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.

 Photos by art:product

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