Board of Directors
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Honorary Found Co-Chairs
Daniel J. Evans (1925-2024)
Former Washington Governor and U.S. Senator
Mike Lowry (1939—2017)
Former Washington Governor and U.S. Congressman
Board Officers
Paul Graves, Chair
General Council, Oak Harbor Freight Lines
Paul is an engaged community member. He maintains an active pro bono legal practice, representing foster youth in legal proceedings. In 2011 he was named the pro bono attorney of the year by the Court Appointed Special Advocate organization, which represents the interest of foster children in court. He served as a board member of both an innovative college-prep non-profit for low income kids, and on one of Washington’s first public charter schools, a high performing school with a computer science focus on Kent’s east hill. He chaired the board of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (a bipartisan group doing cost-benefit analysis of government programs) and currently serves on the board of HopeLink (a community action network serving homeless and low-income children, families, seniors, and disabled people in East King County) and as one of four members of the 2021 Washington redistricting commission.
Olgy Diaz, Vice Chair
Throughout her career, she has worked to foster a more reflective democracy and expand access to power through work with local non-profits like OneAmerica and Planned Parenthood, the Washington State Legislature, and candidate campaigns across Pierce County. Over the last 13 years, she has talked to voters in English and Spanish all over Washington and even a few in Iowa in 2012. Her passion for social justice stems from her devastatingly common experience of often being the only person of color in rooms where decisions impacting our communities are decided.
Olgy is a longtime government affairs and political campaign professional. She spends most of her spare time building up future civic leaders through key leadership roles. She is also passionate about conservation, tribal sovereignty, and wildlife, and serves as the vice chair of the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition. She served as a gubernatorial appointee to the state’s Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission from 2015-2021 and knows more than the average non-pharmacist about pharmacy Washington Administrative Codes (WACs) and licensing. She served on the City of Tacoma’s Human Rights Commission from 2011-2016, ran for office back before it was hip for young women of color to do so in 2013, can tell you what legislative or congressional district you’re in at any moment on a road trip, and worked in the Washington State House of Representatives and Senate for five years, in addition to a two-month stint as a Congressional Intern in 2007.
Olgy lives in South Tacoma with Pepita, her Chiweenie. They are surrounded by her vast collection of houseplants.
Clayton Graham, Board Affairs Chair
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Senior Director, FINANCE CHAIR & TREASURER
Environmental Affairs, Weyerhaeuser
Danielle “Skippy” Shaw, State Policy Chair
Director, State Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy
Lincoln Bormann, Secretary
Director, San Juan County Land Bank
Chris Johns, Philanthropy Chair
After a two-year stint in New York working in Fintech as Director of Partnerships, Christopher moved back to the PNW and joined, Zulily, where he created and manages their retail media network and partnerships. Christopher continues to fundraise and volunteer with local and national non-profits and state representatives that embody and promote his values relating to inclusivity, conservation, recreation, and access.
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Board Directors
Tom Bugert
built coalitions across political and ideological lines with corporate leaders,elected officials, government agencies and community organizations to affect natural resource policy and funding. Prior to his work at the Conservancy, Tom served as the State Policy Director for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition. In addition to the Coalition board, Tom is also a board member for Earth Ministry, the Washington Association of Land Trusts and the Big Tent Outdoor Recreation Coalition. A Wenatchee native and graduate of Whitman College, Tom can be found
in the great outdoors enjoying the beauty that Washington State has to offer. Tom serves on the WWRC
Board in his personal capcity
Jason Callahan
Policy and Communications Manager, Green Diamond
Hannah Clark
Bill Chapman
He/Him
Dow Constantine
King County Executive, Washington State
From Seattle, Constantine graduated from West Seattle High School and the University of Washington, where he also earned two post-graduate degrees in law (1989) and urban planning (1992). Today, Constantine lives in the same West Seattle neighborhood where he grew up.
A two-term state representative (elected 1996 and 1998) before being elected to the 34th District’s senate seat in 2000, Constantine was co-chair of the House Judiciary Committee and vice-chair of the Senate Ways & Means Committee.
