Meet Our Team
Parker Agelasto
Parker joined CRLC in September 2015. He has developed collaborative relationships with elected officials and planning staffs across the region to better coordinate strategic land conservation. His experience with land conservation is also personal; his family owns a 200-acre property in Nelson County along the Rockfish River (a tributary of the James River) that is protected under a conservation easement. He served on the Council for the City of Richmond from 2013-2019, is a former board member of Virginia’s United Land Trusts, and currently serves on the board of VIRGINIAforever. He has an MBA from University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and an MA in Art History as well from UVA, and a BA from Bates College. Parker lives in the city enjoying time with his two children.
Conner Almond
Director of Land Conservation
Conner is an ecologist and conservationist with more than 10 years of experience working in wildlife ecology research. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi State University. While there he led a statewide research project studying the movement ecology of the Eastern Wild Turkey and previously worked on wildlife telemetry studies in places such as East Texas and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This work provided him unique insight into the impact habitat fragmentation has on our natural resources and why stitching the land back together through conservation easements is vital to the restoration of our natural ecosystems. In his free time, Conner enjoys spending time on his small farm in Amelia County with his wife Mackenzie and going on trail rides with their horses.
Jane Myers
Jane Myers has been working for CRLC since 2009 and has helped develop CRLC’s land conservation program from its inception. Jane has a MS in Forestry from Clemson University and a BA from Davidson College. Her interest in and love for the outdoors began when she spent her early 20s as an outdoor instructor for a wilderness school in north Georgia and as a summer camp staff director in the mountains of North Carolina before returning to school for her master’s degree. She and her husband make their home on 14 acres in Hanover County where they enjoy gardening and time with three dogs.
Ashley Moulton
Ashley Moulton joined Capital Region Land Conservancy in March 2021. She brings 11 years of experience in ecological restoration and natural resource management in Virginia. She completed both her BS and MS in Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University with a focus on Plant Ecology and a minor in Urban and Regional Studies and a certificate in Ecological Restoration from the University of Minnesota. Currently, Ashley serves on the board of the Virginia Native Plant Society and the Flora of Virginia Project owns her own local-ecotype native plant nursery in the heart of the City of Richmond. In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her partner and dog exploring natural areas either by foot, bike, or canoe.
Gray Montrose
Deputy Director of Land Conservation
Previously to joining CRLC, Gray Montrose served as the Assistant Director with the Virginia Coastal Policy Center and as a Virginia Assistant Attorney General working with agency clients in a variety of legal matters specializing in Clean Air Act law, land use and environmental protections. At the Attorney General’s Office, Gray created the role of outreach contact for tribal leaders and worked to address matters of importance to Virginia’s native peoples. Gray was named the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation Volunteer of the Year in 2023 for pro bono volunteer work and is a former Mental Health America Mental Health Champion. Additionally, her farm won a Golden Hammer Award from the Historic Richmond Foundation for efforts to preserve the historic farmhouse. Gray is also a small farmer, serving as an elected area representative on the local Farm Services Administration committee as a voice for small, beginning, and minority farmers.
Matt Szucs
Donor Relations Manager
Matt Szucs joined Capital Region Land Conservancy in 2024, after about 5 years working in residential construction. Matt‘s relationship with the natural world started in middle school, when his bike gave him the freedom to access and explore the trails across the James River Park System and Pocahontas State Park. These early experiences as well as deep dives into environmental history and environmental political thought while studying at Wake Forest provided the framework for a deep love of natural spaces and appreciation for how they can impact us as individuals and as a community. Matt serves as a volunteer coordinator for Reforest Richmond, helping to organize the annual Richmond Tree Week. You can usually find Matt outside somewhere in Richmond enjoying time with his family on bikes, trail runs, dog walks, or enjoying live music.
Christina Newton
Community Engagement Manager
Christina Newton joined CRLC in December 2023. As an active member of the Richmond community, she’s made a career in the nonprofit sector. She is former founder and director of the nonprofit Curated Culture and Richmond’s First Fridays Art Walk and has since served in leadership roles in communications, programming, and development at the Virginia Association of Museums, WNRN public radio, and Historic Germanna. Christina has been recognized with a “Top 40 Under 40” award from Style Weekly, recognized as one of “75 People to Know” by Richmond Magazine, received a City of Richmond Community Service Award, and is an alum of Leadership Metro Richmond. She is a past member of VPM Community Advisory Board, Edgar Allan Poe Museum Board of Directors, and was founding chair of the Downtown Arts & Cultural Task Force. When not working, she can be found on a trail or at a concert.