Staff

Neil Shader

Neil Shader works in our Communications Department in the Washington, D.C. office. He works on press outreach and media strategy on issues including oil and gas drilling, conservation funding, and protecting wild lands in New England.
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Nicole Layman

Nicole Layman works closely with grassroots partners to identify opportunities to permanently protect vital public lands through legislative and administrative conservation designations.
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Nicole Whittington-Evans

As Alaska Regional Director, Nicole has worked with tribes, members of the public, conservation partners and land managing agencies to advance conservation measures in the state of Alaska.
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Pam Eaton

Pamela Eaton, Senior Advisor of Strategic Program Development, oversees The Wilderness Society's BLM Action Center and National Forest Action Center.
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Patricia Holmes
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Paul Sanford

In April 2011, Paul Sanford became the Wilderness Society’s first Recreation Director.
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Paul Spitler

Paul Spitler, Director of Wilderness Policy, represents the organization and its allies in Washington, DC.

Paul previously directed the California Wilderness Coalition where he helped to initiate and lead the campaign to designate new wilderness areas across the state.
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Peter Aengst

Peter serves as Regional Director for The Wilderness Society's Northern Rockies office. Previously, Peter worked at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, first as a Program Associate and later as their Mining Issues Coordinator.
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Peter Dykstra

Peter Dykstra is the Pacific Northwest Regional Director at The Wilderness Society. Based in Seattle, Peter works throughout Washington and Oregon. He also serves on The Wilderness Society’s Recreation Program Leadership Team.
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Peter McKinley

Peter joined The Wilderness Society in 2010, having worked in northeastern conservation and ecological research for the last 20 years.
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