Our River. Our Responsibility.

Stanton Lambert was hired in July, 2005 to be the first Executive Director of the Wabash River Enhancement Corporation. His background is in the field of Parks and Recreation. He was the Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the City of Richmond, Indiana for 11 years, and prior to that he was the Department Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Greencastle, Indiana. Stanton has worked on the following corridor projects: – Whitewater River Gorge Park – An urban riverfront corridor park in Richmond, Indiana – Cardinal Greenway Rail Trail – A five county, 70 mile long rail-trail corridor – National Road Heritage Trail – A 150 mile trail along the historic National Road All American National Scenic Byway across Indiana Stanton has a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from Ball State University, and a Master of Science degree in Public Park and Recreation Administration from Indiana University. He is a life long Hoosier and grew up in Huntington County along the banks of the Wabash River in Markle, Indiana. Contact Stanton at slambert@wabashriver.net or 765-420-8505.

Amy joined WREC in April of 2019 as the resource specialist. In April 2022 Amy became WREC’s watershed coordinator. Amy earned a bachelors of science in Wildlife Biology with a minor in Outdoor Recreation from Murray State University in Kentucky. After working temporary wildlife field technician jobs for two years, Amy returned to Murray State to earn a masters degree in Watershed Science with a focus on Ecology. Amy has worked as an outdoor educator in Texas, a field technician catching and monitoring rats, bats, lizards, and turtles across the the US; and managed a water quality monitoring project in Illinois. In her spare time Amy enjoys landscaping with native plants, birding, spoiling her cats, and doing home improvement projects. Contact Amy at akrztonpresson@wabashriver.net or 765-807-1315.

Madison joined WREC in June of 2022 as the resource specialist. Madison graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s of science in Aquatic Sciences. She was the president of the Environmental Education club at Purdue where she taught all ages in the Greater Lafayette area about local ecosystems. Madison spent her summers between college semesters working for the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo and Hampton Country Day Camp in East Hampton, New York. In her free time, she loves running, hiking, and cooking. Contact Madison at mneher@tippecanoe.in.gov or 765-807-1312

Emily became a part of the team in June 2021 when she joined WREC as a part-time accountant. She has over 10 years’ experience in financial accounting and operations with a focus in nonprofit work. She has an undergraduate degree from Miami University in Zoology and Chemistry, an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University and is currently finishing a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma. Emily is from the Greater Lafayette area and has been a part of the community through volunteer work and served on a variety of nonprofit boards. When she’s not working or studying, she loves spending time with her family on their hobby farm along the Wabash River. Contact Emily at ETaylor@wabashriver.net