Board of Directors
*Executive Committee; (X) Ex-Officio Director
Officers
President
Alison Washburn *
Store Manager, REI Co-op
Vice President & President-Elect
Josh M. Lipsky *
Partner, Cascadia Law Group PLLC
Immediate Past President
Doug McClelland *
Former Assistant Region Manager, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Secretary
Sharon Linton *
Marketing Consultant, SL Connects
Treasurer & Operations Committee Chair
Amanda O’Rourke *
CPA, Partner, Greenwood Ohlund & Co.
Fundraising Committee Chair
Ken Krivanec *
President, Tri Pointe Homes
Board Engagement Committee Chair
Marie Quasius *
Senior Port Counsel, Port of Seattle
Executive Director
Jon Hoekstra *
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Director Emeritus
Sally Jewell
Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Founding President
Jim Ellis, 1921-2019
Chairman Emeritus, Washington State Convention Center
Directors
Kristin Bail (X)
Supervisor, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Cathy Baker
Director of Federal Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy
Jim Becker
Retired, Founder, SmartLab Toys and becker&mayer!
Laurie Benson (X)
South Puget Sound Assistant Region Manager for Conservation, Recreation, and Transactions, WA Dept. of Natural Resources
Gary Berndt
Wildland Fire Liaison, WA State Dept. of Natural Resources
Mark Boyar (*)
President, Middle Fork Outdoor Recreation Coalition
Jason Broenneke (*)
CFO, Matthew G. Norton Company
Allison Capen
Technical Director, International Living Future Institute
Susan Carlson
Environmental Education and Research Center, UW Bothell
Bill Chapman (*)
Past President, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Dow Constantine (X)
King County Executive
Kitty Craig
Deputy Director, Washington Program, The Wilderness Society
Deloa Dalby
Savor Snoqualmie Valley Leadership Team; The Mountaineers Foothills Branch
Diana Dupuis (X)
Director, Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Bob Ellis
Lifetime Educator and Cyclist
Karl Forsgaard
Manager of Implementations, Thomson Reuters; Alpine Lakes Protection Society
Kurt Fraese (*)
Fraese and Associates, LLC
Hilary Franz (X)
Commissioner of Public Lands, WA State Dept. of Natural Resources
Lindsay Frickle
Advancement Director, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Jen Gradisher
Trail Program Director, Washington Trails Association
Matt Grimm
Investment Professional, BMGI
Laura Hoffman
Owner, Copper Ridge Farm; Microsoft
Katherine Hollis
Eastrail Partners
Mitsu Iwasaki
Northwest Director, The Trust for Public Land
Warren Jimenez (X)
Director, King County Parks
Cora Johnson (*)
Geotechnical Engineer, GeoEngineers, Inc
Andrew M. Kenefick
Trout Unlimited
Melanie Kitzan
Associate General Counsel, Alpine Immune Sciences
Janet Knox
President & Principal Geochemist, Pacific Groundwater Group
Ken Konigsmark
Issaquah Alps Trails Club
Yvonne Kraus
Executive Director, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
Danny Levine
Retired, President, NationAd Communications
Elizabeth Lunney (*)
Former Greenway Trust Interim Executive Director
Bob Manelski
Retired, Senior Director, 787 Program, Boeing
Ben Mayer
Partner, K&L Gates
Dr. Roberta McFarland
Outdoor Schools Washington
Roger Millar (X)
Secretary of Transportation, WSDOT
Chad Nesland
Director, Microsoft Procurement, Microsoft
Thomas O’Keefe
Pacific Northwest Stewardship Director, American Whitewater
Kizz Prusia
Former Associate, BERK Consulting, Inc.
Charles Raines
Director Cascade Checkerboard Project, Sierra Club, Washington State Chapter
Janet Ray
Retired, Asst VP, Corporate Affairs and Publishing, AAA Washington
Jim Reinhardsen (*)
President, Laird Norton Properties
Vik Sahney
Board VP, E&I Committee Chair, The Mountaineers
Kate Schaefer
Vice President, Commercial Modifications, Engineering and Specialty Products, Boeing Global Services
Meredith Shank
Social Venture Partners
Jill Simmons
Former Executive Director, Washington Trails Association
Al Smith
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
David Sturtevant
Retired, Vice President CH2M HILL
Chris Thomas
Vice President, Head of Public Affairs, Divert, Inc.
