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COLUMBUS, OH  (June 26, 2025) – The Ģ��Av is pleased to announce Leigh Ann Miller as the new Ohio Centers Director, a strategic leadership role overseeing Ģ��Av’s two Ohio based Centers: Grange Insurance Ģ��Av Center (GIAC) in Columbus and Aullwood Ģ��Av in Dayton. 

Previously, Miller served as Center Director of GIAC, and most recently as interim Director for Aullwood Ģ��Av, where she successfully aligned teams, programming and operations at both centers.  

“Leigh Ann does an exceptional job unifying staff, programs, and day-to-day operations between GIAC and Aullwood creating exciting opportunities for collective impact,” said Michelle Parker, VP and Executive Director of Ģ��Av Great Lakes. “Her collaborative leadership will guide this new chapter for Ģ��Av’s work in Ohio. I look forward to seeing how Leigh Ann helps both centers flourish as dynamic conservation and community anchors.” 
 
Ģ��Av Centers serve as vital conservation hubs—connecting people with nature, providing hands-on environmental education, and inspiring action to protect birds and the places they need. The Grange Insurance Ģ��Av Center is a vibrant gateway to urban conservation in the heart of Columbus, while Aullwood Ģ��Av provides essential connections to agricultural landscapes and environmental learning in Dayton. Together, these centers reflect Ohio’s ecological and cultural diversity. 

 “I am honored to take on this expanded role and continue the incredible work happening at both centers, expanding Ģ��Av’s mission to protect birds and the places they need across the state,” said Leigh Ann Miller, Ohio Centers Director. “Ģ��Av Centers are more than properties—they are bridges between communities and the natural world. I look forward to deepening our impact across Ohio through inclusive programs, meaningful partnerships, and conservation action.” 
 
“Leigh Ann brings a clear vision and steady leadership to both GIAC and Aullwood, and I’m confident her expanded role will strengthen our ability to inspire and engage people locally and across Ohio,” said Charlie Shoemaker, President of the Friends of Aullwood Board. “We are excited to collaborate in new ways to amplify conservation and education across Ohio. Aullwoo��’s legacy, rooted in the vision of Marie Aull, remains central to our mission, and we’r�� confident Leigh Ann will help carry that work forward for future generations.”  

Ģ��Av’s Ohio Centers play a key role in protecting birds, restoring habitats, and building climate-resilient communities. Through education, volunteerism, advocacy, and on-the-ground conservation, these centers help shape a more sustainable future for birds and people alike. 

Before joining Ģ��Av, Miller served as Director of Development of The Dawes Arboretum. She is the Secretary of the Ohio Environmental Educational Advisory Education Board, Steering Committee Member for Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Water Advisory Council, and Development Committee Member for the Association of Nature Center Administrators. 

To learn more about Grange Insurance Ģ��Av Center, please visit  

To learn more about Aullwood Ģ��Av Center, please visit  

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About Ģ��Av Great Lakes 

The Ģ��Av protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Ģ��Av works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters and partners give Ģ��Av an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. A nonprofit conservation organization since 1905, Ģ��Av believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Ģ��Av Great Lakes is a regional office of Ģ��Av, learn more at .  

Media Contact: Nicole Minadeo, Nicole.minadeo@audubon.org, 419-308-4846