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David H. Anderson is an attorney specializing in environmental law and is past president of the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, where he currently serves as General Counsel. David received his undergraduate degree from Occidental College, law degree from the University of Southern California, and master’s degree in environmental law from Stanford University.
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John T. Flattery spent most of his career in the development and management of over 15,000 apartments as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of The Worthing Companies based in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a BA degree in Political Science and Economics from Middlebury College and a Juris Doctorate from Syracuse University.
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| John French
John French was a principal with Trammel Crow Company, Spieker Partners and successor Spieker Properties, a real estate investment trust, where he was Chief Operating Officer. He received a BA from Harvard College and MBA from Harvard Business School. Prior to graduate school, he was a naval aviator and captain in the US Marine Corps flying combat missions in Vietnam.
|  | Clark Gerhardt
Clark L. Gerhardt is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a BS degree in Economics and the University of Washington with a MBA in Finance. From 1981-1999, Clark was a partner at Montgomery Securities, specializing in financing private and public high technology companies.
|  | Trent Jones
Natives of the southeast, Trent and his wife, Cecile, moved to the Wood River Valley in 1994. After spending his first summer in Idaho working at Silver Creek Outfitters, Trent took a position with the Idaho Nature Conservancy (TNC) where he spent the next 8 years involved with conservation real estate activities around the state. Trent joined Hall and Hall Ranch Brokers, a rural property brokerage firm founded in 1946 and based in Billings, Montana. Trent spent 4 years on the Hailey Planning & Zoning Commission addressing local land use and development issues. Trent is a dedicated fly fisherman and upland bird hunter. Trent became a Land Trust Director in 2007. |  | Heather King
Heather first came to the Wood River Valley in 1969. She and her husband, Wade, have long supported environmental causes and believe that each of us can make a difference in larger issues by becoming more involved locally. Heather co-produced A Day in the Life of Africa in 2002, a photodocumentary celebrating the vast African continent. She spent 15 years in the technology industry, holding executive posts at Apple, NeXT, and Marriner Associates, a consulting firm for educational software companies. She is an author and a guest lecturer at Stanford and Berkeley. She has a BA and MBA from Dartmouth College. |  | Liz Mitchell
As an environmental lawyer, Liz has been involved with highly contentious issues. She recognizes the value of people working collaboratively to protect their environment and quality of life, not just for their benefit but also for the next generation. Liz moved to the Wood River Valley in 2000 from Oregon, where she practiced environmental law for a nonprofit firm. She currently has her own practice. Liz joined our board in February 2005. |  | Wolf Riehle
Wolf Riehle has been a resident of the Wood River Valley for 11 years, and many of you may know him as the former owner of Bigwood Bread. Prior to the bakery business, where he focused on creating great-tasting organic breads and working with local growers, Wolf obtained two MBAs and had a career in product marketing. He moved to the Wood River Valley from Hamburg, Germany, with his wife, Feli, and their son, Fynn, for the area’s natural beauty and remoteness, as well as for the casual, athletic, and friendly community. Wolf is an active mountaineer, and he hopes to hike and climb in our mountains for many years to come. |  | John Fell Stevenson
John Fell Stevenson’s involvement with Wood River Land Trust stems from his love of the land his family has worked for 35 years. John’s family has lived and worked on their ranch on the headwaters of Stalker Creek since 1972, and, remarkably, almost nothing has changed. Wood River Land Trust is honored to have John’s support and appreciates the time, dedication, and expertise he contributes to our work! |  | Megan Stevenson
The Land Trust is pleased to welcome Megan to our Board of Directors. She says that because of her parents’ conservation easement donation to the Wood River Land Trust, “I learned first hand the value of protecting open space and wildlife habitat.” After graduating from Montana State University in Bozeman she returned home to work for her family’s business, Rocky Mountain Hardware. In her free time she loves to travel and spend time in the mountains biking and skiing with her husband and two dogs. |  | Steve Strandberg
Steven Strandberg is the founder and Managing Director of WestBridge Ventures in San Francisco and has a background in investment banking and entrepreneurial endeavors. He graduated from the University of Chicago, and earned an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business. Steve currently serves on the Board of Governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco.
|  | Barbara Thrasher
Barbara Thrasher and her husband, Rick Koffey, became part-time residents of the Wood River Valley in 1999. In the winter, Barbara is an avid downhill and cross-country skier; in the summer, she enjoys hiking in the mountains that surround our community. Three years ago she co-founded the Wood River Women’s Charitable Foundation, which has distributed more than $250,000 to charities in our community. She has been active in fundraising for the Blaine County Recreation District in support of the Harriman Trails Endowment and was the originator of the annual high tea, which raises money to support the trail system. In Seattle, where she and Rick live when they are not in the Valley, Barbara served for many years on the Board of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. |  | Doris Tunney
Doris Tunney is a rancher and retired pediatrician. She received her medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and practiced pediatric medicine in Newport Beach, California, ultimately becoming Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Hoag Hospital. Currently, Doris is involved in operating her ranch in the Pahsimeroi Valley, Double Springs Ranch.
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Ed Cutter, President
Ed Cutter is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School. For the last 14 years of his professional career, Ed was Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of The Clorox Company in Oakland, California. He retired in 1998, and he and his wife Susan became full time residents of the Wood River Valley.
Jack Kueneman, Vice President
Jack and his wife Marie moved to the Wood River Valley in 1999. Their road here began with a ski vacation in 1970 followed by more ski trips and, soon, their first summer vacation. Jack’s career in real estate investment management took him, Marie, and their two children to Japan in the late 1980’s. It was during those years that Marie and the kids began spending their summers here in the Valley. Jack joined our Board of Directors in 2005 and became Treasurer in 2006.
Joan Swift, Treasurer
“The ability to live in close proximity to protected areas, where open space and wildlife habitats are preserved, is a privilege we don’t take for granted,” says Joan. She and her husband Tom have owned a home in the Wood River Valley for 15 years. Having spent recent years in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., Joanie and Tom moved here full time last summer with their two young sons. Joanie joined Wood River Land Trust’s board in December 2005.
Robin Garwood, Secretary
Robin Garwood is a wildlife biologist for the Sawtooth National Forest. She previously worked for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho, and the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. She holds a BS degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee and a MS in Raptor Biology from Boise State University.
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