Meet the Team

  • A young woman with dark brown hair, wearing glasses with a tortoiseshell pattern, smiling outdoors with a blurred green leafy background, dressed in a light blue shirt, wearing a heart-shaped necklace.

    Ashley Palmer

    Executive Director

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a navy blazer and white shirt, outdoors in a park during fall.

    Tara Poelzing

    Director of Professional Learning

  • A woman with curly hair and a gold necklace outdoors with trees in the background.

    Kasey Greene

    Outreach and Communications Coordinator

Board of Directors

  • A woman outdoors with a background of trees and a body of water, wearing a blue shirt with a "Roanoke Stormwater" logo and a necklace, smiling at the camera.

    Gwyneth Martin

    Board Chair

  • A woman wearing a white cap and a blue athletic shirt outdoors, with trees and a fence in the background.

    Daria Christian

    Treasurer

  • A woman with shoulder-length light brown hair and blue eyes smiling outdoors with trees in the background, wearing a light blue collared shirt with a small navy heart on the chest.

    April Harper

    Secretary

  • Portrait of a woman with dark braids, smiling, wearing a red speckled turtleneck sweater, outdoor background with green foliage.

    Sydney Gary

    2026 Conference Chair

  • A woman with long brown hair and light skin, smiling outdoors with green trees in the background, wearing a white blouse with colorful floral patterns and pink earrings.

    Eileen Merritt

    Certification Advisory Board Chair

  • A woman with curly brown hair and a black shirt smiling outdoors in front of green leafy bushes with red berries.

    Lowery Becker

  • Close-up of a middle-aged man with glasses, a light beard, and a serious expression, standing in front of a wooden background.

    David Lauthers

  • A smiling man with short gray hair and glasses, wearing a suit and tie, standing outdoors with green trees in the background.

    Peter Mecca

  • A woman with gray hair tied back with a patterned headscarf, standing outdoors near a body of water.

    Charlene Talcott

  • Sevim Kalyoncu

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