Community Engagement team

 

Lindsey White, Director of Community Engagement

  • Lindsey White is a leadership professional, strategist, and community builder with over 20 years of experience guiding organizations through growth, change, and mission alignment. Her work lives at the intersection of strategy, operations, and people—helping teams move from intention to impact.

    With a background spanning the US Air Force, federal service, and nonprofit leadership, Lindsey brings a systems-thinking approach grounded in real-world experience. She is especially skilled in stakeholder engagement, organizational development, and translating complex challenges into clear, actionable solutions.

    Currently pursuing a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Studies, Lindsey is deeply interested in how leaders cultivate trust, resilience, and belonging within organizations. Whether advising executives, leading initiatives, or building community-driven projects, she is motivated by work that is meaningful, inclusive, and forward-looking.

Laura Hunt, Volunteer Coordinator

  • Laura began volunteering for SGI in 2018 while she was an undergraduate at Lipscomb University. After completing her degree in Environmental and Sustainability Science, she joined the team as our Volunteer Coordinator in 2021. Laura’s outgoing personality, knowledge of grasslands and resolute curiosity makes her the perfect person to match SGI’s volunteers with opportunities to contribute to our conservation work as well as grow our volunteer base. Whether it is connecting our nature-loving volunteers with projects in the field or finding research work for our less outdoorsy participants, Laura is the conduit that makes community science happen.

 

Jodi Morgan, Youth Outreach Coordinator

  • Jodi, a retired software engineer from Lockheed Martin, joined SGI in January 2022 as the Youth Outreach Coordinator. Jodi has a life-long affair with butterflies. She found her way to SGI from butterflies, to gardening, to native plants, to learning about Southeastern Grasslands. Recently, she assisted a boy scout obtain his Eagle Scout by planting a pollinator garden. She realized the gap existing with youth and Southeastern Grasslands. Jodi is hoping to inspire youth to study plant biology fields.