Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance Staff

Dave Sollitt
Executive Director Following a 16-year career in national and international advertising in New York and Chicago, Dave and his wife, Kate, founded Riddell, Sollitt and Partners in Jackson in 2000. The advertising agency served outdoor recreation and tourism and community clients including Yakima, Marmot, Simms Fly Fishing and Maxim Climbing as well as the Grand […]

Kevin Krasnow, Ph.D.
Conservation Director The Alliance is thrilled to introduce the newest member of our team, Kevin Krasnow, who joins us as Conservation Director. Kevin will provide significant knowledge, passion and a deeply scientific perspective to the Alliance’s conservation efforts. Kevin is an ecologist and educator seeking to find sustainable solutions to pressing environmental problems and to […]

Amy Kuszak
Community Planning Director Raised in western NY, Amy has spent time in New York City, San Diego and New Mexico before settling in Jackson Hole. Amy has worked in Teton County in a variety of Planning roles over the past two decades. She was a member of the Teton County Planning Department for nearly nine […]

Cora Sutcliffe
Program Associate Cora grew up in the mountains outside of Boulder, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2022 with a B.A. in Environmental Science and a B.A. in Studio Art. Cora recently moved to Jackson Hole to pursue her interests in skiing, climbing, and rafting. She is excited to join the Alliance […]

Kelsey Persyn
Kelsey is the new Civic Engagement Manager for Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. Born and raised on a farm in San Antonio, Texas, Kelsey developed a love for the outdoors from an early age. She studied Wildlife and Fisheries Science with a concentration in Wildlife Conservation for Texas A&M University where she also held the education […]

Kaya Patten-Fusselman
Kaya moved to Jackson Hole in Spring of 2023 after living in Montana for nearly a decade. While not in class for her B.S. in Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems Kaya was ski instructing and getting her fill of everything the northern end of the GYE had to offer. After a season of weed control […]

Liv Sears
Originally from New Hampshire, Liv came to Jackson 4 years ago for bigger mountains and deeper snow. She graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology, and has remained passionate about human impact and the complicated reality of coexistence in these wild spaces. During her university years, she spent one […]