Staff
LeeAnne Beres
Executive Director
LeeAnne joined the Earth Ministry staff in 2005 and has nearly 20 years experience in the Seattle environmental community. Prior to coming to Earth Ministry, she served as the Associate Director for Save Our Wild Salmon, Outreach Director of the NW Energy Coalition, and in organizing positions with the Marine Fish Conservation Network, Greenpeace and various campaigns. She also survived two years working as a fisheries biologist on commercial fishing boats in the Bering Sea. Past board service includes the Washington Environmental Council (VP for Membership), the Washington Council of Trout Unlimited, and the NW Energy Coalition.
LeeAnne is active in her church, Fauntleroy United Church of Christ, where she has served on the Church Council, Outreach Ministry Board, and Green Committee. LeeAnne has a Master’s degree in Marine Fisheries Management from the University of Washington, a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Whitman College, and a Certificate in Management Skills from the UW Business School. She and her husband Ken live in West Seattle with a stubborn Alaskan Malamute.
Email: leeanne at earthministry.org
Jessie Dye
Program & Outreach Director
Jessie started at Earth Ministry in March, 2007, and comes to us with a law degree and a long career as a mediator and manager, including 20 years with the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. Prior experience includes work with the Seattle Human Rights Department, Washington Arbitration and Mediation Services, and Catholic Community Services. Jessie has a long-standing passion for environmental protection and social justice, and has volunteered for a variety of organizations including EarthCorps and the Washington State Catholic Conference.
She is the mother of two children, home-stay mother of several young adult internationals working locally in environmental restoration, and provides a foster home for golden retrievers through Seattle Pure Bred Dog Rescue. Her home church is St. Mary's Parish in central Seattle.
Email: jessie at earthministry.org
Jim Mulligan
Volunteer Editor of Earth Letter
Jim was a co-founder (with his wife, Ruth Mulligan, and Rev. Carla [Berkedal] Pryne) of Earth Ministry in 1992 and served as Executive Director until 2003. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church, and for twenty-three years was a pastoral counselor, supervisor, and teacher at the Presbyterian Counseling Service in Seattle. He has a B.S. in Biology from Hampden-Sydney College and a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, which he earned in 1967. Jim continues his work with Earth Ministry as Volunteer Editor of Earth Letter, our award-winning quarterly journal. When not at work, Jim enjoys hiking, canoeing, bird watching, cooking, music, reading, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Email: jmulligan at earthministry.org
Clare Brauer-Rieke
Operations Manager
Clare joined the staff of Earth Ministry in 2009 as part of a year-long placement with Lutheran Volunteer Corps. Originally from northeastern Oregon, Clare graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, where she composed her senior thesis around interdenominational dialogue and ecological theology, in 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in Women’s and Gender Studies and Religion. Now a graduate student in Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry, pursuing a degree in the Master of Arts in Pastoral Counseling program, she looks forward to rejoining the academic world.
Email: clare at earthministry.org
