Board of Supervisors

Conservation District Supervisors are elected by registered voters in Jefferson County during general elections. Supervisors serve a 4 year term.

Sarah Beth Sammons

Chair

Sarah Beth Sammons is a registered Landscape Architect and LEED Accredited Professional with over 20 years of experience with master planning, park design, and civil projects such as courthouses, schools, and public spaces. She volunteers as a Jefferson County Master Gardener at the Farmington Historic Plantation's Anne Bruce Haldeman Formal Garden and the Outdoor Education Center. Sarah Beth's interests include native plant landscaping, conserving our natural resources, and low environmental impact construction practices.

 

Latoya Bryant

Vice Chair

LaToya Bryant is a native Louisvillian and has served on the Board of Supervisors since 2020. This is her second year serving as the Vice Chair. LaToya enjoys being able to marry her day job in Education with the initiatives of the Conservation District to encourage our youth to leave the Earth better than they found it through soil and water conservation.

Eli Levine

Sec / Treasurer

Eli serves as the board's secretary and treasurer, two duties of massive importance that keep the District compliant with all governing statutes and allow us to serve the residents of Jefferson County in a fiscally responsible way.

 
Tyler Lloyd, Conservation District Board of Supervisor

Tyler Lloyd

Supervisor

Tyler Lloyd is a long-time gardener and life-long environmentalist with dual master's degrees in Environmental Science (MSES) and Public Affairs (MPA). In his day job as a Senior Risk Manager at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tyler helps to manage the potential risk to human health and the environment from chemicals new to the marketplace. Tyler’s interests include home gardening, native plants, and the preservation and restoration of biodiversity and natural habitats in Jefferson County.

Austin Clark

Supervisor

Austin lives in the east end of the county and works day-to-day as a medical laboratory scientist. He is passionate about conservation and his community and appreciates that they’ve entrusted him with a seat on the board. Particular program focuses for Austin are heat island mitigation and tree canopy expansion to ensure a sustainable future for the working people of Jefferson County.

 

David Kaelin

Supervisor

David owns and operates a 58-acre farm in the Jeffersontown area (Floyds Fork watershed). David’s interests are supporting environmental education programs for school children and teachers and promoting Best Management Practices on agricultural land that addresses and improves water quality.

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District Staff

 
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Geri Johnson

Administrative Secretary

Geri joined the District as our Administrative Secretary in 2019, bringing over 20 years of administrative experience. Before coming to Louisville, she and her husband lived in the Chicago area where she worked as a program manager for Northwestern University. She enjoys the outdoors, exploring the local and state park systems and maintaining her garden at Blackacre Community Garden.

Dave Nichter

Soil Conservation Technician

The Conservation District is happy to announce that Dave Nichter joined the Conservation District as its Soil Conservation Technician on October 28, 2024. Dave is looking forward to working with the residents of Jefferson County to adopt good soil and water management practices.

Join us as we welcome Dave to his new position!

More about Dave will be posted in the near future.