Current Board Members (FY2024) | April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024
The SCA is led by a diverse group of Board Members ranging from leaders in both the public and private sectors who care deeply about responsible use and protection of the natural environment and empowering the next generation of conservation leaders.
Chair
Gail Carmody
Panama City Beach, Fla.
Former Treasurer, Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association (Retired); Secretary, The National Wildlife Refuge Association (Retired)
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024
Vice Chair
D. Lena Hickman-Miott
Potomac Falls, Va.
Chief Operating Officer, Miottech, LLC
First Term
April 2022 – March 2025
Treasurer
Steve Howell
Arlington, Va.
Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Best Friends Animal Society
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024
Bryan Arroyo
Centreville, Va.
Assistant Director of International Affairs, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Retired)
First Term
April 2023 – March 2026
Kathy Bonavist
Troy, N.Y.
Interim Executive
Second Term
April 2017 – March 2022
David Leathers
Boston, Mass.
Chief Executive Officer, John Moriarty & Associates (Retired)
Second Term
April 2018 – March 2024
Cindy Lewin
Arlington, Va.
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Whitman-Walker Health System
First Term
April 2023 – March 2026
Natalie Mebane
DC
Vice President of Government Affairs, Rise to Thrive
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024
Bettina Ring
Charlottesville, Va.
State Director, The Nature Conservancy in Virginia
First Term
April 2023 – March 2026
Shanelle Smith Whigham
Cleveland, Ohio
Senior Vice President & Director of Community Relations and Corporate Initiatives, Key Bank
First Term
April 2022 – March 2025
Andrew Sutherland
Berkeley, Calif.
Founder, Quizlet
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024
Terri Thomas
Houston, Texas
Co-Founder, Deidre Bainbridge Wildlife Fund
Second Term
April 2020 – March 2026
Tom Tidwell
McCall, Idaho
Chief of the United States Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture (Retired)
First Term
April 2023 – March 2026
Bob Vogel
Fernandina Beach, Fla.
Regional Director, National Park Service (Retired)
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024
Anna Wadhams
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nonprofit Consultant
First Term
April 2021 – March 2024