He was appointed to the King County Council in January 2002, and won election to the office four times—in November of 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2007. Constantine served as County Council Chair in 2009 and led the panel that wrote the 2007 King County budget.
In addition to the Coalition, Constantine is also a current board member of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, and was a founding board member of the West Seattle High School Foundation.
Throughout his public service career, Constantine has been an outspoken advocate for environmental protection, public transit, and government reform. As King County Executive, he is working to make King County the best-run government in the nation, and focusing on the great generational challenges of our time: building equity and opportunity, and confronting climate change.
Mary Dodsworth
Director, Parks, Recreation and Community Services, City of Lakewood
Representing the Washington Recreation & Parks Association (WRPA)
Mark Eliasen
Former Vice President – Finance and Treasurer, Alaska Air Group
A certified public accountant, Eliasen earned a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington.
Ephraim Froehlich
Managing Principal, AKWA-DC
Jon Hoekstra
Executive Director, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Michele Hunt
Board of Directors, WA Realtors
Andrea Imler
Advocacy Director, Washington Trails Association
While she lives in Seattle, Andrea prefers a tent in the backcountry to her home in the city. In addition to trail running, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, she loves backpacking with family, friends, and her partner Todd. She loves to explore Washington, visiting much of the Pasayten wilderness, as well as the Olympic Peninsula and Mount Rainier, which she has climbed twice! Andrea continues to revel in Washington’s wild areas, and eventually, she’d like to hike the Pacific Northwest and Pacific Crest trails.
Mitsu Iwasaki
NW Director, Trust for Public Land
Born in Japan, Mitsu’s family immigrated to Seattle, WA soon after he turned 6 years old. Growing up in the relative comfort of the suburbs, his parents felt it would be best to ‘build his character’ by sending him to work on a commercial fishing boat throughout his teenage summers in Chignik, Alaska. Those experiences sparked an enduring love for wild places, inspiring a life-long journey of adventure and exploration of both natural landscapes and his capacity as a person.
Mitsu is an effective communicator and relationship builder with a solid track record of developing strong internal culture, donor, and external engagement. He is a passionate advocate for equity and inclusion, climate, and justice. When not behind a desk, he can be found running, climbing, and skiing across the American West on our public and private lands.
James E King Jr.
He/Him
Interim Executive Director, Central District Community Preservation and Development Authority
Martin LeBlanc
Strategic Leadership Adviser, LBC Action
LeBlanc has helped lead advocacy efforts at the federal and state levels in California, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. Most recently, LeBlanc served as Director of Innovation at Sixkiller Consulting and as the Senior Vice President for External Affairs at IslandWood, a national leader in the effort to strengthen communities through outdoor engagement. In 2014, he created the No Child Left Inside Alliance, a coalition of nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies that successfully advocated to establish a $2 million program focused on outdoor education and recreation programs. With the support of the Obama Administration, LeBlanc brought together diverse stakeholders to launch Fresh Tracks, a shared leadership experience for young adults from Compton, California and Alaska Native Communities. Fresh Tracks culminated in a December 2016 roundtable on Outdoor, Youth, and Diversity convened in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
He is also the former National Youth Director for the Sierra Club, where he successfully built bridges to new audiences, including military families and veterans, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the YMCA, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Martin is the founding board member of the Children & Nature Network and the Cofounder of the Outdoor Alliance for Kids (OAK).
Alyssa Moir
She/Her
Partner, K&L Gates
Originally from Minnesota where she paddled, hiked, camped and portaged, and after a collegiate rowing career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a year of working for Outward Bound in East Africa, Alyssa moved to Washington State in 2001 to teach outdoor environmental education and lead wilderness trips. After teaching and directing youth-centered programs for two years, Alyssa attended law school at the University of Washington, while also working for Landesa (formerly the Rural Development Institute).
