COLUMBUS, OH (June 26, 2025) – The National Audubon Society is pleased to announce Leigh Ann Miller as the new Ohio Centers Director, a strategic leadership role overseeing Audubon’s two Ohio based Centers: Grange Insurance Audubon Center (GIAC) in Columbus and Aullwood Audubon in Dayton.
Previously, Miller served as Center Director of GIAC, and most recently as interim Director for Aullwood Audubon, 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 Audubon Great Lakes. “Her collaborative leadership will guide this new chapter for Audubon’s work in Ohio. I look forward to seeing how Leigh Ann helps both centers flourish as dynamic conservation and community anchors.”
Audubon 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 Audubon Center is a vibrant gateway to urban conservation in the heart of Columbus, while Aullwood Audubon 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 Audubon’s mission to protect birds and the places they need across the state,” said Leigh Ann Miller, Ohio Centers Director. “Audubon 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. Aullwood’s legacy, rooted in the vision of Marie Aull, remains central to our mission, and we’re confident Leigh Ann will help carry that work forward for future generations.”
Audubon’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 Audubon, 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 Audubon Center, please visit https://grange.audubon.org/
To learn more about Aullwood Audubon Center, please visit https://aullwood.audubon.org/
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About Audubon Great Lakes
The National Audubon Society protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Audubon works throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. State programs, nature centers, chapters and partners give Audubon 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, Audubon believes in a world in which people and wildlife thrive. Audubon Great Lakes is a regional office of Audubon, learn more at gl.audubon.org.
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