Our Staff

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As a staff, we are steadfast in our commitment to protect, defend, and restore Oregon’s high desert alongside our members and supporters. Together with the passion and commitment of a community of advocates thousands strong, the skills and experience of our staff make Oregon Natural Desert Association a respected leader in the public lands conversation at the state and federal levels.

Looking for an email address or phone number? Find our staff contact list at the bottom of the Contact Us page.
Looking for a job? Sign up for our e-newsletter, volunteer with us, or follow us on LinkedIn, to be the first to hear when we have job or internship openings. View current openings on our Careers page.

Our Staff

Joanna Zhang

Conservation Fellow

Joanna joined ONDA in 2020 as the Conservation Fellow. In her role, she engages with ONDA’s members and supporters to advocate for the…

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Anne White

Wilderness Technician

Anne first joined ONDA in 2016 as an intern in the first year of our Sage-Grouse Habitat Monitoring Program and fell in love the high…

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Beth Macinko

Stewardship Coordinator

Beth Macinko came on board as stewardship coordinator just in time for the 2020 field season. She’s responsible for leading…

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Mark Salvo

Program Director

As program director, Mark Salvo is responsible for supporting Oregon Natural Desert Association’s dedicated conservation staff and…

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Hana Sant

Membership and Engagement Coordinator

Hana joined ONDA in 2019 as our membership and engagement coordinator. Her role is to cultivate further support for ONDA by connecting our…

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Ryan Houston

Executive Director

Ryan stepped into ONDA’s executive director role in 2018, with 20 years of experience in the conservation sector under his belt. While…

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Caelin Weiss

Development Coordinator

Born and raised in Vermont, Caelin grew up with a strong connection to the land around her. While attending college in central Maine, she…

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Craig Miller

GIS Specialist

Craig leads ONDA’s mapping, spatial analysis and field inventory work and plays an advisory role in ONDA’s conservation campaigns. While…

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Lace Thornberg

Communications Manager

Lace joined ONDA in 2017. She puts ONDA’s communications to work connecting people with the public lands found in Oregon’s high desert.…

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Corinne Handelman

Engagement Manager

Corinne joined ONDA in 2016 and works out of our Portland office. Her role is to energize our current members in the Portland metro area and…

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Renee Patrick

Program Coordinator

Renee joined ONDA in 2015 to further develop the Oregon Desert Trail. She is responsible for establishing the 750-mile Oregon Desert Trail,…

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Jefferson Jacobs

Riparian Restoration Coordinator

Jefferson joined ONDA in 2008 as our wilderness stewardship coordinator, and he handles all of our riparian restoration activities.…

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Jeremy Austin

Policy Manager

Jeremy joined ONDA in 2012 to survey for invasive plant species and conduct aspen inventories at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge.…

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Corie Harlan

Campaign Manager

A native Oregonian, Corie’s lifelong passion for ensuring our state’s environment is a healthy, diverse place for current and…

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Gena Goodman-Campbell

Program Director, Stewardship

As ONDA’s Stewardship Director, Gena engages ONDA’s community in hands-on restoration projects that improve desert habitat in…

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Mac Lacy

Senior Attorney

Mac became ONDA’s staff attorney in 2001, after serving as student law clerk starting in 1999. Mac’s cases focus on wilderness,…

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Barksdale Brown

General Manager

Bark joined ONDA in 2006, and, as general manager, he is responsible for our financials, bookkeeping, contracts, and general operations.…

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Allison Crotty

Development Director

Allison joined ONDA as development director in 2010. Over the course of a diverse, two-decades-long career working with nonprofits, Allison…

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Discover Desert Pronghorn

Discover Desert Pronghorn

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Jane Heisler, Sage Sustainers Member

Jane Heisler, Sage Sustainers Member

I love to travel and I love the desert! Supporting ONDA monthly allows me to hit the road without forgetting Oregon’s high desert—even when I’m not there.

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The Last Darkness

The Last Darkness

Our Seasonal Staff and Interns

Seasonal Staff 

Our field technicians and field interns help us with our Sage-Grouse Habitat Monitoring Project, which monitors the implementation of the BLM’s Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (ARMPA) and ecological health trends on federal lands in eastern Oregon to assess the degree to which public lands are meeting sage-grouse habitat objectives.

  • Shea Stobaugh, Wilderness Technician

Interns 

Our wildlands interns spend 10 weeks over the summer in the field with ONDA staff and volunteers. Our development interns help ONDA to reach community members interested in getting involved in ONDA’s work by managing ONDA event logistics, engaging retail partners for the Wild Desert Calendar, and representing ONDA at community events. Other students and young professionals join us for a variety of important projects.  

Our 2020 Crew
  • Jac Andrade, Law Clerk

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Careers

Interested in a conservation job or internship? Sign up for our e-newsletter, fill out our volunteer application form, or follow ONDA on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook, to be the first to hear when we have open positions.

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