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ABOUTUS

Our board consists of 4 members, 4 honorary advisors and 16 staff members. Antinanco is managed and operated mainly by volunteers, who are at the heart of our work. 

OUR 
TEAM

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Akinyele Karade
Traditions and Mentorships


About Akinyele
Olga Sher
Founder, Managing Director


About Olga
Jacob Neary
Nature and Survival Guide


About Jacob
Alan Ritter
Science Team Coordinator,
Content Development


About Alan
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Joseph Arnold Resch
Director of Green Initiatives and Plant-Human Connections

About Joseph
Lauren Anne Krumm
Green Initiatives
Outreach Coordinator


About Lauren
Jo'Ann Whiting
Water is Flowing Project, Critical Initiatives - Navajo Nation

About Jo'Ann
Bitahnii Wayne Wilson
Water is Flowing Project,
Dine'h/Navajo Healing Ways of Life


About Bitahnii
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Mary Pierce
Critical Initiatives,
Coordinator


About Mary
Olga Chechina
Youth Programs


About Olga
Dennis Metcalf
Native American Programs
and Media Support


About Dennis
Urszula Abolik
Director of
International Outreach


About Urszula
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Liudmila Belova
Water Resources and
Restor
ation Specialist

About Liudmila
Anoush Mardjanian
Children's Creative 
Projects


About Anoush
Kasey Sanders
Experiential Programs,
Facilitator


About Kasey
Dhyāna Kluth
Staff Writer


About Dhyāna
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Mariya Chechina
Reforestation Scientist


About Mariya
Yannick Neveux
Reforestation Scientist 

About Yannick


 
Higan Peters
American Chestnut Team and Multi-Project Support

About Higan
 Josh Keiper
Nature Programs Coordinator

About Josh
 

OUR 
BOARD

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Barnaby Ruhe

About Barnaby
Mariana Bernstein

About Mariana
Jeff Inti Keim

About Jeff
Galina Shekoff

About Galina

HONORARY
ADVISORS

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Dave Miller

About Dave
Elena Eydelnant

About Elena
Sky Otter (Bill Pfeiffer)

About Sky
 Paul Tohlakai

About Paul
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