{"id":112,"date":"2024-04-08T02:42:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T02:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:21:36","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/en\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"112\" class=\"elementor elementor-112\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cbe85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96cbe85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb222f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb222f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet the Team<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f130f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33f130f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/PrairieGrass-Cream-Transparent.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2481\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-prairie-grass-cream\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b7cab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3b7cab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8e072 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac8e072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Our Staff<\/h2>\n<p>All of our staff members are present on the ground to protect the prairie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162cc21 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"162cc21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a831575 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a831575\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513a518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"513a518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1532 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-team-henry-pollock\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henry.jpg 1115w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; 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He has a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Ecology, Evolution, &amp; Conservation Biology and nearly 15 years\u2019 experience as a wildlife biologist and academic researcher. He is dedicated to gaining ground for prairie wildlife and continuing to expand SPLT\u2019s reach throughout the Southern Plains to bring back the American Serengeti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdade87 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"bdade87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:2176216007\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M493.4 24.6l-104-24c-11.3-2.6-22.9 3.3-27.5 13.9l-48 112c-4.2 9.8-1.4 21.3 6.9 28l60.6 49.6c-36 76.7-98.9 140.5-177.2 177.2l-49.6-60.6c-6.8-8.3-18.2-11.1-28-6.9l-112 48C3.9 366.5-2 378.1.6 389.4l24 104C27.1 504.2 36.7 512 48 512c256.1 0 464-207.5 464-464 0-11.2-7.7-20.9-18.6-23.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(217) 621-6007<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:splt@southernplains.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">splt@southernplains.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba483d e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fba483d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef64c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ef64c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953b806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"953b806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Judith.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1533 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-team-judith-westveer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Judith.jpg 995w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Judith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Judith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Judith-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; 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Judith is a conservation ecologist with a Ph.D. in stream restoration from the University of Amsterdam. She has worked for various environmental non-profit organizations in the Peruvian Amazon and has done freelance science communication work for the World Wildlife Foundation. Her mission is to protect the last remaining wildernesses on the planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf42fc elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"acf42fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:2172000847\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M493.4 24.6l-104-24c-11.3-2.6-22.9 3.3-27.5 13.9l-48 112c-4.2 9.8-1.4 21.3 6.9 28l60.6 49.6c-36 76.7-98.9 140.5-177.2 177.2l-49.6-60.6c-6.8-8.3-18.2-11.1-28-6.9l-112 48C3.9 366.5-2 378.1.6 389.4l24 104C27.1 504.2 36.7 512 48 512c256.1 0 464-207.5 464-464 0-11.2-7.7-20.9-18.6-23.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(217) 200-0847<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:judith@southernplains.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">judith@southernplains.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593694e e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"593694e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27170c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27170c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e389a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e389a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"597\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-1024x764.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55811 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Kieran-scaled-e1743189689152.jpg 1860w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/597;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a91d296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a91d296\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322b454 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"322b454\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b7a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87b7a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Kieran Andreoni, M.S.<\/h4><h6>Conservation Director<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2659112 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2659112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11f5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d11f5ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kieran is an ecologist with 8 years of experience working with prairie wildlife, focusing on restoration and conservation of plant communities that native wildlife depends on. He has a Master\u2019s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has worked on grassland conservation projects across the western United States. His goals are aimed at combining ecological restoration, wildlife research, and science education in order to build resilient ecosystems to the benefit of both people and wildlife.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea0c1a3 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ea0c1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:7088373141\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-phone\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M493.4 24.6l-104-24c-11.3-2.6-22.9 3.3-27.5 13.9l-48 112c-4.2 9.8-1.4 21.3 6.9 28l60.6 49.6c-36 76.7-98.9 140.5-177.2 177.2l-49.6-60.6c-6.8-8.3-18.2-11.1-28-6.9l-112 48C3.9 366.5-2 378.1.6 389.4l24 104C27.1 504.2 36.7 512 48 512c256.1 0 464-207.5 464-464 0-11.2-7.7-20.9-18.6-23.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(708) 837-3141<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kieran@southernplains.