Our Team

All united by one mission

The passionate team behind Jefferson County Greenways includes dedicated staff and members of the Jefferson County Greenways Commission and Foundation—all united by one mission: to preserve and care for these greenspaces as sanctuaries for our neighbors, native plants, and animals. With over 3000 acres of forest, critical waterways, wetlands, and other distinct ecosystems across Red Mountain Park, Ruffner Mountain, and Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, we work to ensure these natural treasures remain safe, accessible, and ready for all to enjoy.
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Jefferson County Greenways Staff

Janet Simpson
Interim Executive Director
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La Fran Marks
Superintendent
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Amy Conyers
Deputy Superintendent
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Samantha Arceneaux
Development Director
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Leah Davis
External Affairs Director
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Jamie Nobles
Conservation Director
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Stella Pfau
Director of Programs and Community Partnerships
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Lori Wood
Communication Manager
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Charles Yeager
Land and Water Conservation Director
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Kelly Allen
Internal Operations Manager
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Mark Beggs
Red Mountain Park Manager
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Van Coffey
Land Steward
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Brandon Grisaffi
Turkey Creek Park Manager
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Emily Hutto
Lead Naturalist and Wildlife Care Specialist
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Claire Guest
Maintenance Technician
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Heidi Johnson
Project Coordinator
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Hunter Meadows
Teaching Naturalist
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Sloan Miles
Volunteer Coordinator
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Carmen Molay
Membership Director
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Caron Mouzon
Administrative Coordinator
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Art Powell
Maintenance Technician
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Ingrid Propst
Contractor, Accountant
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Payton Roberts
Maintenance Technician
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Lauren Spalding
Member Engagement Director
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Paul Thibodeaux
Ruffner Mountain Park Manager
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Jefferson County Greenways Commission

Peter Allsopp
US Steel
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Jennifer Andress
Homewood City Council/Freshwater Land Trust
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Evanne Batain Gibson
West End Community President
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J.W. Carpenter
Prosper Birmingham
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Yolanda Clayton
Founder & ED of Ryan's Hope
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Paul DeMarco
Parsons, Lee & Juliano, P.C.
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Kamonte Kelly
Cadence Bank
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David Perry
Concourse Financial Group
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Jennifer Reid Egbe
Huie Fernambucq & Stewart
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Gary Richardson
Mayor of Midfield
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Robbie Roberts
Mayor of Pinson
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Crystal Smitherman
Birmingham City Council, District 6
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Tom Spencer
Public Affairs & Research Council of Alabama
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James Stewart
Mayor of Irondale
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Jeff Traywick
Economic Development Advisor Jefferson Co. Commission - County Manager’s Office
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Jefferson County Greenways Foundation

Melva Tate
Tate and Associates, LLC.
Chief Executive Officer and HR Consultant
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Foster Hyde
The Welch Group
Member & Senior Advisor
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Sharonda Childs-Fancher
Vulcan Materials Company
Employment Attorney
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Hunter Walls
Vulcan Materials Company
Director of Accounting
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Chris Devine
Abacus Investments
Partner
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Jessica A. Findley Valentin
Neowaste, LLC
Co-Founder / CEO
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Kandace R. Hamilton, JD
Buffalo Rock Company
Director of Compliance and Inclusion-Legal Affairs
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Carmen Mays
City of Birmingham
Chief of Staff, District 8, Carol Clarke
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Becky Patterson
BCBS of Alabama
Director of Healthcare Analytics
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Amy Rauworth
Lakeshore Foundation
Chief Innovation and Research Officer
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Nathaniel Rutledge
U.S. Department of Justice
Supervisory Specialist
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Frederic Smith
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Partner
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