Linnea joined the PEC team in March 2022 as the Headwater Stream Initiative Planting Coordinator.
Staff and Board Listing
For general inquiries email pec@pecva.org or call our headquarters office at 540-347-2334.
Wyatt Burttschell
Wyatt Burttschell joined PEC in February 2022 as a land use coordinator. He was born and raised in Pensacola, FL.
Valerie Peterson
Valerie joined PEC as the Deputy Director of Conservation in January 2022 with over 20 years of experience in conservation and land use planning.
Don McCown
Don McCown joined PEC in January 2022 as the Land Use Field Representative for Orange County.
Laura O’Brien
Laura O’Brien joined PEC’s staff in December 2021 as the Rappahannock County Field Representative.
Josh Press-Williams
Josh joined PEC’s staff in October of 2021 as a Conservation Research Fellow.
Kevin Kask
Kevin Kask joined PEC in October 2021 as PEC’s Land Use Coordinator. He works with the Deputy Director of Land Use on a variety of local and regional land use issues throughout the Piedmont.
Victoria Garnett
Victoria has been working with PEC since July 2021 as the Digitization Intern. She is digitizing and
processing thousands of legal documents that pertain to the condemnation of private property in order to create the Shenandoah National Park in Madison County, Virginia.
Mitchell Pittman
Mitchell is now the Community Farm Specialist with the team at PEC’s Community Farm at Roundabout Meadows.
Damien Sharp
Damien joined the staff of The Piedmont Environmental Council in June 2021 as the Rural Southwest Mountains Historic District Intern. In August 2021, Damien transitioned into the role of Preservation Outreach Representative.