Au Sable Staff
Jon Terry,
Executive Director
Jon is the Executive Director of the Au Sable Institute. In this role, he works in close partnership and collaboration with the board of trustees and leads a staff team fully committed to Au Sable’s mission. Jon was a student at Au Sable in the early 1990s while earning a Biology degree from Calvin College.
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Dr. Heath Garris, Director of College Programs
Heath is the Au Sable Director of College Programs. He works with Au Sable faculty, staff and students and oversees the college program. Heath has a Biology degree from Furman University, an MS in Biology from University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a PhD in Integrated Bioscience from University of Akron. Heath also teaches Field Techniques in Wetlands during Summer Session I at the Great Lakes campus.
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Eric Bond,
Director of Support Services
As the Director of Support Services, Eric manages and oversees all Au Sable facilities and support staff. Eric took classes at Au Sable while working towards his Environmental Biology degree at Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Eric has worked at Au Sable, in different capacities, since 2004.
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Paul Wiemerslage, Director of Community Programs
Paul works to engage local schools and the faith community and manages Mae’s Garden and Greenhouse, which supplies native plants to schools and churches for use in our REYS and Sacred Grounds programs. Paul took classes at Au Sable while working towards his Biology degree at Bethel University in St. Paul. He holds a MS in Environmental Education from Western Washington University.
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Ashley Rosenberger, Assistant Director of College Programs
Ashley is the Assistant Director of College Programs and, in that role, serves as the Admissions Manager for the College Program. While working on her Biology degree at Messiah University, Ashley attended Au Sable at the Great Lakes campus, India Campus, and Pacific Rim campus. She holds a MS in Environmental Science from Taylor University.
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Celeste Bond, Office Manager
As Office Manager, Celeste manages and oversees office operations such as account management, payroll, correspondence, and other clerical function. Celeste has a degree in English from Cornerstone University. She has been a valued part of the Au Sable community since 2004, serving and working in different roles at Au Sable.
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Au Sable Faculty
Dr. Wendy Klooster
The Ohio State University
Forest Management
Dr. Sarah Cathey
Johnson University
Agroecology
Dr. Michael Schiebout
Union University
Field Botany
Dr. Michael Ferber
The King’s University (Canada)
International Development & Environmental Sustainability
Dr. Vern Peters
The King’s University (Canada)
Conservation Biology
Dr. Nathan Reed
North Greenville University (SC)
Marine Mammals
Dr. Will Miller
Calvin University
Animal Ecology, Herpetology
Brian Webb, MS
The College of Wooster
Environmental Law & Policy
Dr. Tim Van Deelen
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wildlife Ecology
Dr. Joseph Kerski
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Dr. Andrea Nord
Greenville University
STAD
Dr. Eric Nord
Greenville University
STAD, Ecological Analysis in R
Dr. Scott Carr
Anderson University (IN)
Environmental Chemistry
Dr. Laurie Furlong
Northwestern University (IA)
Stream Ecology
Dr. Heath Garris
Au Sable Institute
Field Techniques in Wetlands
Dr. Mark Gathany
Cedarville University
Environmental Applications in GIS, Fish Ecology and Management
Dr. David Hoekman
Olivet Nazarene University
Field Entomology
Dr. Eli Knapp
Houghton University
Conservation Biology
Dr. Grant Casady
Whitworth University
Alpine Ecology
Dr. Tim Wakefield
John Brown University
Marine Biology
Dr. Dave Dornbos
Calvin University
Field Biology in Spring, AgroEcology
Dr. David Warners
Calvin University
Restoration Ecology
Dr. Steven Lane
Malone University
Aquatic Biology
Dr. Abigail Tamkin
Ecological Analysis in R
Recent (Emeritus)Faculty
Dr. Rachel Lamb
Maryland Department of the Environment
Environmental Law and Policy
Dr. Eric Steinkamp
Northwest University (WA)
Alpine Ecology
Dr. Kenneth Sytsma
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Field Botany
Dr. Dave Unander
Eastern University
Tropical Agriculture and Missions
Dr. Ron Vos
Dordt University
Ecological Agriculture
Dr. Aaron Koning
University of Nevada-Reno
Fish Ecology & Management
Dr. John Korstad
Oral Roberts University
Lake Ecology and Management
Dr. Garrett Crow
University of New Hampshire
Field Botany
Dr. Jason Courter
Malone University
Animal Ecology
Dr. William Deutsch
Auburn University
Watersheds in Global Development
Dr. Veronica Frans
Stanford Science Fellow
Land Resources
Dr. Mike Guebert
Taylor University
Land Resources
Dr. Dan Ippolito
Anderson University (IN)
Aquatic Biology
Beth Horvath, M.S.
Westmont University
Marine Mammals
Dr. Rick Hammer
Restoration Ecology
Au Sable Board of Trustees
Dr. Steven Bouma-Prediger, Chair
Janell Balmaceda, MS
Dr. Robert Ddamulira
Dr. David Foster, Vice Chair
Dr. Bethany Laursen, Secretary
Janelle Phillips, MA
Emily Wilke, MS, Treasurer
Dr. Grady Zuiderveen
The late Dr. Harold Z. Snyder, Founding Trustee
The late Bert Froysland, Founding Trustee