Jessica joined PEC in August 2024 as the Publications Assistant. Her work includes the production of the Piedmont View, and she has a passion for telling the stories that help people connect to the vital work that PEC is doing.
Staff and Board Listing
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Linnea Sherman
Linnea serves as PEC’s Plantings for the Piedmont Coordinator and is responsible for administering PEC’s riparian and upland tree planting program and supports land management efforts at the Piedmont Memorial Overlook.
Samantha Eley
Samantha Eley joined The Piedmont Environmental Council team in July 2024 and serves as the Data Center Reform Campaign Coordinator. Based in our Warrenton headquarters, Samantha covers outreach and supports coordination of our statewide data center advocacy campaign across.
Michaela Weglinski
Michaela Weglinski joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as the Stewardship Assistant in June 2024. Her work involves fulfilling the annual monitoring and stewardship responsibilities for PEC’s 90+ easement and fee simple properties across our nine-county service area.
Catherine Fisher
Catherine Fisher joined The Piedmont Environmental Council as the Community Farm Specialist in March 2024.
Lauria McShane
Lauria McShane joined PEC’s staff in October 2023 as an assistant to the Virginia Grassland Bird Initiative.
Liese Dart Hodges
Liese Dart Hodges joined PEC in August 2023 as the Senior Strategy & Advancement Officer.
Jen Wilkins
Jen Wilkins joined PEC in May 2023 as the Gilberts Corner Farmers Market Manager.
Lauren Seeling
Lauren spent 20 years in the real estate settlement industry as a licensed title insurance agent, but decided to make a career move and give up the long commute to Northern Virginia. She joined PEC as the Bookkeeper in February of 2023 and is excited that she can walk to work when the weather is nice! Lauren grew up in Centreville, spent several years in the Fredericksburg area and moved to Warrenton in 2011 where she currently lives with her family.
Ashish Kapoor
Ashish Kapoor joined PEC in March 2023 as the Senior Energy & Climate Advisor.