Our Team

  • Elli Blaine

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR
    Statewide
    Indianapolis, IASWCD Office

    Elli works with a team of enthusiastic and dedicated staff and a range of farmers and partners to improve soil health throughout the state.

    eblaine@urbansoilhealth.org

  • Marian Rodriguez-Soto

    URBAN SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST
    Northwest Area
    Lafayette, NRCS Area Office

    Marian appreciates communicating science, and has a background in agricultural sciences, crop protection, soil ecology, and research on soil pest management systems.

    mrodriguezsoto@urbansoilhealth.org

  • Terri Theisen

    URBAN SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST
    Northeast Area
    Fort Wayne, NRCS Area Office

    Terri has a strong passion for conservation in agriculture, and has supported local food systems as a grower, educator, and advocate for diversified agriculture.

    ttheisen@urbansoilhealth.org

  • Casey Kennett

    URBAN SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST
    Southwest Area
    Vincennes, NRCS Area Office

    Casey has a background working with Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, where she implemented programs advocating for conservation.

    ckennett@urbansoilhealth.org

  • Megan Ayers

    URBAN SOIL HEALTH SPECIALIST
    Southeast Area
    North Vernon, NRCS Area Office

    Megan has a background in education and is a self-taught farmer committed to stewardship of soil and wildlife on her own farm in Southeast Indiana.

    mayers@urbansoilhealth.org

Maps of USH Staff and Local USH Working Groups.