​Avon is responsible for recruiting artists and scheduling gallery exhibitions. Avon, a gifted pastel artist, launched ArtNature on a hunch others cared about art and conservation, too. He was right! He is the lead artist on Indiana Waterways and the Glacial Lakes projects.

​Avon recruited Juli because of her communication skills. Indiana Waterways needed an editor and Juli brings 35 years of editing chops, having worked in nine newsrooms across the U.S. and spending just over 10 years teaching journalism and cross-platform storytelling at Ball State University. 

Juli recruited John to help out. He’s the graphic designer at The JMetzger Group, a boutique marketing and strategic communications consulting company that he and Juli own. He is former Production Director for Bird Watchers Digest and knows a thing or two about gardening, too. Juli and John are publishers of the ArtNature books.

Jerry is a longtime biology professor from Manchester University. He tried to retire but the land kept calling his name. Today, he is owner and Senior Stream Ecologist for EcoSystems Connections Institute and spends a good deal of time taking out low-head dams and restoring the natural flow of fish life along Indiana waterways, lakes and streams. He is the lead scientist and essayist for the ArtNature projects.