Lindsey Ketchel brings vast experience in leadership roles in non-profit, business and government organizations such as Heifer International, the Intervale Center and the Vermont Department of Agriculture. During her career, Ketchel has had success fundraising, developing coalitions of diverse stakeholders, and managing legislative and advocacy campaigns.  She also owned a small sheep farm and homestead in rural Vermont.

Katya Kirsch, Senior Associate Director.  A skilled facilitator, Katya has over 25 years of experience with Alaska conservation issues, including more than 3 years as SEACC’s Executive Director and 8 years as SEACC’s Board President. Katya helps with SEACC’s fundraising, financial management, special projects, transboundary issues, and more.

• Foundation fundraising
• Member group fundraising assistance
• Financial management assistance
• Special projects (trainings, workshops, publications, etc.)
• Coalition efforts (Rivers Without Borders)
• Meeting facilitation

Buck Lindekugel, Conservation Director and Staff Attorney. A graduate of the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark in Portland , Buck was in private practice before joining SEACC’s staff in 1990. In 1989, Buck won a landmark injunction that directly led to the provisions in the 1990 Tongass Timber Reform Act requiring buffer strips along all salmon spawning streams on the Tongass National Forest. Buck oversees SEACC’s grassroots legal program and coordinates activities of SEACC’s grassroots organizers.  In 2007, Buck received one of the Alaska Conservation Foundation’s prestigious Conservation Achievement Awards, the 0laus Murie Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions.

• Legal advice
• Tongass Land Management Plan
• Timber sale appeals
• Log dumps
• Outfitter guides
• State land issues
  

Emily Ferry, Campaigns Director.  Emily worked on Alaska conservation issues as a volunteer while earning her BS in Environmental Conservation at the University of New Hampshire.  She worked with SEACC for 2 years as a grassroots organizer, then in 2005 she helped develop and coordinate the Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, bringing the "bridges to nowhere" to national fame.  This fall, Emily returned to SEACC after spending a year abroad working with the School for Renewable Energy Science in Iceland.  Emily's responsibilities include:

• Coordinating efforts to protect Tongass wildlands
• Overseeing SEACC's grassroots outreach on forest and transportation issues

Laura Vidic, Publication Specialist/Membership Director. Laura has lived in Alaska since 1989 and holds a degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Idaho, Moscow. She also completed numerous graduate courses in environmental science from Alaska Pacific University. Laura previously worked with The Nature Conservancy of Alaska as a conservation planning intern. She maintains the SEACC web site, and produces SEACC’s newsletter, The Ravencall, action alerts and other publications. She also handles SEACC’s membership program.

• Membership
• Fundraising
• Publications
• Website and image library
  
• Volunteer coordinator
• Special events and products

Rob Cadmus, Sustainability/Clean Water Director.  Joining SEACC’s staff in May 2006, Rob completed his B.S. in ecology at Northern Michigan University and a M.Sc. in ecology at the University of Otago, specializing in wetland and water quality restoration.  He has worked on mining related issues and as a grassroots organizer in the Upper Great Lakes, New Zealand, and the Interior of Alaska.

• Kensington Mine
• Water quality (Federal Clean Water Act, Alaska Water Quality Standards, etc.)
• Taku and Stikine Rivers Watersheds
• Arial Spraying of Pesticides
• Alaskans for Responsible Mining (ARM)
• Mineral prospecting and exploration throughout southeast Alaska (e.g. Union Bay, Woewodski Island, etc.)

Sarah Campen, Grassroots Community Organizer.  A lifelong Alaskan, Sarah joined the SEACC staff in April 2008 after receiving her B.A. in International Relations: Political Economy and Development from Brown University in Providence, RI.  Previously, she worked with Sitka Conservation Society to start community tourism planning in Sitka.  At SEACC Sarah is organizing the northern communities of Southeast Alaska.

Bob Claus, Grassroots Community Organizer.  Bob joined SEACC in December, 2008 as a long term resident of Southeast Alaska. Bob holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MPA from the University of Alaska-Southeast. Bob recently retired as a rural patrol trooper from the Alaska State Troopers, and has been active in labor issues and domestic violence victim support groups. He is a leader in the search and rescue community and an avid outdoorsman. Bob is organizing the southern Southeast Alaska communities.

Dan Lesh, Renewable Energy Coordinator. Dan grew up in Gustavus near the mouth of Glacier Bay. He is an avid hunter/outdoors person and was most recently an analyst for Legislative Research, part of the Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency.  Dan has a bachelor’s degree in biology and environmental studies from Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa.  Dan’s understanding of rural Alaskans’ connection to the land and what it takes to live in isolated Southeast communities will be a valuable asset as he helps us get Southeast Alaska off of diesel power and onto clean, sustainable and community-focused renewable energy.

Guy Archibald, Clean Water Assistant. Guy joined SEACC in September 2009 to focus on clean water issues, primarily concerning mining. Guy earned a BS in Biology and Secondary Science Education in 1988 from the University of Northern Colorado.  He has 20 years experience as an environmental analytical chemist and microbiologist focusing on drinking water, waste water, fuels, and solid waste. Guy has worked in a variety of fields including residential construction, logging, wild land fire fighting, uranium mining, Mountain Search and Rescue, and science education and holds patents in the fields of ultrasonic cavitation, biodiesel production, and microbiology.

Mark Gnadt, Communications Director.  Mark moved to Juneau from Anchorage in 2003 as a legislative aide and quickly fell in love with the quality of life in Southeast Alaska.  Since then, he has managed political campaigns, directed Juneau's tourism marketing efforts and started a family.  During a short stint in Barrow, Alaska, he taught marketing and public relations at a community college and consulted on media strategy for an Alaska Native organization.  Mark holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Journalism and Mass Communication and enjoys playing in the mountains, travel and trying to keep up with his young son, Luke. 

• Media relations
• Member communications

 Anji Gallanos, Development Assistant/Office Manager. Anji's creativity, technological skills and ability to juggle multiple responsibilities serve her well as she takes on key development efforts and keeps the office technology running smoothly. Anji and her family moved to Juneau from the Palmer in 2002, and when not absorbed in raising two boys, she works as a part-time jewelry artist. Her work is sold locally in the Juneau Artist Gallery. Anji has a Master's of Education, taught special education for both the Anchorage School District and Juneau School Districts, and worked closely with several social justice organizations before joining SEACC.