Staff
Meet the People Behind IFA's Work
Jeff Stant
Executive Director
No one knows Indiana’s forests better than Jeff. As IFA’s executive director since 2013, his passion to protect and preserve Indiana’s priceless wilderness treasures is second to none.
jeff@indianaforestalliance.org
greg weaver
Director of Operations & Communications
Greg brings 25 years experience as an award-winning editor and reporter at The Indianapolis Star, as well as a year as director of communications at Indiana Humanities.
greg@indianaforestalliance.org
Lora Bowman
Office Manager & Bookkeeper
Lora’s accounting, budgeting, and payroll work, as well as general office support, keeps everyone at IFA organized. lora@indianaforestalliance.org
Elizabeth Tollefson
Director of Development
Building strategic partnerships is what Elizabeth does! And she is responsible for enhancing IFA’s fundraising efforts. In her previous positions, she has raised in excess of $2 million.
elizabeth@indianaforestalliance.org
Rae Schnapp, Ph.D.
Director of Conservation
Rae, whose thesis work was on plant cellular responses to environmental stresses, has applied her Purdue University credentials to her conservation and research work, from IFA’s Ecoblitz surveys to the Economic Study.
rae@indianaforestalliance.org
Steven Chybowski
Outreach Coordinator
Steven has worked in sustainable development in Indiana for more than three years, helping municipalities and communities reduce their impacts on the environment. He helps organize IFA members across the state to protect Indiana’s forests.
steven@indianaforestalliance.org
Consulting Staff
Leslie Bishop, Ph.D.
Scientist
Jerome Delbridge
Urban Forest Preservation Project Director