President - Dr. Jaclyn Rhoads

Dr. Rhoads received her B.S., M.S. and Phd. she also earned a certificate in Nonprofit Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.  She is the Assistant Executive Director at the Pinelands Preservation Alliance and teaches environmental policy at Drexel University and environmental science at Widener University. She is also a fellow of the Delaware Valley Regional Network of the Environmental Leadership Program, a member of Norwood's Environmental Advisory Committee, President of the Friends of the Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and founder of Delaware Concerned Citizens for Environmental Change. Jaclyn received Environmental Advocate of the Year Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners, South Jersey Chapter in 2017 and the PennFuture “Woman of the Delaware River Watershed Award in 2018.  She can be reached atShe can be reached at: president@dcva.org

1st Vice President - Alan Samel

Alan has been a member of DCVA since 1992 and was president from 2011-2013. He has been coordinating the Stream Watch program since 1995. Alan has a B.S. in Animal Science from Penn State and a M.S. in Entomology and Applied Ecology from the University of Delaware. He is currently employed as an Environmental Toxicologist at FMC Corporation with over 30 years of environmental experience. Alan has published and presented over 25 papers, platform presentations and posters at Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meetings. He is a past-Chair of SETAC North America Science Committee and a current Chair of SETAC Global Science Committee. Alan can be reached at:1stvp@dcva.org 

2nd Vice President - Derron LaBrake

3rd Vice President - Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson has made Eastwick his home for over forty years.  He is a retired Philadelphia Public School teacher who has taught science to hundreds of children.  His passion for science and teaching has him committed to organizations such as Eastwick Action Committee, Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition, Darby Creek Valley Association and the Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group.  Collectively with Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition, Earl has received the Bread and Roses Award for his dedicated work in Eastwick as a community activist. He is also the proud recipient of the Eastwick Lower Darby Creek Area Community Advisory Group Leadership Award and just recently received the Darby Creek Valley Association Ribbon of Green Award for his lifelong dedication and commitment to over forty years of service to Eastwick and the surrounding communities.  Earl can be reached at ehwilsonsr2@aol.com

Secretary - Ann JacksonAnn can be reached at: secretary@dcva.org

Ann Jackson (retired), has been a member of DCVA since 2010.  She participates in the Stream Watch programs, wetland meadow restoration projects, Darby/Cobbs Watersheds-Wide Clean Ups, habitat garden development, tree planting events, and Outreach Community events.

Treasurer - Richard Carroll

Director- Susan Miller

Experienced leader with a history of working in the Nonprofit and science industries.  Skilled in Nonprofit Organization, management, marketing , finance and fundraising. Susan has a Masters in Non-profit Organizational Management from Eastern University and a B.S. in Biology/Marine Biology from Long Island University, Southampton. Susan has years of experience in management and in the environmental field, and has managed geotechnical soil laboratories and a medical neurovirology research lab.  Susan has been volunteering with Natural Lands, Force of Nature for numerous years.