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Meet Our Team
Meet Our Team
The GBN leadership team is not a formal board, but rather a communal, grassroots group of local environmental leaders and program alumni who believe in inclusive, intersectional nature learning, community building, and justice seeking. Our fiscal sponsor is Birds Georgia, whose 501(c)3 status allows us to operate as a community-based nonprofit.
We are grateful to everyone who shares their time, creativity, connections, and expertise to support the cohort program and the growing network of Beloved Naturalists.
2026 Leadership Team
2026 Leadership Team
Sally Sears
Founding Director,
The South Fork Conservancy
Revonda Cosby
Executive Director,
Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance
Jonah McDonald
Park Naturalist,
Mason Mill Park; DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
Sheridan Alford
Director of Community Engagement,
Birds Georgia
Jasmine Strickland (25)
GBN Project Coordinator
EcoLawns Technician,
Shades of Green Permaculture
Marquez Stephens (24)
Water, Environmental, and Backflow Services Group, LLC
Evonne Blythers (25)
Environmental Education Consultant,
Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance; WAWA; DeKalb County RPCA
Joey Goodall (25)
Civil Engineer,
Gresham Smith
Katie Paden (23)
GBN Program Manager
Admission officer,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Norman Slawsky (22)
Board officer,
GreenLaw, Georgia Sierra Club
Robby Astrove
Preserve Manager,
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve; DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
Tixie Fowler
Founder,
Youth in Nature Network
Ariana Koluder-Ramirez (26)
GBN Intern
Lisa Kiely
Owner,
Lisa Kiely Consulting
Past Leaders
Past Leaders
Tasha Messer (23)
Parks Naturalist,
Constitution Lakes Park, Glen Emerald Park, Gresham Park, Michelle Obama Trail; DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
Kait Gray (23)
Environmental Educator,
Georgia 4-H
Kendra Price
Director of Community Programs,
Office of Government and Community Affairs, Emory University
Interns
Interns
Clare McCarthy
2022-23
Emory University
Class of 2023
Alexis German
2024
Emory University
Class of 2025
Jasmine Strickland (25)
2025
Warren Wilson College
Class of 2024
Ariana Koluder-Ramirez
2026
Georgia State University
Class of 2025
Founding Committee
Founding Committee
Kendra Price, Government Affairs Manager, Emory University
Sally Sears, Founding Director, The South Fork Conservancy
Tixie Fowler, Environmental Educator & Founder, Gardens for Growing Community, Inc.
Lisa Kiely, Owner, Lisa Kiely Consulting
Jonah McDonald, Park Naturalist, Mason Mill Park, DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
Revonda Cosby, Executive Director, Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance
Robby Astrove, Park Ranger, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve, DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs
GBN leaders at the 2024 Park Pride Conference at the Atlanta Botanical Garden
GBN leaders planning for 2026 at the South Fork Conservancy offices
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