The Sierra Nevada Alliance staff consists of 45+ full time staff members.
This includes Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps (SNAP) members, and Sierra Corps fellows. SNAP and Sierra Corps members are placed with host organizations throughout the Sierra.

Jenny Hatch

Seth Connolly

Alexa Finn

Zoe Kusnick

Jennifer Marshall

Liesbet Olaerts

Taylor Parker, PhD

Sierra Riker

Jodi Schmitz

Rebecca Williams

Laura Beaton

Christopher Wright

Lynn Baumgartner

Sarah Buck

Shannon Keener

Julia Kim

Sam Ruderman

Coleen Shade

Stephen Smallcombe

Bill Templin
Each year, the Sierra Nevada Alliance places 28 AmeriCorps members with partner conservation organizations throughout the Sierra Nevada. During their terms of service, members restore and monitor impaired Sierra watersheds, educate and outreach to Sierra residents and visitors on environmental issues, and recruit and manage volunteers for a variety of programs.

Caitlin Bell

Eloise Bellingham

Lauren Benefield

Emma Burt

McKenzie Dale

Caitlin Edelmuth

Alexa Finn

Hailey Gleason

Emily Kastner

Dimitri Katsiouleris

Devon Kelley

Jessica Landesman

Claire Marvet

Madeleine Page

Sierra Riker

Noah Shapiro

Jordan Vena

Emma Walker
Sierra Corps is a Fellowship program that aims to increase workforce capacity for organizations and agencies implementing forest health and natural resource management projects throughout the Sierra. The program creates leaders in the conservation field by providing technical trainings and meaningful career development opportunities through the Fellowship positions.
The 2020-2022 terms are over and we’re currently hiring two 6-month Half-Term Fellows – click HERE for more information. We’ll be recruiting more Fellows in September 2022, so please revisit this site then for more information.