Amy DuPont

Amy DuPont is an award-winning journalist featured on CNN, FOX, and CBS News and a UW–La Crosse graduate. Now Creative Media Manager at Kwik Trip, she brings storytelling expertise and creativity to her work and community.

Maddie Kostka

Maddie grew up in southeastern Wisconsin and spent her summers exploring campgrounds across the state—fishing, biking, swimming, and soaking in everything nature has to offer. She’s currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, majoring in Marketing with a minor in Business Analytics. Working at The Nature Place allows Maddie to blend her love for the outdoors with her passion for marketing. Outside of work, she enjoys playing pickleball, getting lost in a good book, learning new card games, and spending time in the sun.

Lauren Cordy

Lauren Cordy is a UW–La Crosse marketing graduate and graphic designer. A former Central Conservation Marketing Fellow, she remains passionate about creativity, community, and connecting people with the natural beauty of the Driftless Region.

Natalie Koestler

Natalie grew up driving through La Crosse to visit her extended family in Minnesota. The beautiful scenery from the river to the bluffs quickly became a drawing point to the area for her. So, as she attends UW-La Crosse for Sociology with a Business Administration minor, working to fundraise for conservation in the area was an easy choice.