A resident of western Loudoun County since 2001, Tom was named Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Executive Director in June of 2024. His deep love of nature was cultivated as a boy growing up on a small Maryland farm. There, he understood early the powerful, symbiotic connections between all forms of life and the need to maintain balance between facilitating economic growth and protecting the timeless, invaluable benefits of our natural environment. Professionally, Tom served another Loudoun-based nonprofit — SkillsUSA, a national student organization — for more than 25 years, the last five as the Director of Marketing and Communications. In this…

Sheila moved out to Loudoun County in 2009 and started gardening with native plants almost immediately. She serves on the steering committee of the Plant NOVA Natives campaign and is the coordinator for Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Native Plant Sale. Living just down the road from JK Black Oak Wildlife Sanctuary has lured her into leading work days and citizen science surveys there. Sheila is also a Virginia Master Naturalist with the Banshee Reeks Chapter. Her children’s book, The Native Book of ABCs for Virginia, was published by LWC in 2021. Contact Sheila at sferguson@loudounwildlife.org.

BJ retired from the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, in April 2018 after almost 38 years providing IT support, security and project management. Prior to retirement, she discovered Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy’s Monarch Program in 2016, which introduced her to native plants and habitat restoration. She became a trained Audubon at Home Ambassador and Virginia Master Naturalist by April 2018. She works part-time at Watermark Woods native plants nursery and enjoys learning about birds, insects, botany and native plants while practicing conservation and environmental stewardship of her property of over three acres. Contact BJ at bjlecrone@loudounwildlife.org.

Trinity is a native of Virginia and graduate of Christopher Newport University. Before joining Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, she served as a fellow with the Piedmont Environmental Council and worked on behalf of the Humane Society of the United States as a wildlife and animal welfare grassroots canvassing director. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Conservation Science and Policy from George Mason University alongside her work as Loudoun Wildlife’s Conservation Advocacy Specialist. She has a deep love of nature and enjoys spending time outdoors. Outside of wildlife and conservation, she enjoys  traveling, hiking and film photography. Contact Trinity at tmills@loudounwildlife.org.

Kim Strader joins us following her career at the State Arboretum of Virginia at Blandy Experimental Farm as the Assistant Curator of the Native Plant Trail.  She has 25 years of horticultural experience specializing in native plants and wildlife habitat gardening.  Throughout her career, Kim has planned and coordinated weekly workdays for volunteers.  She attributes her success in all her positions to the volunteers who shared their time, energy, knowledge and dedication to the organizations she has worked for.  Kim’s passion is connecting people with plants and nature and being a Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide.  In her spare…

Before joining Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Doreen worked as an engineer for IBM and as an environmental engineering consultant for Booz-Allen Hamilton, focusing on pollution prevention. She has been an active volunteer in her school community in Loudoun County, with her husband and three children. She enjoys reading, cooking, hiking and gardening. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Franklin and Marshall College, a Bachelor of Science Materials Science Engineering from University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from George Washington University. Contact Doreen at dvarblow@loudounwildlife.org.