Board of Directors
Our Mission
FIND is an outdoor recreation nonprofit that centers forest education and stewardship.
Interested in making a difference at FIND Outdoors?
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Russell (Rusty) L. Garrison
Chair
“Rusty” comes to FIND with 30+ years experience in the environmental education and natural resource fields, many of those years with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. An avid outdoorsman, Rusty is excited about having a voice that resonates with FIND’s mission of education on our public lands.
Wendell (WC) Godfrey
Finance Chair
WC is an engineer/teacher who has a passion for education and the outdoors. He loves playing pickleball or hiking around western NC and surrounding forests. When approached about a Board position, WC was excited about FIND’s mission and the actions of the organization and teamwork of the staff.
Ashley Hoffman
Governance Chair
Ashley Hoffman is the Executive Director of the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education and the Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance. Her background is in wildlife ecology, environmental education and nonprofit management. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to new places and enjoying time in the outdoors with her husband and their four children.
Garry Whisnant
Vice Chair
Garry is a retired engineer with 38 years in the utility industry. He spends his time consulting with utilities as well as sporting travel, fly fishing and bird hunting. In addition, Garry is engaged with a number of non-profit boards in the WNC area.
Eric Caldwell
Board Member
On the Board since 2017, Eric has a long career adopting watershed management policies and best practices and technologies for land stewardship. He currently holds a position as Watershed Project Manager for Jennings Environmental, PLLC.
Jessica Ireland
Board Member
Jessica Ireland, a NC Certified Environmental Educator, leads the educational programs for the North Carolina Forestry Association (NCFA), including the Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience. Ireland received a Master of Forest Resources and Conservation degree, with a focus in environmental education, from the University of Florida. Before joining the NCFA, Ireland worked with and coordinated natural resource education and extension programs for 15 years.
Renee Strnad
Board Member
Renee is the Environmental Educator for Extension Forestry, housed in the College of Natural Resources at NC State University. In this role, she serves as the state coordinator for the environmental education curriculum, Project Learning Tree, and is a North Carolina certified environmental educator. Along with over 25 years of environmental education experience, Renee also brings experience on numerous nonprofit boards with her to FIND.
Jocelyn Wilson
Board Member
Jocelyn joins the family from the Weyerhaeuser’s Giving Fund, where she learned more about how local and regional nonprofits were using their resources to give back to local communities. She spends any available time with her family exploring the Croatan National Forest, across from her home in the eastern coastal plan town of Newport, NC.
Kim Morris-Zarneke
Board Member
Kim is the Program Manager for Georgia Department of Natural Resource’s Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center where she oversees the day-to-day operation of the facility including education programs, professional development, and Conference Center. In addition, Kim serves as the state coordinator for Georgia’s Project WILD program, a national K-12 curriculum focusing on natural resources. Her background is in Biology-Aquarium Science and Environmental Education, and is a certified environmental educator in Georgia. Kim brings with her 30 years environmental education and nonprofit experience.