Hello! Nice to meet you.

Tonia Lovejoy
Executive Director
Tonia Lovejoy happily joined the Friends in 2016 as Director of Development bringing with her a wealth of experience in nonprofit business development. She has been the Executive Director since October 2021 and is dedicated to growing Friends’ endeavors on St. John, and fostering the next generation of conservationists! Tonia's introduction to St. John and the park was from the vantage of the sea aboard a sailing vessel and she can still be found on the water whenever possible!

Adren Anderson

Katie Ayres

Mark Gestwicki

Aaliyah Hodge
Trails Coordinator & Retail Associate
Aaliyah brings her good nature and smile to managing volunteer groups on the trails and helping visitors out in the Park Store. From St. Thomas, she has worked on the Friends Summer Trail Crew since 2016, most recently as the Crew Leader. She aspires to be a jack-of-all trades while pursuing a wide range of interests that include drawing, agriculture, culinary arts, conspiracy theories, and so much more. Fun Fact: she loves dogs.

Erin Hollander

Willow Melamet

Brittany Mistretta

Kayden Richards
Kayden is an ancestral native Virgin Islander from St. John. Fascinated with animals and nature, he grew up watching hours of Animal planet, nature documentaries, and looking up to his grandfather Alva Richards who was pretty much an animal whisperer. Kayden graduated high school in 2016 in Georgia with little to no idea what he wanted to do or be aside from that it would have to be nature and animal related. On moving back home to St. John, he worked at the Animal Care Center and saved up to buy his first camera, a Canon Rebel T6. As soon as he picked up that camera he knew what his main subject matter would be. Kayden has been on a bumpy, self awakening, beautiful journey since.

Tatiana Roberts
Originally from Russia, Tatiana lived in seven states, before arriving on St. John in 2018. She has extensive retail and project management experience and revels in our island's outdoor lifestyle. She loves being out on the water, hiking and gardening and movies based on true stories.

Paula Smail

Ameir Sprauve

Jennifer Stone

Chela Thomas

Tiffany Thornton

Taylor White
Taylor moved to Saint John in 2017, where she started as a volunteer for Friends of the Park before being becoming the Volunteer Coordinator for the Trail Maintenance Program. Along with maintaining our trails and ruins, she coordinates our School Kids In the Park (SKIP) program facilitating the use of the park as an outdoor classroom. She has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Political Science from Coastal Carolina University. Interning at Northeast Midwest Institute, a nonprofit in Washington D.C, she learned about environmental legislation. She enjoys hiking, volleyball and playing the ukulele!