Contact a Grants Manager

Brian joined RCO in 2018 as an outdoor grants manager for the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. A Washington native, Brian has lived and adventured throughout the state. With his background in trails and park development, he serves Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, and Ferry Counties; and the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Before joining the RCO team, he worked in camp management, government contract administration, and as an Adopt-A-Trail coordinator. Brian completed his bachelor’s degree in recreation and associate’s degree in computer programming. Eagerly pursuing new opportunities for learning and exploration, Brian often can be found in museums or on other adventures.

Hayley Dalgetty

Senior Outdoor Grants Manager

360-472-5542

Hayley.dalgetty@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Hayley joined RCO in October 2022 as an outdoor grants manager and is now a senior outdoor grants manager. She has worked in the parks and conservation field for a decade in roles as a park ranger and program/project manager at a variety of federal, state, regional, and nonprofit land management organizations. She holds a bachelor of arts in law, societies, and justice and a master of public administration, both from the University of Washington. She lives in Seattle with her husband and dog and enjoys hiking, camping, running, baking, theater, and board games.

Allison Dellwo

Senior Outdoor Grants Manager

360-867-8626

allison.dellwo@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Allison is a senior outdoor grants manager for the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. Allison was born and raised in Washington and considers both Spokane and Olympia her hometowns. She is a graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and has her master’s degree in public administration from the University of Colorado. Before joining the RCO team, Allison spent ten years in Colorado working at various nonprofit organizations, most recently at the Colorado Rural Health Center running a grant program through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In her spare time, she loves traveling, volunteering, concert-going, and spending time with friends and family.

Karen Edwards

Assistant Section Manager

(360) 920-4753

karen.edwards@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Karen joined RCO in 2024 as an assistant section manager for the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. Previously, she worked for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife as the real estate services manager where she led a team of fourteen real estate professionals. Before that, she worked in real estate, land management, and grant management positions for the Recreation and Conservation Office, Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Department of Transportation, and Washington State Parks. She lives in McCleary with her dogs, horses, chickens, a duck, and a cat. Her greatest joy is spending time with her family and competing in team sorting and team penning events on her horses.

Dan Haws

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-280-7079

dan.haws@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Dan joined RCO in 2004 as an outdoor grants manager in the Recreation and Conservation Grant Section. He works with the Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Forest Service, and Snohomish County, focusing mainly on trail grants. Dan’s experience includes seven years with the states of Utah and Idaho as a park ranger. He earned a bachelor of science degree and a master’s degree from Utah State University as well as a master’s degree from the University of Idaho. He was raised in eastern Washington and enjoys the outdoors.

Andrea Hood

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-472-5545

andrea.hood@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Andrea joined RCO in September 2022. Previously, she was an environmental planner with the Department of Fish and Wildlife where she managed contracts for the Habitat Strategic Initiative Lead team. She holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia and a master’s degree in environmental management from Yale University. She is an enthusiastic outdoor recreationist who loves water sports like kayaking and sailing, and also enjoys hiking and spending time in the great outdoors with her family.

Aaron Johnson

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-338-5611

aaron.johnson@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Aaron joined RCO in October 2025 as an outdoor grants manager for the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. He has been working in outdoor recreation for more than ten years at federal, state, and county agencies. He has a bachelor’s degree in outdoor recreation from Western Washington University and a master of business administration degree from Eastern Washington University. In his previous role, he performed inspections and provided compliance education for the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, and backpacking with his wife and spoiled dog.

Rachelle Lim

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-649-2036

rachelle.lim@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Rachelle (pronounced Rachel) joined RCO in 2024 as an outdoor grants manager for the parks team with the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. She has a wide range of experience in the biotech and nonprofit sectors and most recently worked as a project manager for a nonprofit urban forest carbon registry, where she supported land trusts, local governments, and nonprofits to leverage carbon crediting to fund tree planting and preservation in urban and peri-urban areas across the country. She holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in oceanography from the University of Washington. Rachelle loves exploring the outdoors and enjoys kayaking with her wife and performing volunteer forest restoration work on the weekends.

Butch Lovelace

Outdoor Grants Manager

(360) 472-6795

butch.lovelace@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Butch joined RCO in 2024 as an outdoor grants manager for the parks team with the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. He spent the past twenty-five years working for King County Parks as a project and program manager and managed the youth sports grant program for the agency. He has a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology from the University of Washington. In his free time, in addition to enjoying the many outdoor benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest, he enjoys attending music and cultural events with friends.

Russell Malburg

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-340-1282

russell.malburg@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Russell joined RCO in September 2023 as an outdoor grants manager with the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. A Michigan native, he most recently worked as the recreation operations manager for Southfield, a suburb of Detroit. Before entering the parks and recreation profession, he worked for more than eight years in intercollegiate athletics at Indiana University, Fresno State University, and Michigan State University. He has a bachelor's degree in public affairs from Indiana University, is a certified park and recreation professional with the National Recreation and Parks Association, and in 2022 received a professional certificate in geographic information systems. Russell likes sports of all kinds and enjoys live music, bar trivia, playing cards, watching Jeopardy, occasionally screenwriting, canning veggies, quilting, and seeing new places.

Hannah joined RCO in October 2025 as an outdoor grants manager for the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. She has a bachelor’s degree in community and environmental sociology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Her background includes work as an educator and park ranger with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, as well as a state manager for a nonprofit conservation corps. In her free time, Hannah enjoys hiking, camping, rock climbing, and baking.

Kim Sellers

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-280-6466

kim.sellers@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Kim is an outdoor grants manager in the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section specializing in programs related to conservation and farmland and forestland preservation. Before joining RCO in 2007, she worked at the Washington Department of Natural Resources in forest practices, habitat conservation planning, and timber sales. She came to Washington State after more than a dozen years working seasonal wildlife and conservation jobs with state and federal agencies across the United States. She studied wildlife biology at Colorado State University and has a master’s degree from The Evergreen State College.

Jesse Sims

Outdoor Grants Manager

360-867-8438

jesse.sims@rco.wa.gov

Recreation and conservation grants

Jesse started with RCO in 2018 as an outdoor grants manager in the Recreation and Conservation Grants Section. He assists RCO’s partners and grant recipients with proposal development and project management. Jesse came to RCO with eighteen years of natural resources management experience from two different agencies: Washington State Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service. Jesse holds a bachelor of science degree in outdoor recreation management from Central Washington University. In his spare time, Jesse enjoys spending time with his family hiking, fishing, camping, and playing some acoustic guitar!