Nathan is a non-profit conservation and agricultural leader with 26 years of fundraising, education, communication, and program development experience. His strengths are particularly strong in facilitation, communications, and the building of multi-partner...

Before coming to JDCF in 2013, Steve lived and worked in northeastern Illinois nearly his entire life. Steve began his career in conservation in 1986 at the Heller Nature Center, serving first as a teaching naturalist, later as the center’s director. From 1998 to...

Debbie Larys joined JDCF in 2020 as its Bookkeeper/Executive Assistant to the Director. Born and raised in Chicago, she moved to Jo Daviess County with her family in 2014. She has over a decade of previous experience working at a boutique law firm as an Office...

Kelly Myers brings over 25 years of experience working for nonprofit organizations in the tristate area. He has experience in fundraising leadership, event planning, and major and planned gifts. He has also served as a capital campaign consultant for organizations...

Jillian Jablonski is JDCF’s new Senior Director of Land Stewardship. Jillian is from Illinois, but she has spent the last 13 years living and working as a biologist in southcentral Alaska. Jillian has a B.S. in Environmental Science from Oregon State University and an...