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Board Members Bios Officers Kathy Rushing, President
Lee Babcock, Vice President Lee Babcock has been a member of ANS for almost ten years. He was asked to join the Buildings & Facilities Committee in 2008, and then the Board in 2009. In addition to his role as vice president, he is now the chair of the Buildings & Facilities Committee.
Jenni Ford, Treasurer Jenni Ford is a CPA and Director of Finance and Accounting for the Society of American Military Engineers. She has spent many years in public accounting, with a concentration in not-for-profit organizations. Her work includes 10 years as an auditor for local firms and 15 years as a self-employed consultant. She is a longtime member of ANS and has participated in many ANS natural history study programs. She serves as a member of the ANS Finance Committee and has helped make significant improvements in the ANS financial management processes.
Jim Nelson, Secretary
Board Members in Alphabetical Order
Leslie Catherwood As an Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, Leslie Catherwood advises government clients on policy and communications pertaining to natural resources issues, including endangered species, migratory birds, invasive species, and habitat protection. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Leslie was the Associate Director of the Wildlife Refuge Program at The Wilderness Society. In that role, Leslie managed successful campaigns to protect the National Wildlife Refuge System, including the campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Leslie also served as the Communications Coordinator for the Endangered Species Coalition. She holds degrees in Political Science and German. Anne Cottingham
I have greatly enjoyed serving on the board of directors since 2006 and as Vice- President this past year. Working with the Executive Director and other capable and dedicated ANS staff members, the board has addressed an array of legal, conservation, financial, managerial, strategic and program-related matters associated with the operation and the future of the Woodend and Rust Sanctuaries. Like all boards, we hope to continue to channel our collective energy and abilities to produce good results for ANS that exceed what we might accomplish individually. I am an attorney by education, and currently work as Associate General Counsel for the Nuclear Energy Institute, a trade association for the nuclear industry. Previously, I practiced law for many years with the Washington, DC office of Winston & Strawn LLP, specializing in energy regulatory issues and litigation. Phil Daley Phil Daley is a 27 year resident of Loudoun County and has been very active in environmental and community organizations, particularly since retiring from the Air Force in 1992. He was on the staff of the 89MAW (Presidential and VIP support) and Commander of several communications organizations, with his last assignment as the Deputy Director, Defense Systems Support Organization. He is a past president of Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, on the Board of Friends of Banshee Reeks, a member of the Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Committee and numerous other organizations. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Leesburg, and has served as President and as Assistant District Governor. He is president of the Lincoln Community League, the Director and Naturalist for Piedmont Environmental Council’s Loudoun Natural History Day Camp. He has led several forays for ANS and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, is a stream monitoring team leader, and is a frequent visitor to the Rust Nature Sanctuary. He holds a BS in mathematics from Grove City College, an MS in Personnel Mgt from Central Michigan University, and an AAS in Natural Resources Management from Lord Fairfax Community College.
Ann Fieldhouse taught middle and high school math and science for sixteen years at Maret School and the Edmund Burke School in Washington DC. While teaching course work on the Chesapeake Bay and environmental chemistry, she took classes in the ANS and Graduate School Natural History Field Studies Program to augment her own and her students’ understanding of the natural world and in particular, the local ecology. She has served on the ANS Environmental Education Committee since 2006. She received her BS in Chemistry from Bates College in 1980 and spent several years in manufacturing as a chemist and process engineer in the printed circuit board industry. Ann lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband, and enjoys cooking, gardening, and trying to identify wildflowers, trees, and birds while hiking. Irish Grandfield Barbara Gregg
Carol Gregory is Director of Communications at the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. She has a background in media relations, television production, and documentary filmmaking. Gregory also served six years as Deputy Communications Director at Greenpeace, often on the front lines of environmental injustices from illegal logging in the Amazon rainforest to toxic dumping in Louisiana. A native of New York, Gregory was raised in North Carolina and is a graduate of Howard University.
Jennifer Judd Hinrichs
As a sole proprietor of J.J. Hinrichs & Associates, Jennifer focuses her communication and project management practice on environmental issues, urban forestry, coalition development and youth education. With more than 20 years of nonprofit and government experience, Jennifer brings a strong blend of pragmatism and creativity to her practice. Jennifer holds a B.A. in communications from James Madison University and a M.A. in Environmental Education from the University of Illinois. Patty O'Malley
Michael Trister Michael B. Trister is an attorney for Trister, Ross, Schadler & Gold, PLLC, Washington, DC. He represents a wide variety of nonprofit corporations, including charitable and educational organizations, private foundations, political committees, labor and professional organizations, and trade associations. A Yale graduate, Trister is a past Chair of the Committee on Legal Ethics and the Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee of the District of Columbia Bar.
