukee River Gateway

Learn more about
our upcoming Menomonee Valley branch

Riverside Park
1500 E. Park Place
Milwaukee, WI 53211 
414.964.8505
uec@urbanecologycenter.org

Washington Park
1859 N. 40th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
414.344.5460
wkaridis@urbanecologycenter.org

Urban Ecology Center Staff

The Center's staff is a creative mix of educational backgrounds
and work experience. All of them are passionate about developing
new models of environmental education and environmental
mentoring. Click here to learn about how our staff earns an
"Ecobuck" for each day they get to and from work not
using fossil fuels.

Riverside Park

Humzah Abdullah
Outdoor Leader Intern

Meg Kelly
Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum Project Coordinator
mkelly@urbanecologycenter.org

Max Balan
Assistant Facilities Coordinator
mbalan@urbanecologycenter.org

Mike Larson
Visitor Services Coordinator
mlarson@urbanecologycenter.org

Chris Binder
Facilities Coordinator
cbinder@urbanecologycenter.org

Ken Leinbach
Executive Director
kleinbach@urbanecologycenter.org

Lianna Bishop
Development and Marketing Associate
lbishop@urbanecologycenter.org

Michaela Lewellyn
Development Assistant
mlewellyn@urbanecologycenter.org

Ethan Bott
Outdoor Leader Intern

Jeff McAvoy
Marketing Communications Manager
jmcavoy@urbanecologycenter.org

Carijean Buhk
Marketing Communications Coordinator
cbuhk@urbanecologycenter.org

Lindy Meer
Bookkeeper
lmeer@urbanecologycenter.org

Jennifer Callaghan
Research Assistant
jcallaghan@urbanecologycenter.org

Regina Miller
Environmental Educator
rmiller@urbanecologycenter.org

Ginger Duiven
Director of Development and Marketing
gduiven@urbanecologycenter.org

Cassie Mordini
Development Systems Specialist
and Events Coordinator
cmordini@urbanecologycenter.org

Demetria Dunn
Grant Manager
ddunn@urbanecologycenter.org

Kathy Palmer
Environmental Educator
kpalmer@urbanecologycenter.org

Jamie Ferschinger
Community Program Coordinator
jferschinger@urbanecologycenter.org

Anne Reis
GIS Specialist
areis@urbanecologycenter.org

Arian Romero Flagg
Outdoor Leader Intern

Sarah Rohe
School Program Coordinator
srohe@urbanecologycenter.org

Matt Flower
Environmental Educator
mflower@urbanecologycenter.org

David Salmon
Urban Adventures Assistant
dsalmon@urbanecologycenter.org

Kim Forbeck
Senior Land Steward
kforbeck@urbanecologycenter.org

Walter Sams
Community Program Educator
wsams@urbanecologycenter.org

Dan Graves
Environmental Educator
dgraves@urbanecologycenter.org

Erin Shawgo
Environmental Educator
eshawgo@urbanecologycenter.org

Tanya Grzezinski
Outdoor Leader Intern

Joel Springsteen
Land Steward
jspringsteen@urbanecologycenter.org

Beth Fetterley Heller
Senior Director of Education
and Strategic Planning
bheller@urbanecologycenter.org

John Suhar
Executive Assistant
jsuhar@urbanecologycenter.org

Sisko Hirvi
Executive and Human
Resources Assistant
shirvi@urbanecologycenter.org

Chad Thomack
Urban Adventures Coordinator
cthomack@urbanecologycenter.org

Glenna Holstein
Environmental Educator
gholstein@urbanecologycenter.org

Tim Vargo
Manager of Research and
Citizen Science
tvargo@urbanecologycenter.org

Caitlin Humber
Forestry Specialist
chumber@urbanecologycenter.org

Jeff Veglahn
Asistant Land Steward
jveglahn@urbanecologycenter.org

Dana Kaleta
Scouts Coordinator
dkaleta@urbanecologycenter.org

Susan Winans
Volunteer Coordinator
swinans@urbanecologycenter.org

Judy Krause
Director of Finance and Operations
jkrause@urbanecologycenter.org

Andrew Wydeven
Outdoor Leader Intern

Washington Park

Erick Anderson
Community Program Coordinator
eanderson@urbanecologycenter.org

Iemoni Moses
Outdoor Leader Intern

Tory Bahe
Environmental Educator
tbahe@urbanecologycenter.org

Daniel Rawley
Outdoor Leader Intern

Laura Gronek
Visitor Services Assistant
lgronek@urbanecologycenter.org

Anna Robillard
Environmental Educator
arobillard@urbanecologycenter.org

Jennifer Johnson
Outdoor Leader Intern

Nick Schultz
Outdoor Leader Intern

Willie Karidis
Washington Park Branch Manager
wkaridis@urbanecologycenter.org

Martín Witchger
Community Program Assistant
mwitchger@urbanecologycenter.org

Emily Michi
Environmental Educator
emichi@urbanecologycenter.org

Mike Zang
Community Educator
mzang@urbanecologycenter.org