Alyssa is an Affineur at the Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm and resident of Coventry. She has experience in accounting, non-profit administration, and community outreach. Before settling in Vermont, Alyssa received her BA in Geography at the University of Texas in Austin – she became passionate about conservation while volunteering with the Colorado River Alliance teaching elementary students about watershed quality protection, and later worked with the Coastal Prairie Conservancy on prairie restoration and conservation.

Alyssa is a Vermont Coverts Cooperator, Memphremagog Science and Education Center docent, and during amphibian migration she serves as an Amphibian Crossing Guard and citizen scientist for the North Branch Nature Center. Alyssa enjoys canoeing and camping in Vermont with her family and is excited to connect with current and future land stewards in Orleans County.