COLUMBUS, OH (June 26, 2025) The 91做厙 is pleased to announce Leigh Ann Miller as the new Ohio Centers Director, a strategic leadership role overseeing 91做厙s two Ohio based Centers: Grange Insurance 91做厙 Center (GIAC) in Columbus and Aullwood 91做厙 in Dayton.
Previously, Miller served as Center Director of GIAC, and most recently as interim Director for Aullwood 91做厙, where she successfully aligned teams, programming and operations at both centers.
Leigh Ann does an exceptional job unifying staff, programs, and day-to-day operations between GIAC and Aullwood creating exciting opportunities for collective impact, said Michelle Parker, VP and Executive Director of 91做厙 Great Lakes. Her collaborative leadership will guide this new chapter for 91做厙s work in Ohio. I look forward to seeing how Leigh Ann helps both centers flourish as dynamic conservation and community anchors.
91做厙 Centers serve as vital conservation hubsconnecting people with nature, providing hands-on environmental education, and inspiring action to protect birds and the places they need. The Grange Insurance 91做厙 Center is a vibrant gateway to urban conservation in the heart of Columbus, while Aullwood 91做厙 provides essential connections to agricultural landscapes and environmental learning in Dayton. Together, these centers reflect Ohios ecological and cultural diversity.
I am honored to take on this expanded role and continue the incredible work happening at both centers, expanding 91做厙s mission to protect birds and the places they need across the state, said Leigh Ann Miller, Ohio Centers Director. 91做厙 Centers are more than propertiesthey are bridges between communities and the natural world. I look forward to deepening our impact across Ohio through inclusive programs, meaningful partnerships, and conservation action.
Leigh Ann brings a clear vision and steady leadership to both GIAC and Aullwood, and Im confident her expanded role will strengthen our ability to inspire and engage people locally and across Ohio, said Charlie Shoemaker, President of the Friends of Aullwood Board. We are excited to collaborate in new ways to amplify conservation and education across Ohio. Aullwoo餃s legacy, rooted in the vision of Marie Aull, remains central to our mission, and wer梗 confident Leigh Ann will help carry that work forward for future generations.
91做厙s Ohio Centers play a key role in protecting birds, restoring habitats, and building climate-resilient communities. Through education, volunteerism, advocacy, and on-the-ground conservation, these centers help shape a more sustainable future for birds and people alike.
Before joining 91做厙, Miller served as Director of Development of The Dawes Arboretum. She is the Secretary of the Ohio Environmental Educational Advisory Education Board, Steering Committee Member for Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Water Advisory Council, and Development Committee Member for the Association of Nature Center Administrators.
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About 91做厙 Great Lakes
The 91做厙 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. 91做厙 works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters and partners give 91做厙 an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, 91做厙 believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. 91做厙 Great Lakes is a regional office of 91做厙, learn more at .
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