Meet Our Board
2026-2027 Board of Directors
Stephen Wing, President
Stephen Wingeier (a.k.a. “Wing”) has lived in Atlanta since 1990 with his wife Dawn and a houseful of animals. In 1993 they moved to Arizona Ave. after discovering the Land Trust and realizing that was where they wanted to be. After surviving a bout with cancer in 2006, Wing decided to shift his focus closer to home. He joined the Land Trust board in 2008 and currently serves as board president. He is a retired professional recycler and a published poet with five books in print. A lifelong activist, he is also active with Nuclear Watch South and writes a monthly blog, “Wingtips.” Learn more at StephenWing.com.
Diana Powers, Secretary
Diana (she/they) is a versatile and passionate community organizer with extensive experience in nonprofit collaboration to support communities. Diana grew up on the Land Trust, living in a house adjacent, and her father, Richard Powers, was one of the co-founders who helped bring the vision to life.This upbringing instilled a lifelong commitment to community connections, environmental preservation, and accessible natural spaces in urban areas. Diana is passionate about utilizing education, art, music, and culture as platforms for community resiliency and connection, always seeking to improve community services and overcome systemic barriers. With experience working across a range of public, nonprofit, and community-based organizations, she has contributed to impactful projects in various cities. Notable organizations she has worked with include the 30A Songwriters Festival, The City Repair Project, Friends of Noise, Prosper Portland, Oregon Department of Transportation, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. She now leads the Small Business Support program at the Algiers Economic Development Foundation, where she continues her commitment to supportive community development. From New Orleans, Diana continues to support the Land Trust both remotely and during her visits to Atlanta. She’s excited to serve on the Board, honoring the Land Trust’s rich history and legacy while planting the seeds for future growth and inspiring the next generation of community caretakers. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time in nature, traveling, and supporting local live music and arts.
Eric Dusenbury, Treasurer
Eric and his wife Karin moved into Candler Park, which he is told is a suburb of Lake Claire, in 1992. They started a family in 1996. Their three children enjoyed exploring the Land Trust as they grew up and Eric grew to appreciate what a special place the Land Trust is. Recently retired, he decided to focus some of his energies helping ensure the Land Trust is around for current and future generations.
Eric has been fairly active in local non-profit organizations, serving as president of the Candler Park Neighborhood Organization and the Mary Lin PTA. He also served on the board of the Freedom Park Conservancy where he helped organize the Art in Freedom Park temporary art program and oversaw major capital improvements to the park. For several years he served as board chair for Journey men’s shelter. He has served as Treasurer for the Little Five Points Alliance and is currently Treasurer for the Candler Park Conservancy. Eric is also an active member of Druid Hills Presbyterian church.
Martha Herbers-Sanger, Board Member
Martha grew up on Arizona Avenue, where she spent her childhood exploring the land trust, sharing meals at neighborhood potlucks, and drifting to sleep to the rhythms of drum circles. These early experiences rooted her deeply in the community.
For the past 20 years, Martha has worked as an occupational therapist in the NICU at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, dedicating her career to supporting the most vulnerable newborns and their families.
The land trust has always felt like home, and Martha is honored to join the board and give back to a place that helped shape her. She lives in Kirkwood with her wife and son.
Shaun Yurcaba, Board Member
Shaun is an architectural designer, educator, gardener, and the visionary founder of Nature Play Studio. For more than 20 years, she has dedicated herself to working with children, earning the affectionate title of "mom to many" within her community. By blending her professional expertise in architectural design with her passion for hands on learning through outdoor play, Shaun crafts experiences that spark curiosity and connections to the natural world. She believes that the outdoor classroom is the ultimate "studio"—a dynamic space where child-led exploration, playful learning, creative questioning, and sensory play bring education to life. Nature Play Studio has cultivated community over the years with their weekly Nature Play Group, classes, potlucks, and monthly hikes. Since April 2024, NPS has enjoyed partnering with TLCCLT by introducing Atlanta families to the land and the volunteers who steward it so beautifully. She’s honored to be part of the Board and to give back to the community.
Lauren Ladov, Grounds Chair and Board Member
Lauren has been involved with the Landtrust for over 10 years. Her business, Ladov Landscaping, supports the management of the land trusts' grounds. When not in the garden, Lauren is hiking, foraging mushrooms, or doing ceramics!
Casey Fishman, Board Member
Casey Fishman lives in Lake Claire with her partner, Jordan Braunig, and their three kids, Levi, Asa, and Ezra. Having arrived in Atlanta six years ago, she was delighted to discover the Land Trust in her neighborhood and is thrilled to be a new board member!
Jay Roache, Board Member
Jay was born in Philadelphia, and spent time growing up in Worcester MA, Madison WI and Salisbury MD. He came to Atlanta for college and stayed. He lived in the Candler park / Lake Claire / Poncey Highland area for the first 15 years, moved out to the burbs, and came back to this area about 3 years ago. He attends and volunteers at the Atlanta Friends / Quaker meeting. He also volunteers at the Candler Park Fallfest. At the Land Trust, he attends the monthly drum circle and volunteers at the ticket / money booth at the festivals. Until recently, he was taking care of my mom for almost 3 years after his stepfather passed away.