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-envelope\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M502.3 190.8c3.9-3.1 9.7-.2 9.7 4.7V400c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V195.6c0-5 5.7-7.8 9.7-4.7 22.4 17.4 52.1 39.5 154.1 113.6 21.1 15.4 56.7 47.8 92.2 47.6 35.7.3 72-32.8 92.3-47.6 102-74.1 131.6-96.3 154-113.7zM256 320c23.2.4 56.6-29.2 73.4-41.4 132.7-96.3 142.8-104.7 173.4-128.7 5.8-4.5 9.2-11.5 9.2-18.9v-19c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v19c0 7.4 3.4 14.3 9.2 18.9 30.6 23.9 40.7 32.4 173.4 128.7 16.8 12.2 50.2 41.8 73.4 41.4z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">kieran@southernplains.org<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac72462 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac72462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9cc25 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df9cc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Board of Directors<\/h2>\nSPLT is governed by an all-volunteer, hard-working board of directors.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b858aa9 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b858aa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6107d34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6107d34\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac2292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ac2292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Aubyn-Rwanda-746x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53178 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Aubyn-Rwanda-746x1024.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Aubyn-Rwanda-1118x1536.jpeg 1118w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Aubyn-Rwanda-1491x2048.jpeg 1491w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 746px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 746\/1024;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91eada e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f91eada\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8ba23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af8ba23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2212f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a2212f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Aubyn Royall<\/h4><h6>Board president<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4427ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4427ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2b572d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2b572d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aubyn Royall has worked in the animal welfare space for over a decade. She graduated from University of Denver&#8217;s Sturm College of Law in 2014, and is the Colorado state director for the Humane Society of the United States. She has built her advocacy career in policy, from drafting legislation and lobbying, to stakeholder engagement and collaboration. Wildlife protection continues to be a core focus. Aubyn loves both the grasslands and the mountains, where she spends a few months each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3126b1 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3126b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ec355 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0ec355\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6275a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6275a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/donna-driscoll-splt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1795 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-board-donna-driscoll\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/donna-driscoll-splt.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/donna-driscoll-splt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/donna-driscoll-splt-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f746786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f746786\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a06ebd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a06ebd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cfc3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cfc3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Donna Driscoll<\/h4><h6>Treasurer<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b250d34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b250d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706d835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"706d835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonna has tremendous experience in non-profit accounting. She served as the Chief Financial Officer and Controller of a major cultural institution, the Denver Zoological Foundation, for more than 20 years. She has worked as the Chief Financial Officer for Engineers Without Borders since 2015. Donna has a BA in Economics from Colorado College and an MS in Management from the University of Colorado at Denver. Donna has volunteered for and previously been a board member of SPLT for much of our history over the past 20 years.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a58990 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a58990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b044cd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b044cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875e8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"875e8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sheree-seabury_splt-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1797 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-board-sheree-seabury\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sheree-seabury_splt-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sheree-seabury_splt-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/sheree-seabury_splt-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c98a35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c98a35\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9564b11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9564b11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49634e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49634e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Sheree Seabury<\/h4><h6>Vice President<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dfed1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2dfed1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa866b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aa866b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sheree moved to Colorado in 1983 and lives with her husband in an Airpark in Erie, CO. She graduated with a BSBA from Columbia College in 1985 and has spent the last 37 years in the high-tech industry. Sheree joined Luscombe Engineering in 1991 as an Outside Sales Representative and became a partner in 2002 until she retired at the end of 2016. She has served on several other Board of Directors in the area. As a supporter of SPLT for many years, she believes that purchasing land to keep as a prairie wildlife reserve is the best way to help preserve the prairie grasslands and animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f4084 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32f4084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e02ecda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e02ecda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404a872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"404a872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"314\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5791-e1745531265276.