NCCT STAFF
Chris Radford, Executive Director
Contact Chris: edncct@gmail.com (715)344-1910
Chris joined the NCCT team in the Fall of 2020 as the Executive Director. He grew up in Stevens Point, WI where he currently lives with his wife and two children. Chris and his family moved from Maui, Hawaii to Stevens Point, Wisconsin in the Spring of 2020. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science. Chris states, “I lived and worked in Hawaii for 15 years, and I have traveled to several far away countries of the world, but I have always been proud to say that I am from Central Wisconsin. The natural beauty of this area is extremely unique and diverse. While growing up in Stevens Point, I spent most of my time exploring our local parks and surrounding natural areas with my family and friends. We spent a lot of time kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, biking, hiking, sledding, and skiing. My interest in exploring these special places created a desire in me to want to understand more about ecological processes and concepts, so I pursued a professional career in natural resource management. I am very excited to be working with NCCT because it gives me an opportunity to help protect the natural environment that I came to love. The volunteers and members of NCCT are extremely dedicated and are passionate about protecting the ecological integrity of public and private lands in Wisconsin and the unique flora and fauna found within them and I am proud to be a part of the team.”
Becky Wadleigh, Outreach & Development Coordinator / Ice Age Trail Liaison
Contact becky: OutreachNcct@gmail.com (715)344-1910
Becky joined the NCCT team during the summer of 2021 as the Outreach & Development Coordinator and liaison to the Ice Age Trail Alliance (which passes through six of the eight counties in NCCT’s service area!). She is responsible for engaging, communicating with, and fostering relationships with NCCT’s members, partners, landowners, and supporters, in addition to providing outreach to folks in the community who we haven’t gotten to meet yet. She has a bachelor’s degree in Land Use Planning and Master’s Degree in Natural Resource Planning from UWSP. Becky grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and attributes her love of the outdoors to time spent exploring public lands in southeastern Wisconsin as a kid. Although she always calls the shoreline of Lake Michigan home, she has for a long time found herself enamored by the diversity of the central sands region and is looking forward to settling in after spending the past several years in the boreal forests of northern Michigan. Outside of work, Becky can be found paddling and portaging through the Boundary Waters with her partner, Stephen, hiking local trails with their dogs, Maple and Jake, or reading a good novel. She is looking forward to getting to know you!