by Mt. Adams Institute | Feb 18, 2025 | Board Member
Board Member Steve retired in 2020 from the City of The Dalles, Oregon as community development director. This position concluded his 40-year career as an urban planner for local governments in Oregon, California and New Mexico. During his career he collaborated with...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Dec 5, 2023 | Board Member
Karalee Holtmann has lived in the breathtaking Columbia River Gorge for 17 years. She fell in love with this area when she began volunteering for an organization called “Volunteers in the Gorge” which partnered with Oregon State Police and Oregon Parks and...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 11, 2023 | Board Member
William Whidden, CFP has been helping clients plan for and achieve their personal financial goals and dreams in the Columbia River Gorge since 1992. A graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine with a BA in Political Science, Bill began his financial services...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Nov 11, 2023 | Board Member
Both my husband and I strive to live in Environments that create a small carbon footprint. We aren’t perfect, but we try our best. I am interested in preserving our local ecosystems and enjoying the natural beauty of the Northwest. You could also say that both of us...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 27, 2023 | Board Member
Chevelle is an Army veteran who retired following 20 years of active-duty service. She is devoted to her family and dedicated to getting outdoors as much as possible through hiking, backpacking, and sharing her love of nature with her children. With teaching...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 27, 2023 | Board Member
Lindsey is a life-long Oregonian, educator, Persian Gulf Veteran (USAF 1991-98), and enrolled member of one of the nine tribes in Oregon; and service a second term as Chairman of the General Council, for the Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Sep 27, 2023 | Board Member
Frank comes to Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon directly from the Office of the Vice President at the White House. As a Vice-Presidential Associate, he frequently traveled with the Vice President, advising her office on trips outside the continental United States. He...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 15, 2023 | Board Member
Board Member | Member Since 2017 Elizabeth has worked for the federal government, NOAA Fisheries, and the U.S. Forest Service in natural resources conservation for over 30 years as a biologist, policy advisor, and program administrator. She moved to the upper Hood...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 15, 2023 | Board Member
Member Since 2021 Gala is the former Chief of Interpretation at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, former executive director of Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center, and current Public Affairs Officer at the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. ...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 15, 2023 | Board Member
President | Member Since 2021 Rick is an Army veteran who retired after 27 years of active service. Upon his retirement, he spent 13 years as a consultant offering facilitative and process leadership to federal, state, and tribal collaborative efforts involved with...
by Mt. Adams Institute | Apr 15, 2023 | Board Member
Board Member | Member Since 2019 I grew up in the small farming town of Sherwood, Oregon, about 20 minutes outside of Portland. After graduating high school, I attended the University of Oregon and majored in English while also completing the requirements to become...
