Our Team | Wenatchee River Institute

Board of Directors

Orin Melvin

(he/him/his)
President
Ric Escobedo

(he/him/his)
Vice President
Sarah Doherty

(she/her/hers)
Secretary
John Taylor

(he/him/his)
Treasurer
Laura Reichlin

(she/her/hers)
Paul Sozio

(he/him/his)
Hillary Clark

(she/her/hers)
Dave Mell

(he/him/his)
Jenny Ezpeleta

(she/her/hers)

Staff

Canuche Terranella

(he/him/his)
Executive Director
cterranella@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Rebecca Ryan

(she/her/hers)
Education Director
rryan@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Deanna Butcher

(she/her/hers)
Youth Programs Coordinator
dbutcher@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Sara Evans

(she/her/hers)
Finance Manager
sevans@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Randee Zerger

(she/her/hers)
Development Manager
rzerger@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Angela Crampton

(she/her/hers)
Outreach Coordinator
acrampton@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Virginia Shoup

(she/her/hers)
Community Programs Educator
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Brandon Hughes

(he/him/his)
Facilities Manager
bhughes@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Tiffany Theden

(she/they)
Land Steward
ttheden@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Michaela Drougas

(she/her/hers)
Field Educator
mdrougas@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Fern Lopez Cruz

(they/them/theirs)
Field Educator
flopezcruz@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Jack Jefferds

(he/him/his)
Field Educator
jjefferds@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Emma Knott

(she/her/hers)
After School Program Lead Educator
eknott@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org

Emeritus Board Members

The Wenatchee River Institute is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit. EIN 20-5611326

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