Clara Park
Partner, VanNess Feldman
Charlie Raines
Cascade Checkerboard Project Director, Sierra Club
Jordan Rash
Volunteer Rep, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers of Washington
Tom Reeve
He/Him
National Board Member, The Trust for Public Land
Christine Rolfes
She/Her
Kitsap County Commissioner, District 1
Prior to joining the Board of Commissioners, Christine represented the 23rd Legislative District in the Washington State Senate. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 and served in the State Senate between 2011 and 2023. For the last six of those years, she served as chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, responsible for development of the state’s $60 billion biennial budget. In addition to writing the budget, she was a recognized leader on environment, education, and transportation policy and was a member of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors; the William D. Ruckelshaus Center Advisory Board; the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council; the Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children, and the Puget Sound Partnership’s Ecosystem Coordination Board.
Christine earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs and Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Virginia. She and her husband, Leonard, began their public service careers in Kitsap County, he as a deputy prosecutor and she with the Dept. of Community Development. They raised their two adult daughters on Bainbridge Island, where the couple still resides with four chickens and one pet rabbit.
Jason Spadaro
Executive Director, Washington Forest Protection Association
TOM VOGL
CEO,The Mountaineers
Fred Wert
Chair, Palouse to Cascade Trail Coalition
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Ex-Officio Directors
Laura Bradstreet
Executive Director, Puget Sound Partnership
Megan Duffy
Director, Washington Recreation & Conservation Office
Diana Dupuis
Director, Washington State Parks
Diana is a dedicated parks professional and has served the agency as a region manager, park ranger, LEAN practitioner, area manager and operations manager. Prior to joining Parks, she worked as an adjunct faculty member at Green River Community College in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Criminal Justice. Diana also served on the special operations response team with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner office.
Diana holds a master’s degree in Anthropology from California State University, Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. She grew up in Indiana and Michigan and spent her childhood immersed in the outdoors. Diana enjoys snowshoeing, hiking, running, bird watching and camping with her family.
Hilary Franz
Commissioner of Public Lands
Hilary has committed 20 years of her career to working on environmental, local government, and public policy issues and most recently served as Executive Director of Futurewise, the state’s leading voice for smart, sustainable land use and transportation policies. In that position, Hilary represented local governments, non-profit organizations, and citizen groups on a broad range of land use and environmental law issues. From 2008 to 2011, she served as a Bainbridge Island city councilmember and government leader.
Hilary sat on the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Board, the Puget Sound Regional Council Economic Development District Board, the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council, and the Puget Sound Transportation Futures Task Force. She was appointed by Governor Gregoire to Washington State’s Climate Action Team IWG on the State Environmental Policy Act. She has served on numerous boards, including Conservation Northwest, the Washington Environmental Council, the Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and Friends of the Farms.
Hilary has worked across the state on behalf of the farming community protecting farmland and growing the farm economies in Skagit, Pierce, Okanogan, Spokane, Snohomish, Kittitas, Whatcom, King, and Benton counties. She has worked on aquatics lands issues throughout the Puget Sound and in Pacific and Grays Harbor counties – with a focus on protecting the marine economy and environment so communities are stronger and the environment is healthier.
Hilary is a graduate of Smith College and Northeastern University Law School.
Senator Ron Muzzall
Washington State Senate (R-Whidbey Island)
He has served on committees for the Darigold and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. He served 15 years on the board of Skagit Farmers Supply, 5 years as chairman. He served 8 years on the corporate board of Land O’Lakes cooperative where he put his expertise to work on governance, board performance, audit and political action committees. He is the managing partner at 3 Sisters Family Farm.
Ron, his wife Shelly and two daughters, Jennifer and Roshel own and operate their family’s grass-fed beef and lamb, barley-fed hogs, and free range eggs and fryers for 3 Sisters Market and other grocery stores on Whidbey Island. A lifelong member of Oak Harbor Lutheran Church he currently serves as council president.
Representative Mike Steele
Washington State Representative (R-Lake Chelan Valley)
A lifelong resident of Lake Chelan Valley, Mike graduated from Manson High School and went on to receive degrees in Business Administration and Political Science from Pacific Lutheran University. After graduating from college, he served in the White House Office of Political Affairs for the Northwest region of the United States under President George Bush.
After returning to his home state to work for the House Republican Caucus for Leadership during the 2006 legislative session and interim, Mike was hired as the executive director of the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce. Mike has led the Lake Chelan Valley business community for more than 12 years, expanding economic and job opportunities throughout the region.