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55953 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5791-e1745531265276.jpg 259w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5791-e1745531265276-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_5791-e1745531265276-10x12.jpg 10w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 259px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 259\/314;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9fefd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f9fefd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f64cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f64cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1281c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1281c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Jaime Roth<\/h4><h6>Secretary<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f379eab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f379eab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff6510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aff6510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaime Roth moved to Colorado &#8220;temporarily&#8221; in 2014 after living up and down the east coast. She fell in love with prairie dogs and mountain vistas first, but after settling in Longmont and beginning a rewilding project in her own backyard, a deep love of tenacious prairie ecosystems emerged. Jaime is a graduate of Tufts University and the University of Miami School of Law and has been an attorney for over two decades, primarily advising state and local governments. SPLT&#8217;s simple and effective approach of acquiring and preserving land for native plants and animals appeals to her passions and pragmatic sensibilities, all of which she is proud to bring to her role as Board Member.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6da844 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6da844\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a5600 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09a5600\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c406b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68c406b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lexi-schaefer-splt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1794 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-board-lexi-schaefer\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lexi-schaefer-splt.jpg 450w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lexi-schaefer-splt-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lexi-schaefer-splt-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d52888a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d52888a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5adf15c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5adf15c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a718e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9a718e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Lexi Schaefer<\/h4><h6>Board member<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bf10e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5bf10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2665bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2665bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lexi Schaefer is a second-generation Colorado Native who grew up in Longmont, hiking the mountains, and developing a deep affinity for all Colorado wildlife. She graduated from University of Colorado in Boulder a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and had a career in the wine industry where she focused on sustainable and organic wines for 17 years. Lexi is now co-owner of Homestead Solutions. She supports SPLT fundraisers with her enthusiasm and passion for the cause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb791bb e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb791bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904b5fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"904b5fa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62beb47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62beb47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1800 lazyload\" alt=\"southern-plains-land-trust-board-melinda\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Melinda-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45c02a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a45c02a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080ff99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"080ff99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04368f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d04368f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Melinda Redenius<\/h4><h6>Board Member<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2fa247 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2fa247\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da89f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da89f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMelinda Redenius is a current Board Member and an Associate Director of Digital Forensics and E-Discovery for ArcherHall. She is President of Craic Consulting, Inc. and currently serves on the Board of Bayly Lofts. As a Centennial State native, Melinda is truly a unicorn, born and bred in the shadow of the Flatirons in Boulder and crafted by the inspiring beauty only found in Colorado. After attending college in San Diego, CA and living in the arroyos of central New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains beckoned her home. The wide-open spaces of colorful Colorado have called to her once again, only this time it was to give back to the beautiful state that created her.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a99af e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8a99af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0272d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0272d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1159cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1159cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"758\" data-src=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261-1024x970.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-57592 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261-1024x970.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/southernplains.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/05.28.2025-_-Jeanne-and-Martin-_-Noah-Berg-Photography-_-101-scaled-e1755022685261.jpg 1216w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/758;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b72131 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b72131\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb64d3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb64d3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edb3ea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edb3ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Martin Herz<\/h4><h6>Board Member<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217e760 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"217e760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff29ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff29ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Martin Herz grew up exploring the woods of Southern New England, and has since fallen in love with the mountains and plains of Colorado. Martin spent several decades in the commercial real estate industry, primarily focused on arranging debt transactions for apartment and healthcare facility owners. He is now a pro bono financial advisor, and serves on several boards. Martin earned a B.A. in Biology from Pomona College and a M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Martin holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. In his free time, you can find Martin hiking or cycling all over Colorado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the Team Our Staff All of our staff members are present on the ground to protect the prairie. Henry Pollock, Ph.D. Executive Director Henry has a background in ecology and conservation with a strong focus on quantitative, data-driven science and practice. 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