Board and Staff
Meet Our Staff
Danielle Crumrine, Executive Director
Over the past eight years, Danielle has worked in various capacities in the Pittsburgh environmental community. Since its inception in 2000, she has been deeply involved in PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc. where she was the founding Board President, former Executive Director, and most recently Board Secretary. In addition, she is a leader in the Urban Ecology Collaborative where she helped to lead such projects as MERGE: Methods to Engage Residents and Grassroots in the Environment and the Green Forum.

Matthew Erb, Director of Urban Forestry
Prior to joining Friends, Matt was an urban forester with Davey Resource Group, conducting tree inventories and urban forestry management plans. He has a BS in forestry from Penn State University and is an ISA Certified Arborist.
Danielle and Matt are both deeply rooted in Southwest Pennsylvania and committed to preserving its natural resources and improving the quality of life for their fellow Pittsburghers.
Caitlin Lenahan, Education & Outreach Coordinator
Caitlin joins Friends after working in a variety of informal and environmental education positions. She has taught outdoors in Maine, worked in elementary schools with Pacific Science Center in Seattle, lead conservation leadership corps crews for the Student Conservation Association, and most recently created and managed programs with the Girls, Math & Science Partnership at Carnegie Science Center. Caitlin loves Pennsylvania and is glad to improve her community in Pittsburgh.
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Meet our Board of Directors:
Diana Ames, President
Mark Remcheck, Vice President
Martha Isler, Secretary
Brian Pietrandra, Treasurer
Jennifer Arkett
Jeffrey Bergman
Ann Jones Gerace
Lisa Haabestad
Indigo Raffel
Dan Sentz
Mary Savage
Nathan Wildfire
Alida Baker
