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...

Anna joined JDCF as a NISC Restoration Technician in February 2023. She graduated from Northern Michigan University in 2021 with a degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. After working a variety of seasonal land stewardship jobs from Montana to Vermont, she is...

Austin Wachter joined JDCF as a Preserve Manager for Big Sky Nature Reserve in January of 2023. He graduated from River Ridge High School and later went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point with a Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry...