Our Team

Debbie Phillips

Chief Executive Officer

debbie@ruralaction.org

Joe Brehm

Chief Program Officer

joe@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 300

Paul Patton

Chief Innovation Officer

paul@ruralaction.org

(740) 274-0240

Alexandria Polanosky

Media and Communications Director

alexandria@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 140

Bryn Sowash

Operations Director

bryn@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 110

Jilly Anderson

Multimedia Manager

jilly@ruralaction.org

Marcus Bratton

Building and Grounds Coordinator

marcus@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Jen Miller

Executive Assistant

jenm@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 150

Christy Pugh

Chief Finance Officer

christy@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 130

Laura Farrell

Staff Accountant

laura@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Diana Goins

Staff Accountant

diana@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 120

Tom Redfern

Sustainable Agriculture Director

tomr@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 600

Molly Sowash

Sustainable Agriculture Manager

molly@ruralaction.org

Michelle Ajamian

Appalachian Staple Foods Collaborative Network Manager

michellea@ruralaction.org

740-590-1501

Katie Lloyd

Beginning Farmer Outreach Assistant

katie@ruralaction.org

Jess Fritz

Sustainable Energy Director

jessf@ruralaction.org

Badger Johnson

Agroforestry Manager

badger@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Gary Conley

Forestry Director

gary@ruralaction.org

740-677-4047 ext. 230

Andrea Miller

Sustainable Forestry Manager

andrea@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Nathan Schlater

Watershed Program Director

nate@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 360

Julia Sullivan

Watershed Restoration Project Manager

julias@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 360

Marissa Lautzenheiser

Northern Programs Director

marissa@ruralaction.org

Caitlyn Park

Watershed Program Manager

caitlyn@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 360

Matt Ledford

Water Quality Specialist

matt@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 360

Hannah Kopp

Watershed Program Manager

hannahk@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 360

Sarah Robinson

Northern Programs Manager

sarahr@ruralaction.org

Dan Vorisek

Environmental Education Director

dan@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 330

Carrie Vieland

Environmental Education Program Manager

carrie@ruralaction.org

Ed Newman

Zero Waste Co-Director

ed@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 630

Maria Bonner

Zero Waste Co-Director

mariab@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 630

Aaron Dye

Land Bank Manager, Athens County Land Bank

aaron@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Jessica Dotson

Chesterhill Produce Auction Site Manager

jessicad@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 620

Michelle Shively MacIver

Director of Project Development, True Pigments

michelle@truepigments.com

740.677.4047 ext. 350

Andi Chatfield

Social Enterprise Director

andi@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Madison Donohue

Tourism Manager

madison@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047

Lindsey Long

Upcycle Ohio Manager

lindsey@ruralaction.org

(740) 447-9014

Sadie Meade

Workforce Development Director

sadie@ruralaction.org

(740) 447-9014 ext. 240

Pauline Phillips

Community Makerspace Manager

pauline@ruralaction.org

740.447.9014

Steve Rogers

Wraparound Support Manager

steve@ruralaction.org

Shannon Stewart

AmeriCorps Director

shannon@ruralaction.org

740.677.4047 ext. 320

Meredith Hamsher

AmeriCorps Member Development Manager

meredithh@ruralaction.org

Johna Metcalf

AmeriCorps Program Manager

johna@ruralaction.org