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Kathy Rushing was first introduced to the Audubon Naturalist Society when she attended one of the first Holiday Fairs almost 34 years ago. Since then, her ANS association has included being a member since 1973, working as editor and sometime public relations director between 1979 and 1996, sending all three of her children to the full range of ANS environmental education programs, and, as a volunteer, overseeing the direction and video production of the history of ANS for the centennial, helping with development activities, and being an all-around general supporter. Kathy left ANS in 1996 to pursue a Masters degree in social work, which she earned in 1999. Since then she has worked extensively with immigrant families and with at-risk children and adolescents. She currently has a part-time private therapy practice in Kensington, Maryland, in addition to presenting parenting workshops in Montgomery County schools. She and her husband, Bob, are active volunteers with AFS, an international student exchange program. She counts birdwatching, other natural history pursuits, gardening, history, politics, travel, and reading as her main interests (her book group includes five former ANS staff members!). Kathy lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband and 91-year-old aunt.
Jim Nelson retired a few years ago after a 30-year career with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel where he worked on a wide-array of issues as a staff attorney, supervisor, and senior manager. His long-standing interest in nature and the environment goes back to his butterfly collecting as a child and now is reflected primarily through birding (though he and wife Ann are often distracted while birding by their interest in trees, flowers, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects). Jim still has buttons from the first Earth Day when he was a student at Cornell University. Jim and his family have been members of ANS for many years, shopping at the Georgetown and Woodend Bookstores, feeding tons of ANS birdseed to their backyard avian visitors, attending the ANS/Smithsonian/Friends of the National Zoo lecture series at the Baird Auditorium, and making memorable purchases at ANS holiday fairs. Jim serves as ANS Board Secretary and is on the Finance Committee. Before joining the ANS Board, Jim was Vice-President and President of the Montgomery Bird Club and served on the boards of other non-profits as a member and Secretary.
Along with my husband David, I have been a long-time ANS member and supporter. Luckily for us, we were introduced to this venerable institution shortly after moving to Washington DC in 1979. Over the years, our family looked to ANS for birding classes, books and birdseed, and we all benefited from the excellent educational programs for adults and children. We have watched with admiration (and occasional concern) as ANS has tackled the challenges of the last several decades. Those challenges will surely continue, as the area’s oldest environmental organization works to maintain its relevance, carry out its mission, and further enhance its status amid the current political and economic climate. 
Ann Fieldhouse
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have twenty two years experience helping local governments in environmental and
park planning. My academic background includes a Masters Degrees in
Environmental Studies and Geography from Ohio University as well as a BA in
Geology/Geography, from Denison University. I love being outdoors whether the
activity be challenging or “just sitting quiet and observing.” I have three
great daughters who share a passion for nature. 
Barbara Gregg, a lawyer and consumer advocate, was director of the Montgomery County Office of Consumer Affairs for over twenty years. She founded her own consulting firm, and for eight years advised consumer groups and businesses on improving consumer/business relations. She has served on numerous boards and commissions and was founder and past president of the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators. She currently is a member of the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition and is an immediate past member of the Verizon Consumer Advisory Board. She served on the Executive Committee of the American Standards Institute Board, chaired its Consumer Interest Forum, and was a member of its delegations to meetings in Prague (2004) and Toronto (2005). As a member of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Board of Trustees, she served on the Finance Committee and chaired its Public Safety and Consumer Affairs Committee. She has received numerous awards, including the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators’ President’s Award and distinguished service awards from the Consumer Federation of America and the DC Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals. She also was named a Washingtonian of the Year. She has been interviewed frequently by the media on consumer issues. Also, she was a consumer reporter on the AARP’s television program “Modern Maturity,” and appeared regularly as a consumer expert on PBS’s “Over Easy.” Barbara’s recent volunteer activities include ANS, the Phillips Collection, and the Kennedy Center
Carol Gregory
Jennifer was first introduced to ANS through her children on multiple field trips and later as summer camp naturalist instructor. She is pretty convinced she learned more about reptiles from the campers than she taught. Years later she also worked with ANS as communications consultant which led to her recent involvement on the Board. 
Patty O’Malley is a senior manager at Rubino & McGeehin (CPA firm) in the Exempt Organization Specialty Group. She serves as either the primary or final reviewer for exempt organization returns, provides technical expertise for a variety of exempt organization clients, manages audits and performs a variety of management and accounting consulting services. Prior to joining R&M, she was the assistant vice president of finance for a large trade association and its related charities, where she was responsible for all of the accounting, reporting, tax, budgeting and other financial activity of the organizations. A graduate of the University of Maryland, she is active in the Greater Washington Society of CPAs. Currently she is president-elect of the Board of Governors and chair of the Nonprofit Financial Accountability Task Force. She also has served as chair of the Not-for-Profit Organizations Committee and Symposium co-chair, and as chair of the Christmas in April Committee. She is a past member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ Form 990 Task Force and of its Tax Exempt Organization Taxation Technical Resource Panel. She also is a frequent speaker and writer for nonprofit organizations on topics related to tax, auditing and other issues pertinent to nonprofits.