Meet Our Team

Meet Our Team

Luke Reese – Director
Meredith Maloney – Office Manager
Sydney Weisinger – Teacher
Kelly Bahl – Teacher
Emily Hagen – Intern
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Emma Kelsey – Intern

Contact Page

Luke Reese, director and naturalist smiling outside.

Luke Reese – Director/Naturalist

luke.reese@hormelnaturecenter.org

Meredith Maloney, office manager and naturalist, smiling outside.

Meredith Maloney –
Office Manager/Naturalist

  • Rentals

meredithm@hormelnaturecenter.org

Sydney Weisinger, teacher and naturalist, smiling outside.

Sydney Weisinger – Teacher/Naturalist

  • Field Trips: Austin Public Schools
  • Summer Programming

sydney@hormelnaturecenter.org

Kelly Bahl, teacher and outreach naturalist, smiling outside.

Kelly Bahl –
Teacher/Outreach Naturalist

  • Field Trips: Outside of Austin Schools
  • Observatory

kellyb@hormelnaturecenter.org

Intern Teacher/Naturalists

Emily H, intern and teacher naturalist, smiling outside.

Emily Hagen

emilyh@hormelnaturecenter.org

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Emma Kelsey

 ekelsey@hormelnaturecenter.org

Logo for Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund with two loons on a blue background with a white star.

The teacher/outreach naturalist and one intern position was created through a grant project. Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR). 

Friends Board Members

Friends board president, John Schramek, smiling.

John Schramek – President

Friends board vice president, Jennifer Davis, smiling.

Jennifer Davis – VP

Friends board treasurer, Jill Andrews, smiling.

Jill Andrews – Treasurer

Friends board secretary, David Wagner, smiling.

David Wagner – Secretary

Friends board member, Jon Burkhart, smiling.

Jon Burkhart

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Dale Siegfreid

Woman smiling with short brown hair and glasses wearing a grey coat against a brick background.

Erin Mecklenburg

Friends board member, Erin Grush, smiling.

Erin Grush

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Diane Ellis

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Tony Mallory

Not pictured: Jamaal Gibson & Elizabeth Leyk

Friends Board Members

John Schramek – President
Jennifer Davis – Vice President
Jill Andrews – Treasure
David Wagner – Secretary
Erin Grush
Jon Burkhart
Smiling man with grey hair and glasses wearing a blue coat against a brick wall.
Tony Mallory
Woman smiling with short brown hair and glasses wearing a grey coat against a brick background.
Erin Mecklenburg
A smiling woman with grey short hair wearing a maroon jacket with a black scarf against a brick background.
Diane Ellis
Man in a red coat, glasses and grey hair smiling against a brick background.
Dale Siegfreid

Not pictured: Jamaal Gibson & Elizabeth Leyk

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