Staff | Touch of Nature Environmental Center | SIU

Passion, Expertise, and Wildness

Our team works behind the scenes and in the field to give you the best experience possible. Decades of combined experience in outdoor education, recreation therapy, and hospitality guarantee a high level of satisfaction for all of our program and event participants.

Professional Staff

JD Tanner
Director
jdtanner@siu.edu

Tom Brummer
Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations
tombrummer@siu.edu

Brian Croft
Assistant Director of Outdoor Education and Recreation
bcroft@siu.edu

Erik Oberg
Program Director of Outdoor Education
eriko@siu.edu

Jasmine Cave
Program Coordinator:  Recreational Therapy
jcave@siu.edu

Samantha Schmidgall
Business Manager
sschmid@siu.edu

Martha Drone
Park Attendant
mclarke@siu.edu

David Craig
Forest Custodian
davidc@siu.edu

Patrick Jones
Marketing Coordinator
patj@siu.edu

Dena Haun
Program Coordinator of Hospitality Services
denahaun@siu.edu

Deb Dalton
First Cook
debd@siu.edu

Tracie Davis
Customer Service
humbledavis@siu.edu