Staff
Corrie Miller
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Ira Shadis
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Corrie Miller hails from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley where she watched housing developments and strip malls replace the landscapes of her youth. Seeing the community’s character entirely changed by this landscape transformation motivates Corrie's career. Dedicated to conserving the natural resources which are the fabric of our vibrant communities, Corrie is inspired working in communities to build coalitions for change.
Corrie holds an undergraduate biology degree from Vanderbilt University and a Masters of Science degree from University of Vermont's Field Naturalist Program. Corrie has a weakness for all things bread, butter, and sugar. She is prone to uncontrollable hysterics of laughter and most enjoys being outdoors in the Fayston woods, sometimes on skis. Corrie lives in the Shepard Brook subwatershed. |
Ira Shadis grew up in the arms of the Winooski River; home up in the headwaters, school on the main stem, and summer days swimming in the Mad. His professional life has focused on the cross section of environmental stewardship, education, and communication. These days he focuses on turning the Mad River Watershed into a sponge and building resilience into the landscape.
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Lisa Koitzsch
Mad River Watch Coordinator (incoming) :)
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Lisa Koitzsch grew up in the mountains of Switzerland and moved to the Upper Valley in Vermont when she was 12 years old. She went to college in Baltimore, MD and worked for a non-profit in Washington DC for several years but the Mad River Valley has been her home since 2002. Every winter, she and her husband Ky travel to Yellowstone and Isle Royale National Parks for several months to work as wildlife biologists studying predators (wolves) and their prey (elk & moose). In the summer, Lisa loves to explore the upper reaches of the Mad River Watershed with her dog, Phoebe, looking for neotropical migratory birds and moose.
Lisa lives in the Mill Brook subwatershed. |
Board of Directors
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Photos by Lawson's Finest Liquids, Clark Amadon, Julie Westervelt, and Corrie Miller