Dan Salmond, Board Member
A longtime Lake Claire resident, Dan has lived next to the Lake Claire Community Land Trust since 1992 and has been part of the community for more than three decades. After volunteering extensively, he served on the Board of Directors of the LCCLT for over 10 years, helping shape many of the spaces and traditions that members enjoy today.
His contributions include helping build the current bathroom, overlook ramp, Gorilla Grill, and rebuilt sauna, organizing fundraisers, leading countless workdays, and dedicating hundreds of hours to board service. He remains committed to preserving and improving the Land Trust for future generations.
Present Contributors and Past Board Members
Miriam Herbers
In 1987 I moved to the “red house” on Arizona Ave with, my now deceased husband, Mark Sanger and our two young daughters Elizabeth and Martha. It did not take long for us to meet a friendly, energetic bunch of neighbors with lots of ideas, meeting and working to grow the newly formed Land Trust. We jumped right in, our kids in tow, clearing kudzu, putting down wood chips for paths, sharing meals and more, all with the intention of building a community for neighbors. The community was nurtured, and lasting friendships were made.
Thirty-eight years later, I am retiring from the decision-making side of LT governance, but I will always be involved in some capacity. I am too filled with gratitude for the experiences and treasured memories that my involvement with the Land Trust has given me to ever walk away.
Volunteering and being part of a group gives meaning to my life. I also volunteer with Trees Atlanta. Planting trees became too difficult, so now I work on the tree sale with another neighbor. I am proud that the same neighbor and I worked with Trees Atlanta to plant 40 trees on Dekalb Avenue hill. Volunteering at the neighborhood Clifton Sanctuary Mission as a retired RN is another volunteer activity I enjoy. Nursing was a very fulfilling career for me. I feel honored for the opportunity to meet such remarkable men who are working to reclaim their footing to find a life with fewer struggles.
Looking forward, I am excited about the future and the possibilities for the Land Trust. The future may seem a little unclear, but I am confident it will look good.
Véronique Perrot, Grounds Chair
Véronique and her husband, Rustom, moved to Connecticut Ave. in 1995, and found the Land Trust as a bonus. They and their two children spent a lot of time at the Land Trust. Wanting to give back to the Land Trust, Véronique started attending LT board meetings in 2018, and joined the board in 2019.
Véronique is also the layout editor of the Lake Claire neighborhood newspaper, the Clarion, since 2015.
Jay Roache, Board Member
I was born in Philadelphia, and spent time growing up in Worcester MA, Madison WI and Salisbury MD. I came to Atlanta for college and stayed. I lived in the Candler park / Lake Claire / Poncey Highland area for the first 15 years, moved out to the burbs, and came back to this area about 3 years ago. I attend and volunteer at the Atlanta Friends / Quaker meeting. I also volunteer at the Candler Park Fallfest. At the Land Trust I attend the monthly drum circle and volunteer at the ticket / money booth at the festivals. Until recently I was taking care of my mom for almost 3 years after my stepfather passed away.
Véronique and Rustom moved to Atlanta to join the Biology Department at Emory University. Rustom still works there, but Véronique left science and is now a full-time weaver.
Linda Pace, Board Member -2014-6/ 2025; Treasurer (off and on for several years); purchasing Trustee and legal advisor to Board of Trustees(1986 ff).
The events surrounding the coalition of neighbors to forestall a 90 unit apartment building(s) where the Land Trust is now and the drama of succeeding in purchasing the original 2 lots at a MARTA auction inspired in me an understanding of the dynamics of grass-roots community organizing. Watching the Lake Claire Community Land Trust develop from red clay and wood chips and peace and love and hard-work by volunteers fills me with gratitude for this opportunity.
Linda is an active pro bono member of the GA Bar Association, a retired public defender for DeKalb County, a mother and grandmother, who currently resides 16 clocks from the Land Trust in Oakhurst. Linda can be seen some Friday nights playing the wash-tub bass at the Friday Night Jam, a come-who-will meet-up of musicians at the Land Trust for over 20 years of memorable music making.
Lisa Vitello
Penney Balmes
Peter Jenkins
Brynan Hadaway
Norman Glassman
Noah Glassman
Patti and Burgess Richardson
Capers and Walter Limehouse
Marilyn Rosenberg
Dan Salmond
Scooter McLane
Genise Spenle
Reuben Haller
McKenzie Wren
Danielle Carter
Bob Sattelmeyer
Sheila Shurer
Sara Gottlieb
Sunshine Allard
Frani Green
Eliot Zaiken
Sherri McLendon
Melanie Carlone
Richard Powers
Joanne Young-Powers
Debbie Livingston
Mark Sanger
Graham Russell
Lauren Ladov
Elizabeth Sullivan
Michelle Simard
Morgan Strickland
David Glover
Dan Curl
Chris Stapleton
Eliot Zaiken
Dan Haus
Lam Diouf
Big John
Jose Cambas
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