Who We Are

The Dahlem Center – also known as Jackson’s Nature Place – is a small nature center nonprofit in southern Jackson, MI. We have 300 acres of land with over 5 miles of trails open everyday from dawn to dusk.

We are made up of:

• 7 staff
• 12 board members
• countless members, volunteers, donors, and community members

Staff

• Hannah Schauer (Executive Director)
  • hschauer@dahlemcenter.org
• Denise Bigham (Office Manager)
  • dbigham@dahlemcenter.org
• Carrie Benham (Naturalist Educator, Camp Director)
  • cbenham@dahlemcenter.org
• Kayla Sipe (Little Acorns Lead Teacher, Preschool Director)
  • ksipe@dahlemcenter.org
• Kayla Fairchild (Little Acorns Assistant Teacher)
  • kfairchild@dahlemcenter.org
• Jeff Smith (Maintenance)
  • jsmith@dahlemcenter.org
• Mara Kerr-MacKay (Development Specialist)
  • mmackay@dahlemcenter.org

Board of Directors

• Tom Davey (President)
• John Haynes (Secretary)
• Justin Phelps (Treasurer)
• John Bacon (Past President)
• Jason Valente (Jackson College Liaison)
• Bob Basore, Trustee
• Travis Fojtasek, Trustee
• Lindsay Galicki, Trustee
• Libby Greanya, Trustee
• Aaron Laidler, Trustee
• Becky Mehall, Trustee
• Andy Walz Trustee
• Betty Desbiens Board Member Emeritus