MEET THE TEAM
Our team is made up of passionate environmentalists with expertise in the fields of Science, Education, Advocacy, Communications & Engagement. Their wide-ranging experience allows The Everglades Foundation to move the needle on the greatest ecosystem restoration project in the world.
LEADERSHIP
Eric Eikenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Shannon Estenoz
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs
Geoffrey Mullins
Chief of Staff
Director of Operations
Steve Davis, P.h.D.
Vice President of Communications & Engagement / Senior Wetland Ecologist
Jodi Mailander Farrell
Vice President of Development
Shannon Trivino
Director of Board & Employee Relations
ADVOCACY
Shannon Estenoz
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President of Policy & Public Affairs
Geoffrey Mullins
Chief of Staff
Director of Operations
Jacquie Weisblum J.D.
Director of Engagement & Outreach
Keely Phillpotts
Engagement & Outreach Manager
Anna Upton
General Counsel
ADMINISTRATION
Shannon Trivino
Director of Board & Employee Relations
Ruth Estevez
Executive Administrator
Michelle Larotta
Administrative Assistant
Jeannette Rubio
Administrative Assistant
COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
Steve Davis P.h.D
Vice President of Communications & Engagement / Senior Wetland Ecologists
Begoñe Cazalis
Director of Communications
Jacquie Weisblum J.D.
Director of Engagement & Outreach
Elizabeth "Liz" Jakeway
Senior Engagement Manager
Edyna Garcia-Miguez
Marketing Manager
Keely Phillpotts
Engagement & Outreach Manager
DEVELOPMENT
Jodi Mailander Farrell
Vice President of Development
Anabel Evora
Senior Director of Development
Karina Buenrostro
Director of Development
Sarah Perry
Director of Development
Katherine Caskey
Director of Leadership Giving
Owen Baillie
Director of Corporate Partnerships & Foundation Giving
Nikki Dvorchak
Director of Development, Southwest Florida
Bibi Shifrin
Development & Events Coordinator
Gloria Calle
Donor Services & Database Administrator
EDUCATION
Jennifer Diaz
Director of Education
Bianca Cassouto
Education Program Manager
Alicia Torres
Champion Schools Program Manager
Kim Gooch
Education Coordinator
Analise Fussell
K-12 Education & Outreach Assistant
Susan Toth
Literacy Program Aid
SCIENCE
Tom Van Lent, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Rajendra Paudel, Ph.D.
Senior Hydrologist
Anteneh Abiy, Ph.D.
Hydrogeologist
Yogesh Khare, Ph.D.
Water Quality Scientist
Ruscena Wiederholt, Ph.D.
Computational Ecologist
Andrew Stainback, Ph.D., J.D.
Economist