Our Staff

Rick Savage (Rick.savage@carolinawetlands.org)

Executive Director


Rick worked a wetland scientist for the North Carolina Division of Water Resources from 2004 until 2015.  In 2016 after the state government ended the wetlands monitoring program, Rick helped to form the Carolina Wetlands Association. He served as the Board president until he was hired as Executive Director in November 2021. Rick has an MS degree in Systems Engineering from Virgina Tech and a Masters of Natural Resources from NC State University.
Chase Bergeson

Chase Bergeson (chase.bergeson@carolinawetlands.org)

Wetlands Monitoring Program Volunteer Coordinator

 Chase is an environmental scientist living in Raleigh, NC. She is passionate about working with communities on conservation of our water resources. She has an MS in Natural resources from NC State University and has experience working in water quality monitoring, environmental consulting, and environmental education. She loves to spend time with her friends and family, travel, swim, kayak, and walk in the woods.

Marilyn Mayer

Project Coordinator, Stony Run Walkable Watershed

Greg Rubino (greg.rubino@carolinawetlands.org)

Project Coordinator

Greg has played and worked outdoors his entire life. He first met wetlands studying saltmarsh change while obtaining his Master's Degree in Delaware. Professionally he has served as an environmental consultant, a science teacher and a geologist and soil scientist for the NC Department of Environmental Quality.  This is Greg's first service in a non-profit capacity.
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