Our Team
We put our passion to work every day to protect our planet, her people and the future our children will inherit. (And every now and then, we take a staff ski day!) Meet our talented team! We're here to help you harness the power of local change to make a world of difference.
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Our Staff
Al Kolenda
she/herDevelopment Manager
al@envirocenter.org541-508-5556
Al joined the Environmental Center in 2022. She studied International Development in an immersive Masters…
Al joined the Environmental Center in 2022. She studied International Development in an immersive Masters program taught entirely in French. Originally from Chicago, Al loves…
Becky Yaeger
she/herYouth Education Program Manager
becky@envirocenter.org541-414-3978
Becky began full time work at The Environmental Center in 2022, but previously had completed…
Becky began full time work at The Environmental Center in 2022, but previously had completed some volunteer work in Spring 2012 and an internship in…
Denise Rowcroft
she/herSchool Gardens Program Manager
denise@envirocenter.org(541) 414-3979
Denise joined The Environmental Center in 2006 and is responsible for our on-site Kansas Avenue…
Denise joined The Environmental Center in 2006 and is responsible for our on-site Kansas Avenue Learning Garden and the Garden for Every School program. She…
Janet Llerandi Gonzalez
they/themBusiness Manager
janet@envirocenter.org541-508-5262 ext. 100
Janet joined the Environmental Center in December of 2022. Previous to joining TEC, Janet worked…
Janet joined the Environmental Center in December of 2022. Previous to joining TEC, Janet worked in various roles with local nonprofit organizations such as Finance…
Kat Rains
she/herFoodCorps Service Member
kat@envirocenter.org704-999-4331
Kat Rains is a FoodCorps member serving at M.A. Lynch Elementary in Redmond starting this…
Kat Rains is a FoodCorps member serving at M.A. Lynch Elementary in Redmond starting this fall. Kat was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina,…
Kavi Chokshi
he/himRethink Waste Program Manager
kavi@envirocenter.org(541) 508-5930
Kavi (pronounced kuh-vee, like a covey of quails) joined the Rethink Waste Project of The…
Kavi (pronounced kuh-vee, like a covey of quails) joined the Rethink Waste Project of The Environmental Center as the Program Coordinator in January 2023 under…
Lauren Williams
she/herAssociate Director
lauren@envirocenter.org(541) 508-4110
Lauren joined The Environmental Center in 2015 and feels lucky to be surrounded by people…
Lauren joined The Environmental Center in 2015 and feels lucky to be surrounded by people and ideas that create positive impact in Central Oregon. Lauren…
Lindsey Hardy
she/herClimate Solutions Program Director
lindsey@envirocenter.org(541) 414-3976
Lindsey thinks helping to save the planet makes for a pretty cool job and loves…
Lindsey thinks helping to save the planet makes for a pretty cool job and loves that she gets to help people realize that we can…
Mike Riley
he/himExecutive Director
mike@envirocenter.org(541) 508-4005
Mike joined The Environmental Center in 2008 as Executive Director. He has over 30 years…
Mike joined The Environmental Center in 2008 as Executive Director. He has over 30 years of experience with environmental, outdoor, community radio and health care…
Naomi Serio
she/herRethink Waste Program Coordinator
naomi@envirocenter.orgNaomi joined The Environmental Center part-time as the Rethink Waste Program Coordinator in September 2024….
Naomi joined The Environmental Center part-time as the Rethink Waste Program Coordinator in September 2024. Prior to joining TEC, she worked as an applied researcher…
Neil Baunsgard
he/himClimate and Transportation Policy Manager
neil@envirocenter.org541-508-5434
Neil joined the Environmental Center team in 2015 and has studied Environmental Studies, Economics, and…
Neil joined the Environmental Center team in 2015 and has studied Environmental Studies, Economics, and Energy Policy at Western Washington University. He has worked in…
Priscilla Calleros
ella/she/herEvents & Outreach Manager
priscilla@envirocenter.org541-508-5410
First-generation, and proud daughter of immigrants from Guadalajara, Mexico, Priscilla was born and raised in…
First-generation, and proud daughter of immigrants from Guadalajara, Mexico, Priscilla was born and raised in Los Angeles and moved to Oregon in 2017 – first…
Satya Austin-Opper
she/herHome Energy Assessment Program Manager
satya@envirocenter.org(541) 508-5948
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Satya came out West to attend Lewis & Clark College…
Originally from Asheville, North Carolina, Satya came out West to attend Lewis & Clark College in Portland, where she received her B.A. in Environmental Studies…
Tim Page
he/himDevelopment Director
tim@envirocenter.org541-508-5424
Tim joined The Environmental Center in 2015. He has a B.A. in English Literature from…
Tim joined The Environmental Center in 2015. He has a B.A. in English Literature from Western Washington University, and has worked for a spectrum of…
Wesley Yoder
he/himYouth Education Program Coordinator
wesley@envirocenter.org(541) 414-3973
Wesley has a bachelor’s in biology with a focus in ecology. He was born and…
Wesley has a bachelor’s in biology with a focus in ecology. He was born and raised in Iowa and came out here in 2018, and…