Staff and Board Members

Michael Celec

Michael Celec

Executive Director

Michael has been the Executive Director at HHNC since 2023. In addition to being a librarian, Michael has a background in many nonprofit and educational settings. Michael loves dogs, cherry pie, and reading.

Diane Smith

Diane Smith

Director of Education

Diane joined the staff of HHNC in the spring of 2005 as a teacher naturalist and is celebrating her 20th year with the organization. Diane has been a lover of nature her entire life, learning to camp and canoe as a young girl with the Girl Scouts of America. In addition to her joy in teaching everyone about the natural world, she loves her dogs and reading science fiction.

Emily Groth

Emily Groth

Program Coordinator and Summer Camp Director

Emily joined the HHNC team in January 2024. She graduated with a biology degree, from the local Delaware Valley University, in 2016 and has been working in environmental education ever since. Emily is passionate about reptiles, especially snakes, and would be more than happy to talk about them during your visit to the Visitor Center!

Lodina Slawecki

Lodina Slawecki

Community Engagement Coordinator

In 2024, Lodina joined HHNC, bringing her business experience, passion for nature, and desire to support an environmental conservation organization. In her free time, you will find Lodina on the trails, in her organic garden, or attempting to sew a wearable garment.

Board of Directors

As of February 2026

Role Name Term* Start End
Co-President Kalle Weeks 3 2025 2028
Co-President Mary-jo May 1 2024 2027
Vice President Barbara Caldwell 1 2023 2026
Treasurer Jeff Kuchar 1 2024 2027
Secretary Adrian Max 1 2024 2027
Board Member Lars Crooks (Crooks Family) n/a** n/a
Board Member David Gross 1 2024 2027
Board Member Leo Macdonald 2 2023 2026
Board Member Robert McGarry 3 2025 2028
Board Member James Romanchek 2 2024 2027
Board Member LeRoy Tabb 2 2025 2028
Board Member Lindsay Troyer 1 2025 2028
Board Member Alan Wilson 3 2025 2028
Role Name Term* Start-End
Co-President Kalle Weeks 3 2025-2028
Co-President Mary-jo May 1 2024-2027
Vice President Barbara Caldwell 1 2023-2026
Treasurer Jeff Kuchar 1 2024-2027
Secretary Adrian Max 1 2024-2027
Board Member Lars Crooks (Crooks Family) n/a** n/a
Board Member David Gross 1 2024-2027
Board Member Leo Macdonald 2 2023-2026
Board Member Robert McGarry 3 2025-2028
Board Member James Romanchek 2 2024-2027
Board Member LeRoy Tabb 2 2025-2028
Board Member Lindsay Troyer 1 2025-2028
Board Member Alan Wilson 3 2025-2028

Bylaws section 5.1 provides that HHNC’s governing body shall be a board of directors composed of not less than twelve (12) or more than twenty-four (24) members in good standing.

*Bylaws section 5.1 provides that a director must step down for at least one year after serving three consecutive three-year terms.

**The Crooks family’s right to one seat on the Honey Hollow Nature Center’s (formerly Bucks County Audubon Society (BCAS)) Board of Directors is sourced in the Agreement of Gifts dated 12/29/1980 and 12/23/1988 between the Crook Family and Heritage Conservancy regarding Solebury Lots 41-013-80 and 82.

Those agreements provide that the family shall have the right to name one family member to be a “full” voting member of the Honey Hollow Watershed Association (HHWA) or its successor until the year 2050. HHWA was not a signatory to either gift agreement. It is assumed that BCAS is HHWA’s successor organization and for this reason provides the family with one board seat. This provision also appears in the BCAS Bylaws, Section 5.7.

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