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
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
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
Dave is a soil nerd, loving all things to do with the soil from photosynthesis to micro and macrobiology, aggregate, infiltration, respiration, and above all: People. When thinking about food sovereignty, food justice, and food as medicine, Dave believes his niche is in the health of the soil and the food it produces.
Dave follows the teachings of Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Dr. Didi Pershouse, Dr. Elaine Ingham, and many more for knowledge and philosophy on how to protect our water, soil, and health for ourselves and our next generations through mindful management, native habitat, and sustainable, regenerative, organic agriculture.
Holler at him for anything at all and he’ll be happy to visit your property, garden, farm, and community space.
Dave’s Favorite Quote: “We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself” - Carl Sagan