Meet the Team
Meet the dynamic team members at Harbor WildWatch, each of who embody our motto of “Learn. Have Fun.”
Lindsey Stover
Executive Director
Beginning as an educator at a Nature Center in South Florida, Lindsey has fifteen years of experience in environmental education. Since 2011, she has led Harbor WildWatch in the areas of strategic planning and execution, fund development, and providing inspirational leadership to the Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers. During this time, Lindsey secured the organization’s first public office space through a unique partnership with the City of Gig Harbor and grew the budget by 300%. She serves the community through various Boards and committees including the KGI Watershed Council (Past Chair); Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce (Past Chair); DWA Walking Tour Committee (Chair), Downtown Waterfront Alliance (Board Member), Lodging & Tax Advisory Committee (Member), and Donkey Creek Chum Festival (Chair).
Rachel Easton
Education Director
Rachel’s career in environmental education began as an education specialist at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where she enjoyed leading youth and adult education programs with live animals. She has been a member of the Harbor WildWatch team for ten years, working her way from Lead Naturalist to Program Coordinator to Education Director. In her current role, Rachel is responsible for developing, coordinating, evaluating, and delivering environmental education curricula to youth and the general public, as well as training and evaluating new staff, interns and volunteers. As a biologist, she also assists the organization in reaching our goal of delivering 600 education programs to 35,000 people in the community.
Stena Troyer
Science Director
Stena’s career in environmental education began as an educator with Harbor WildWatch in 2013. In this role, she delivered classroom and field STEM workshops for students in Pierce and Kitsap Counties, and led guided walking tours at the beach, estuary, and wetland. Because of her research experience ranging from geoduck larvae to sea otters, she was tasked with developing a community science program that monitored biodiversity in the KGI Watershed. Today, she serves as the Science Specialist and has created numerous ways for individuals to collect meaningful science data in the areas of salmon, rockfish, water quality, and intertidal invertebrates. This work has contributed to important revelations, including listing the Sunflower Sea Star on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. As a member of the program team, Stena also delivers classroom and field workshops to students, adults, and families living and visiting the South Puget Sound.
Liz Racine
Operations Coordinator
Liz’s career in environmental education began as an education specialist at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where she enjoyed leading youth and adult education programs with live animals. She is the newest member of the Harbor WildWatch team, joining in 2024 as our Operations Coordinator. In this role, Liz coordinates facility maintenance and animal husbandry at our Marine Life Center, creates and distributes newsletters and media, and recruits and manages volunteer docents. Using her background in Marine Biology, Liz also delivers programs to the public and youth such as Salish Sea Storytime, Feeding Frenzy, and Science Saturday. Please join us in welcoming Liz to the team!
Natalie Miranda
Naturalist
Natalie is a sophomore at Pierce College working on her Associate of Science and transferring in the winter to UW Seattle to major in marine biology. Originally from Texas, Natalie moved to Washington five years ago and quickly fell in love with the beaches, tidepools, and marine life of the Pacific Northwest. She is a first time intern with Harbor WildWatch at the beginning of her journey working in the field she enjoys learning and growing through hands on involvement in environmental education. Natalie enjoys connecting people to the ocean through science communication, and she hopes to inspire curiosity and care for marine ecosystems in others. She enjoys sharing fun facts about sea creatures, and encouraging visitors to explore the intertidal zone. Natalie is particularly fascinated by tidepool species, especially moon snails. Outside of school and work Natalie enjoys reading, watching marine life documentaries, and spending time by the water. She is excited to continue learning, gaining field experience, and working toward a future career in marine conservation and outreach.
Natalie is a paid intern at Harbor WildWatch thanks to support from foundry10.
Dylan Shipman
Naturalist
Dylan began his journey with Harbor WildWatch as a 5th grader in 2017, starting as a seaStar in Harbor WildWatch’s Junior Naturalist program. Attending the hands-on classes, Dylan enjoyed enriching his passion for marine biology and the outdoors and learning about Washington’s amazing backyard. What Dylan enjoyed most about this program was the numerous volunteer opportunities, where Dylan was able to teach others about the Salish Sea and continue learning under the direction of Harbor WildWatch staff and other volunteers. In his last year with the program, Dylan completed his Jr Naturalist service project, putting up fishing line recycle stations throughout northern Pierce County. After graduating the program, Dylan continued to volunteer, racking up several hundred hours. In November of 2024, Dylan was offered a paid internship, where he gets to continue to do what he loves.
A senior at Peninsula High School, Dylan would like to major in Wildlife Conservation or similar field at Oregon State University or Central Washington University. In his free time, Dylan enjoys fishing, the outdoors, a good root beer, and playing his saxophone and clarinet.
Dylan is a paid intern at Harbor WildWatch thanks to support from foundry10.
Amalia Lehmann
Administrator
Amalia is a sophomore at Pierce College, majoring in English, whose passion for utilizing writing and communication to further environmental and humanitarian efforts led her to an Administrative internship at Harbor WildWatch. Born and raised in the Puget Sound region, she has always had an affinity for the surrounding nature, and coupled with a dedicated love of reading and writing, she aspires to use her English studies in Grant Writing, Non-Profit Administration, and Community Outreach to protect and preserve the lands of the Pacific Northwest, and encourage others to do so too. At Harbor WildWatch, she assists with member correspondence, community event preparation, and backend administrative duties. After Pierce College, she plans on transferring to the University of Washington to complete her Bachelor’s degree, and in her free time, she enjoys going on hikes, watching movies, and hanging out with her friends.
Amalia is a paid intern at Harbor WildWatch thanks to support from foundry10.
Aria Whalen
Naturalist
Aria’s bio coming soon!
Aria is a paid intern at Harbor WildWatch thanks to support from foundry10.
Robby Nowlan
Naturalist
Having gotten two specialized degrees in animal care, one for the land and one for the seas, Robby brings his passion and knowledge for all living things to the team. He’s worked at multiple zoos and aquariums across the nation, from Texas to California. He brings that diverse pool of experience to show the public the wonders of every corner of the animal kingdom. He has over a decade of interpreting nature to the public to people of all ages, especially leading many youth nature camps. You’ll see him at our beach walks and leading our Wonders of the Waterfront Walking Tours.
