Staff & Board
Our Team
Meet our team of dedicated staff and board members


Josh Nease
Executive Director, Mon Forest Towns Partnership
Josh lives and raises his family in the Mon and creatively approaches challenges of all types as he develops the concept and reality that is the Mon Forest Towns Partnership.


Dave Clark
Executive Director, WDG, WCL
Dave has directed Woodlands since 2008, was involved in establishing Woodlands Community Lenders, and taps the maple trees on his property each spring to make small batch maple syrup.


Sheri Haupt
Chief Financial Officer
Complicated accounting, expansive audits, and technical questions of all sorts keep Sheri in the office and out of the woods where she likes to go searching for photo opportunities.


Dustin Smith
Director of Project Development
Dustin manages housing and downtown development projects and technical assistance.


Bryce Koukopoulos
Project Manager
It’s all Greek to Bryce, but luckily she speaks Greek, and so she’s been able to quickly pick up skills and jargon to keep development projects moving forward throughout our service area.


Sandy Bennett
Project Manager
Sandy puts her considerable expertise and experience to use guiding our building projects through to completion and running a dog rescue.


Karen Jacobson
Loan Fund Manager
Recently retired from directing the Randolph County Housing Authority for many years, Karen keeps boredom at bay by contributing her significant expertise to managing Woodlands Community Lenders loan funds and engaging in active outdoor pursuits.


Katie Wolpert
Communications and Development
Katie wrangles words and images and is the Woodlands representative on the ground in Barbour County.


Robin Mickett
Operations Manager
Operations Manager is a deceptively simple title for the enormously involved work that Robin accomplishes with much patience and great skill.


Tena Crites
Loan Officer
Tena is right on target with helping small businesses of all types find, qualify, and apply for our flexible financing products.


Marti Jefferson
Business Advisor
Marti advises businesses of all sorts, sends them off in the direction of answers, and hooks them up with technical assistance.


Tisha Parrish
Bookkeeper
Tisha keeps the money flowing, staff and contractors paid, and wrangles more numbers in a day than you deal with in a year.


Emily Cook
Community Projects Manager, Mon Forest Towns
Emily helps our 12 Mon Forest Towns identify and accomplish their goals and on-the-ground projects.


Sam Kniery
Communications, Mon Forest Towns Partnership
Sam runs all around the Mon Forest taking photos and spreading stories about the Mon Forest Towns Partnership.

Matt Osborne
WCL Board Member

Mark Doak
WCL Board Member


Sandy Frank
WCL Board President

Amber Schoonover
WDG Board President

Tim Huguenin
WDG Board Secretary/Treasurer

Carol Carter, Ph.D.
WCL Board Member

Sarah Heuer
WDG Board Vice President

Andrew Carroll
WDG Board Member

Becky McClung
WCL Board Member

Dean Ahren
WCL Board Member

Robbie Morris
WCL Board Member


Tina Bennett
Staff Accountant
Tina supports our internal bookkeeping and accounting systems and brings plants and a can-do attitude to the office.

Dan Bucher
WDG Board Member

Sutton Stokes
WDG Board Member
