Jill Maynard

Jill Maynard

Program Director Jill is the Program Director for the VetsWork and Land Stewards programs. She has a background in natural resources, environmental education, and grant writing.  Jill loves exploring local ecology in the Gorge, digging her hands into fiber arts, trail...
Cole Goodwin

Cole Goodwin

Outreach Coordinator Cole is an outdoor recreation enthusiast with a background in journalism, marketing and advocacy. They joined the Mt. Adams Institute team in August 2024 as Outreach Coordinator, where they focus on connecting people with the natural world through...
Kirstin Thompson

Kirstin Thompson

VetsWork Program Coordinator Kirstin is an Outdoor Recreation enthusiast with a background in Challenge Course Management and team building. She began her journey at MAI in 2020 as a VetsWork Intern at the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. A former U.S. Coast...
Mike Gundlach

Mike Gundlach

Finance Director Mike is supporting the MAI team helping manage day-to-day operations with oversight of our facilities, financial management and program support. Mike’s background includes work with AmeriCorps programs, nonprofit management and a variety of youth...
Sherrie Jackson

Sherrie Jackson

Human Resources & Recruitment Director Sherrie has over twenty five years’ experience recruiting AmeriCorps members and fiscal management: Northwest Service Academy and Confluence Environmental Center. Sherrie enjoys playing hard in the outdoors with her family...
Aaron Stanton

Aaron Stanton

Executive Director Aaron Stanton is our Executive Director and has been at MAI since the early years, beginning in 2013. For most of those years, he was the Program Director, overseeing our AmeriCorps programs. Prior to joining MAI, his background was in public school...
Erica Bingham

Erica Bingham

Recruitment Coordinator Erica joined the MAI staff after serving three terms as an AmeriCorps member. She got her start with our Public Lands Stewards (now Land Stewards) program where she served one year as a refuge technician on Columbia National Wildlife Refuge,...
Sarah Fox

Sarah Fox

Sense of Place Host & Curator Sarah Fox comes to MAI as the creator/producer of the podcast Hear in the Gorge and as curator/host of the Sense of Place Event Series. Her work has appeared on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) and has been recognized by the Oregon...
Johannah Verhulst

Johannah Verhulst

VetsWork Program Manager Johannah provides support to VetsWork participants and partners as a program coordinator. She has worked as a penguin researcher in Argentina and the Galapagos. In 2019, Johannah completed three years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in...