National Staff
General inquiries, membership, operations, billing, store orders, and communications
General Questions: info@ruffedgrousesociety.org
President & CEO
Benjamin C. Jones
benj@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Director of Communications & Marketing
Ashley Peters
ashleyp@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Finance and Administration Director
Kim Swisher
kims@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Accounting Manager
Jennifer Omlor
jennifero@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Grant Accounting Director
Amanda Liedtka
amandal@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Members Services Project Manager
Nicole Parkhurst
nicolep@ruffedgrousesociety.org membership@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Digital Communications and Marketing
Seth Heasley
sethh@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Coordinator – Banquet Communications & Graphic Design
Alison R Kelley
alisonk@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Director of Fulfillment Services
Tracy M. Greene
tracyg@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Coordinator – Shipping & Web Merchandising
Dave Wilhelm
davew@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Regional Staff
Fundraising, chapter engagement, member feedback, event organizing, community building
Director of Regional Development
Western Great Lakes
Chad Bloom
chadb@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Director of Regional Development
Eastern Great Lakes
Glen Blackwood
glenb@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Director of Regional Development
Mid-Atlantic & Northeast
Tripp Way
trippw@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Eastern Member Engagement Director
WV, PA & GA
Lisa Rossi
lisar@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Engagement Coordinator – Western Great Lakes (MN,IA)
Sam Tillman
Samt@RuffedGrouseSociety.org
Engagement Coordinator – Northeast Region (NY, MA, NJ, RI, VT)
Nate Kennedy
natek@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Engagement Coordinator
Eastern Great Lakes (MI, OH, IN)
Nick Buggia
nicholasb@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Engagement Coordinator – Western Great Lakes (WI, Western UP MI)
Gabe Stone
GabeS@RuffedGrouseSociety.org
Conservation Delivery Program – Forest Wildlife
Forest Conservation Director
Great Lakes and Upper Midwest Region (MN, WI, MI, OH, IN, IL & IA)
Jon Steigerwaldt
jons@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Director of Forest Market Strategy & Forest Conservation Director
Mid-Atlantic Region (PA, WV, MD, NJ, DE, N. VA)
Ben Larson
benl@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Wildlife Specialist
Northeast Wisconsin
Stefan Nelson
stefann@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Public Lands Wildlife Forester
Southwest Virginia
Charlie Mize
charliem@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Conservation Coordinator
Vermont
Luke McNally
lukem@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Conservation Director
Southern Appalachian (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, VA)
Nick Biemiller
nickb@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Conservation Director
Northeast Region
Todd Waldron
toddw@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Wildlife Specialist
Northwest Wisconsin
Jared Elm
jarede@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Southern Appalachian Forest Conservation Coordinator
Charles Faires
charlesf@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Private Lands Wildlife Forester
New York
Jesse Rock
jesser@ruffedgrousesociety.org
Forest Conservation Coordinator
Minnesota & NW Wisconsin
Scott Johnson
scottj@ruffedgrousesociety.org
