2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Colleen McDaniel, President
Owner/Designer, The Inspired Garden, Inc., Co-President, Protect Badin Lake
Cliff Dossel, Vice President
Director of Exhibitions, The North Carolina Museum of Art, Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA)
Dr. Andrew Jacobson, Secretary
Assistant Professor of GIS and Conservation, Catawba College, Department of Environment and Sustainability
Jonathan Engram, Treasurer
Retired Attorney, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Friends of Kerr Scott Lake
Cornelia Barr
Retired Editor and Writer, Citizen Environmentalist
Nicky Blakeley Black
Owner, Row Co River Adventures, Miller Davis Agency
Dr. Courtney Di Vittorio
Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University, Engineering Department
Jeff Faullin
Retired Elementary School Principal
Nicci Gafinowitz
Badin Lake Resident/Advocate
Logan Haynes
Watershed Protection Coordinator, Watershed NOW (Nurturing Our Waters)
Mark Henkle
Attorney, Kilpatrick, Townsend, and Stockton
Steve Ilderton
Retired, Vice President, Ilderton Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram
James W. “Bill” Jenkins
Professional Engineer and Registered Landscape Architect (Emeritus)
Tracy Lamonds
Director of the Discover Uwharrie Welcome Center
Richard Leak
Concerned Citizens of West Badin
John Sparks
IT Business Owner
Elise Tellez-Aldridge
Stormwater Program Manager, City of Salisbury
STAFF
Executive Director and Riverkeeper
Edgar Miller
edgar@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Riverkeeper Assistant/Watershed Protection Specialist
Nicole Eastman
nicole@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Yadkin River State Trail Coordinator
Ward Swann
ward@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Director of Operations and Communications
Katie Wilder
katiew@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Development Director
Layne Meredith
layne@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Water Quality Advocate
Stephanie Stephens
stephanie@yadkinriverkeeper.org
Yadkin Riverkeeper, Inc
846 West Fourth Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
336-722-4949