Harry Thomas
Chief Marketing Officer, AAA Washington
Leah Tivoli
Manager, City of Seattle
Adam Torem
Industrial Insurance Appeals Judge, Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals
Jody Weil (X)
Supervisor, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Board of Advisors
Eric Artz
President & CEO, REI Co-op
Jim Berry
Community at Large Representative, Sammamish
Jen Brenes
President, King County Search and Rescue
William Castillo
Managing Principal, GGLO
Alan Coburn
President and CEO, Green Trails Maps
Mike Cotten
Regional Administrator, WSDOT
Reagan Dunn
Councilmember, District 9, King County Council
Leonard Garfield
Executive Director, Museum Of History & Industry
Will Hall
Mayor, City of Shoreline
Travis Klaas
Pacific Groundwater Group
Leon Kos
Retired, City Administrator, City of Issaquah
Trevor Kostanich
Former Councilmember, City of North Bend
Arlene Levy
Partner, Social Venture Partners
Mike Livingston
Regional Director, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Joe McDermott
Councilmember, King County Council
Tod McDonald
Co-Founder, Valid8 Financial
Jay McGowan
Mayor, City of Cle Elum
Gordon McHenry Jr.
President & CEO, United Way of King County
Sue McLain
Retired, SVP, Puget Sound Energy
Mark Mullet
Senator, 5th District, WA State Senate
Mary Norton
Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association
Laura Osiadacz
District 2 Commissioner, Kittitas County
Mary Lou Pauly
Mayor, City of Issaquah
Larry Phillips
Former Councilmember, District 4, King County Council
Martie Schramm
Snoqualmie District Ranger, US Forest Service
Matt Shaw
Chief People Officer, The Climate Corporation
Peter Spiro
Retired, Technical Fellow, Microsoft
Julie Stangell
Consulting Forester and Environmental Auditor
Ian Sutton
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Todd Trepanier
Regional Administrator, WA State Department of Transportation
Brett Wachsmith
District 3 Commissioner, Kittitas County
Todd Welker
SE Region Manager, Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Kathryn Williams
Retired, Former Senior Vice President, HomeStreet Bank
Dan Youmans
Former Regional Vice President, External Affairs, AT&T Wireless
Technical Advisory Council
Jennifer Adut, Executive Director
Friends of Lake Sammamish State Park
Chris Anderson, District Biologist
Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Richard Anderson, Executive Director
Northwest Railway Museum
Darcy Batura, Central Cascades Community Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
Jennifer Brenes, Treasurer
King County Search and Rescue
Will Chen, Communications Manager
ECOSS
Will Chin, Energy Efficiency Outreach Manager
Puget Sound Energy
Laura Cooper, Parks Planner
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Adam Day, Legislative Assistant
Washington State Senator Mark Mullet
David Dunphy, Executive Director, Youth Experiential Training Institute
President, Issaquah Alps Trails Club
Nikki Fields, Park Design & Land Use Planner
Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Jennifer Fink, Park Planner
City of Issaquah
John Floberg, Executive Director
Washington State Parks Foundation
Paul Footen, Snoqualmie Forest Manager
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Robert Foxworthy, Project/Program Manager, IV Regional Trails Coordinator
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Jennifer Hackett, GIS Consultant
Manastash Mapping
Judy Hallisey
Kittitas Audubon Society
Taldi Harrison, Government Affairs Manager
REI Co-op
Kelly Heintz, Natural Resource Planner
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Katherine Hollis, Executive Director
Eastrail Partners
Andrea Imler, Advocacy Director
Washington Trails Association
Sam Jarrett, Snoqualmie Recreation and Natural Areas District Manager
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
David Kappler, President
Issaquah Alps Trails Club
Chris LaPointe, Director of Ecological Restoration
Stewardship Partners
Larry Leach, Assistant Region Manager, Southeast Region; Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Monica Leers, Section Manager, Capital Planning & Land Management Section
King County Parks
Katelyn Leeuw
South Plant and West Point Program Manager, King County Wastewater Treatment Division
Chuck Lennox, Principal
Lennox Insites
Mitch Long, Project Manager
Kittitas Conservation Trust
Claire Martini, Leafline Trails Coalition Manager
Cascade Bicycle Club
Chris Masek, Senior Design Engineer
City of Bellevue
Kristi McClelland, Foothills Forest Consulting
Brian McNeil, Natural Resource Manager Recreation
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, North Bend Ranger District
Rick McGuire, President
Alpine Lakes Protection Society
Matt Mechler, Open Space Steward, City of Issaquah
Justin Nawrocki, Bike / Pedestrian / Transit Coordinator
Washington State Department of Transportation
Rick Oakley, Park Ranger
Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission
Elissa Ostergaard, Snoqualmie Salmon Recovery Manager
Snoqualmie Watershed Forum
Dave Peterson, Former Landscape Architect
Washington State Department of Transportation
Troy Rahmig, Conservation Planning
ICF International
Betsy Robblee, Conservation and Advocacy Director
The Mountaineers
Richelle Rose, Program Manager, River and Floodplain Management
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks
Travis Stombaugh, Executive Director
Si View Metropolitan Park District
Luke Talbott
Compass Outdoor Adventures
Blake Trask, Communications Director and Transportation Lead
King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci
Jen Watkins, Assistant Division Manager, Forest Health and Resiliency
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Katie Woolsey, Snoqualmie Corridor Steward
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Michael Yadrick, Plant Ecologist
Seattle Parks & Recreation