Climate Change Resilience Experts

Meet Our Team

At Fernleaf, we employ the best in the business and put ourselves at the forefront of innovation in our industry. Our climate change resilience experts are passionate about solving complex climate planning challenges at the local level. We provide clarity and ways to address those threats by helping our customers make informed decisions and creating long-range plans. Meet our climate planning experts.

Aashka Patel

Aashka Patel

Director of Resilience Practice
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Dalton Nickerson

Dalton Nickerson

Senior Software Engineer
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Jim Fox

Jim Fox

Senior Resilience Associate
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Ken Dierks

Ken Dierks

Senior Resilience Associate
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Kim Rhodes

Kim Rhodes

GIS and Resilience Specialist
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Mark Wilbert

Mark Wilbert

Senior Resilience Associate
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Matt Hutchins

Matt Hutchins

Chief Executive Officer
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Sealy Chipley Stanley

Sealy Chipley Stanley

Chief Operations Officer
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Shayan Ghofrany

Shayan Ghofrany

Web Application Developer
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Lindsey Nystrom

Lindsey Nystrom

GIS and Resilience Associate
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Whitney Hansen

Whitney Hansen

Resilience Communications Associate
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Gennie Gonzalez

Gennie Gonzalez

GIS and Resilience Analyst
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Work at Fernleaf

We believe in creating roles that help each individual use their experience, education, and skills to create lasting change in the communities they serve. We are constantly learning and encouraging each other to learn, incorporating continuing education, and creating clear career development paths for our team members. Our benefits include company-sponsored health insurance and an unlimited PTO policy. We are located in Asheville, a city known for its art community, fine dining, and mountain heritage. Beautiful Buncombe County in the mountains of Western North Carolina offers world-class outdoor activities, from hiking and mountain biking to white water rafting and waterfall chasing.

Are you a climate change and resilience expert who approaches climate change risk and vulnerability assessments through the lens of social responsibility? Do you enjoy both working hard and having fun? Don’t take yourself too seriously yet passionately advocate for your clients? Then you’ll probably fit right in at Fernleaf. Take a look at our open positions and see if one might be a good fit for you.

The Fernleaf Team

Open Positions

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please visit our LinkedIn page for more information on positions as they become available.

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