Our Staff
Jody Hayward
Executive Director
Hometown: Augusta, GA
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Bald Eagle
Astrid Fabian
Director of Finance
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Sea Star
Kathy Caliendo
Director of Development
Hometown: West Chester, PA
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Royal Tern
Courtney Kimmel
Director of Conservation
Hometown: Chestertown, MD
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Green Heron
Chris Kehrer
Science Program Manager
Hometown: Savannah, GA
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Belted Kingfisher
Jessica Kochman
Naturalist and Education Coordinator
Hometown: Willoughby Hills, OH
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Black Skimmer
Sarah Walbert
Marketing & Events Coordinator
Hometown: Beaufort, SC
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: River Otter
Kat Armstrong
Naturalist and Special Projects Coordinator
Hometown: Iowa City, IA
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Fiddler Crab
Joanna Boney
Naturalist
Hometown: Oak Island, NC
My Favorite Lowcountry Animal: Cownose Ray
Active Board
Graham McBride
Chair
Retired Educator
Laurie Savidge
Director, Community Relations & Corporate Philanthropy, Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Joe Eaton, CPA
President, Joseph Eaton CPA PC
Jack Worrell
Founder, CPG , Total Wealth Management
Andrew Carmines
General Manager, Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks
Dr. Kim Ritchie
Professor, University of South Carolina Beaufort
Susan Meyer
Jennifer Kaple
The Boathouse
Kristin Williams
Executive Director, Open Land Trust
Sharon Stewart
Ashley Rhodes
Mike Overton
President & CEO, Outside Hilton Head
Phil Harder
Phil Dobrzynski
Karen Anderson
Directors Emeritus
T. Michael Long *
Co-Founder, Chair
General Arthur Brown
Vice Chair
Bill Evans *
* Deceased
Dick Stewart
David Harter
Ed Pappas
Don Hartrick