Our Staff
Executive Director: Ashton Wilson
Ashton is passionate about connecting people to nature. With over a decade of nonprofit and program management experience, from developing strategies to mitigate the impacts of the 08 crisis in a small educational nonprofit in Colorado to five years of growing capacities for the ERC in educational operations, Ashton is grateful for the opportunities to serve people and the environment. Ashton supports the ERC education and action programs portfolio and the team that helps them thrive.
Ask him how you can change the world through education and action!
Education Director: Hannah Davidson
Info coming soon!
Programs Coordinator: Vicky Ownbey
Vicky recently completed her Masters in Natural Resource Management from Oregon State University in 2020, following a Bachelor in Science in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz. Vicky brings over fifteen years of professional experience in education and ecology to her position, including stints as an intertidal lab technician in California, Ambassador of the Environment at the Ritz-Carlton in the Cayman Islands, leading youth backpacking trips in the White River National Forest, and working as a server and camp counselor at a local gem, Galena Lodge. She’s passionate about protecting our natural resources through research, outreach, ecological monitoring, and restoration.
Ask her why knapweed matters!
PUP & Recycling Program Manager: Erica Exline
Erica truly loves what she does! She’ll be the first to tell you how important dog pick-up and recycling are. Under her leadership, we have made incredible gains in both of these areas. Erica is an avid skier and has worked in all corners of the planet, even once helping Dr. Jane Goodall start an environmental education program in Africa.
Ask her how you can join the action!
2025 Summer Fellows: Coming Soon!
Interested in a fun. Summer of impactful work for the environment? Send us a line to find out more info.
Employment & Volunteer Opportunities
Click here to go to our Volunteer and Employment Opportunities page and see our current openings.