Staff
Paul Botts
President & Executive Director
pbotts@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 112
Brendon de Rosario
Water Resources Engineer
bderosario@wetlands-initiative.org
312-888-7223
Nina Darner
Development & Communications Coordinator
ndarner@wetlands-initiative.org
312.922.0777 ext. 121
Amanda “Rhys” Cook
Restoration Technician, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Nicholas Hall-Skank
Restoration Technician, Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
Katee Johnson
Restoration Technician, Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
Jacob Karkowski
Restoration Technician, Dixon Waterfowl Refuge
Jill Kostel, Ph.D.
Water Resources Program Director
jkostel@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 129
Katie Kucera
Ecologist
kkucera@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 118
Harry Kuttner
Calumet Program Manager
hkuttner@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777
Alicia Larrieu-Ward
Finance & Operations Manager
alarrieu-ward@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 116
Vera Leopold
Grants Manager & Development Associate
vleopold@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 130
Abby Mattson
Director of Development & Communications
amattson@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 110
Jean McGuire
Field Outreach Specialist
jmcguire@wetlands-initiative.org
515-520-3036
Jim Monchak
Geospatial Analyst & Developer
jmonchak@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 117
Jason Pettit
Midewin Project Manager
jpettit@wetlands-initiative.org
Mike Richolson
Engineering Consultant
Justin Seibert
Dixon Refuge Site Manager
jseibert@wetlands-initiative.org
618-833-0441
Gary Sullivan, Ph.D.
Restoration Program Director
gsullivan@wetlands-initiative.org
312-922-0777, ext. 115