Our Permanent Committees

Executive Committee

Title	Name	District
President	Amy McKay	Whitman Conservation District
Vice President	Jeff Schibel	Lincoln County Conservation District
Secretary	Barbara Bailey	Underwood Conservation District
Treasurer	Mark Craven	Snohomish Conservation District
National Director	Doug Rushton	Thurston Conservation District
Past President	Mike Mumford	Pend Oreille Conservation District

Finance Committee

Title	Name	District
Chair	Mark Craven	Snohomish Conservation District
	Jerry Hendrickson	Asotin County Conservation District
	Amy McKay	Whitman Conservation District
	Dean Wesen	Skagit Conservation District
	Barbara Bailey	Underwood CD

Sustainable Funding Committee

Chair	Mark Craven	Snohomish Conservation District
	Bridget Gallant	Benton Conservation District
	Jeff Schibel	Lincoln County Conservation District
	Heather McCoy	Whidbey Island Conservation District
	Sarah Moorehead	Thurston Conservation District
	Stu Trefry	Pierce Conservation District

Legislative, Bylaws, and District Policies Committee

Title	Name	District
	Barbara Bailey	Underwood Conservation District
	Jennifer Boie	Palouse Conservation District
	Alan Chapman	Whatcom Conservation District
	Josh Larsen	Whitman Conservation District
	Mike Mumford	Pend Oreille Conservation District
	Zorah Oppenheimer	Clark Conservation District
	Leah Perkel	Clark Conservation District

Livestock

Name	Title	Organization
Evan Bauder	District Manager	Mason CD
Alan Chapman	Supervisor	Whatcom CD
Joy Garitone	District Coordinator	Kitsap CD
Pauline Hagan	Associate Supervisor	Stevens County CD
Lee Hemmer	Supervisor	Foster Creek CD
Joe Holtrop	District Manager	Jefferson County CD
Carolyn Kelly	Supervisor	South Douglas CD
Loren Meagher	District Manager	Central/Eastern Klickitat CDs
Brad Riehle	Project Coordinator	Asotin County CD

Natural Resources Policy Committee

Title	Name	District
Chair	Amy McKay	Whitman Conservation District
	Aneesha Dieu	Columbia Conservation District
	Harold Crose	Columbia Basin Conservation District
	Brad Bortner	Wahkiakum Conservation District
	Linda Lyshall	Snohomish Conservation District
	Lorah Super	Okanogan Conservation District

Tribal Relations Committee

Title	Name	District
Co-Chair:	Daryl Williams	Washington State Conservation Commission
Co-Chair:	Larry Davis	Whatcom Conservation District
	Roylene Comes at Night	Tribal Relations Committee Advisor, NRCS
	David Iyall	Thurston Conservation District
	Craig Nelson	Okanogan Conservation District
	Nicole Rasmussen	Quileute Nation
	Jackie Richter	Colville Reservation Conservation District
	Robin Slate	Tribal Relations Committee Advisor, NRCS

Temporary Committees

Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) Work Group

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	TITLE	ORGANIZATION
Paul	Andersson	District Manager	San Juan Islands CD
Marcella	Appel	Water Resource Project Manager	Benton CD
Walt	Edelen	Water Resources Program Manager	Spokane CD
Glenn	Gately	Water Quality and Fish Habitat Specialist	Jefferson County CD
Heather	McCoy	Executive Director	Whidbey Island CD
Debbie	Meisinger	Program Manager, Riparian Habitat Stewardship	King CD
Mark	Nielson	District Manager	Franklin and Benton CDs
Ron	Scerbicke	Watershed Planner	Grant CD
Mark	Sytsma	Supervisor	Whidbey Island CD

The Investment Policy Task Force

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	TITLE	ORGANIZATION
Barbara	Bailey	WACD Secretary	Underwood CD
Michael	Broeckel	Supervisor	Adams CD
Susan	Shelton	Finance & Administrative Manager	Thurston CD

Shared Resources Work Group

FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	TITLE	ORGANIZATION
Jean	Fike	Regional Manager	Washington State Conservation Commission
Renee	Hadley	District Manager	Walla Walla County CD
Caitlin	Harrold	District Manager	Rock Lake CD
Becca	Hebron	District Manager	Foster Creek CD
Casey	Lowder	District Manager	Pine Creek CD
Linda	Lyshall	Executive Director	Snohomish CD
Heather	McCoy	Executive Director	Whidbey Island CD
Loren	Meagher	District Manager	Central/Eastern Klickitat CDs
Sarah	Moorehead	Executive Director	Thurston CD
Mark	Nielson	District Manager	Franklin and Benton CDs
Zorah	Oppenheimer	Executive Director	Clark CD
Brandy	Reed	District Manager	Whatcom CD
Ryan	Williams	Executive Director	Cascadia CD

Plant Materials Task Force

ROLE	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	TITLE	ORGANIZATION
Chair	Mike	Mumford	Supervisor	Pend Oreille CD
Technical Advisor	Jim	Brown	PMC Director of Nursery Operations	WACD
Technical Advisor	Mark	Clark	Farmer	Brush Prairie Farm
	Harold	Crose	Resource Conservationist	Columbia Basin CD
	Sarah	Moorehead	Executive Director	Thurston CD
	Dan	Richardson	Climate & Community Resilience Lead / Firewise Coordinator	Underwood CD
	Jeff	Schibel	Supervisor	Lincoln County CD
	Megan	Stewart	District Coordinator	Asotin CD
	David	Vliet	Supervisor	Kitsap CD
Staff	Heather	Wendt	Director of Development & Engagement	WACD

Renewable Energy Workgroup

First Name	Last Name	Title	Organization
Jim	Baye	Supervisor	Lincoln County CD
Claire	Crawbuck	Supervisor	San Juan Island CD
Annesha	Dieu	District Manager	Columbia CD
Clayton	Hutchens	Supervisor	Columbia CD
Kara	Kaelber	Assistant Manager	Benton/Franklin CDs
Mike	Nordin	District Manager	Pacific CD
Kristina	Ribellia	Executive Director	Columbia Basin CD
Carson	Sprenger	Supervisor	San Juan Island CD
Mike	Tobin	District Manager	North Yakima CD

Ag Loan Taskforce

First Name	Last Name	Title	Organization
Michael	Broeckel	Supervisor	Adams CD
Sheryl	Hagen-Zakarison	Supervisor	Palouse CD
Kara	Kaelber	Assistant Manager	Benton/Franklin CDs
TJ	Johnson	Supervisor	Thurston CD
Neil	Landaas	Suerpvisor	Snohomish CD
Ty	Meyer	Staff	Spokane CD
Karin	Strelioff	Staff	Thurston CD
Andrew	Wolfe	Staff	Palouse CD