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Who We Are

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:

  • 8 staff
  • 11 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
  • Lisa Fleming (Assistant Naturalist)
    • lfleming@dahlemcenter.org
  • Kayla Sipe (Little Acorns Lead Teacher, Preschool Director)
    • ksipe@dahlemcenter.org
  • Isabella Rybinski (Little Acorns Assistant Teacher)
  • Jeff Smith (Maintenance)
    • jsmith@dahlemcenter.org
  • Kelly Lagow (Development Specialist)
    • klagow@dahlemcenter.org

Board of Directors

  • Becky Mehall (President)
  • Lindsay Galicki (Secretary)
  • Justin Phelps (Treasurer)
  • Tom Davey (Past President)
  • Jason Valente (Jackson College Liaison)
  • John Haynes, Trustee
  • Bob Basore, Trustee
  • Travis Fojtasek, Trustee
  • Libby Greanya, Trustee
  • Andy Walz, Trustee
  • Chantel Arnold, Trustee
  • Mary Jo Schultz, Trustee