Sarah Ashcraft-Johnson began working with JDCF through our DSI program last year. This year, Sarah became a new role as Community Conservation Specialist. Her duties include monitoring JDCF preserves and conservation easements and assisting with conservation easement...

Tiffany Howard began at JDCF in June as our new Director of Ecological Restoration. In this role, Tiffany will oversee DSI, our prescribed burn program, and will assist with ecological restoration decisions on JDCF preserves. She has a master’s degree from Colorado...

Ryan Hance joined the NISC team in October 2023. While an undergrad at Iowa State University, he interned with the Iowa Chapter of The Nature Conservancy where he fell in love with land stewardship and solidified his ecological career trajectory. After college, he...

JDCF is pleased to announce that Denise Mathewson has joined our team as an Administrative Assistant. This new position provides financial and human resources support to the Manager of Finance and Administration as that position has grown in complexity and volume....

Hillary is excited to return home to NW Illinois and to join the important work of JDCF. She graduated from Morrison High School before attending the University of Illinois at Chicago to receive her Bachelors in Biology, and going on to receive her Masters in Zoology...