In addition to his work at the Chamber, Mike is deeply committed to his community. A former member of the Chelan City Council, Mike is the youngest president ever elected to the Lake Chelan Rotary Club and is an active member of the Lake Chelan Community Hospital Foundation. Additionally, he serves as a trustee for both the Association of Washington Business and the North Central Washington Community Foundation.
Mike lives in Chelan. In his free time, he enjoys downhill skiing, boating, and spending time with his family and English springer spaniel, Bentley, at his family’s cabin in Lucerne.
Kelly Susewind
Director, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Representative Steve Tharinger
Washington State House (D-Port Townsend)
He is a member of the Sequim Sunrise Rotary and a state-certified, volunteer mediator with the Peninsula Dispute Resolution Center. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College.
As chair of the House Capital Budget Committee, he helps write the state’s capital investment budget, which builds schools, colleges, parks and other state facilities plus making investments in our natural resources.
His community involvement includes past service on dozens of boards and commissions, including the Clallam County Economic Development Council, the state insurance commissioner’s Health Care Reform Revitalization Committee, the Clallam County Board of Health and the Dungeness River Management Team.
At the state level, Steve served on Salmon Recovery Funding Board from 2002 to 2010 and as chair from 2008-10.
James Thompson
Executive Director, Washington State Conservation Commission
Thompson shared, “I am eager to start contributing to the support of our conservation districts and the overall well-being of Washington’s natural resources and farmland. Drawing from my experiences in local government and various state agencies, I hope to equip districts with the tools they need to conserve our environmental resources and ensure the continued agricultural vitality statewide.”
Thompson’s academic background includes studies in history and political science at Whitman College, and his diverse career path features roles in personnel management within various state government agencies. Additionally, he has demonstrated leadership in global trade, tax, customs, and logistics through positions such as Director of International Trade and Logistics for the Terex Corporation, North American Transportation Manager for Starbucks Coffee Company, and Operations Manager for International Paper.
Returning to public policy work, Thompson spent nearly a decade with the Washington Public Ports Association, where he engaged with local elected leaders and governments, eventually serving three years as executive director.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Thompson, an avid sea kayaker and active Mountaineers member, resides with his family in Olympia.
Senator Yasmin Trudeau
Washington State Senate (D-Tacoma)
Yasmin was appointed to the Senate in 2021 and won election to a full term in 2022. She is also the first woman of color to serve as senator for the 27th Legislative District. Her motivation for inclusive, equitable public policy comes from her professional and lived experiences.
Prior to her role as State Senator, she was the Legislative and Tribal Affairs Director for the WA Attorney General’s Office and worked with agencies, legislators, and community partners to pass legislation addressing student loan supports, prohibiting youth solitary confinement, strengthening Medicaid fraud enforcement, among many others. She has also served as Senate Democratic Caucus staff and Legislative Assistant to then State Senator and now Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
Yasmin was born into poverty and violence, spent time in the foster care system and faced housing insecurity throughout her youth and early adulthood. This has given her a deep perspective on the challenges that face many of our most vulnerable community members face every day and has knowledge about the state system responses. This is why she centers equity and works to ensure that people are always prioritized over politics and profit.
When Yasmin is not performing Senate duties, she serves as the Manager of the WA Attorney General’s Race Equity Unit and spends time with her husband, two young children, their cat Jinx and her robust plant collection.
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Committees
Paul Graves, Chair
Olgy Diaz, Vice Chair
Lincoln Bormann, Secretary
Danielle “Skippy” Shaw, State Policy Chair
Clayton Graham, Board Affairs Chair
Martin LeBlanc, Board Affairs Vice Chair
Adrian Miller, Treasurer and Finance & Administration Chair
Chris Johns, Philanthropy Chair
Elle Chapman, Counsel
Hannah Clark
James King Jr.
Tom Reeve
Danielle Shaw, Chair
Tom Bugert
Bill Chapman
Hannah Clark
Bill Clarke
Olgy Diaz, Vice Chair
Kate Delavan (alternate)
Mary Dodsworth
Megan Duffy
Peter Herzog (alternate)
Clayton Graham
Paul Graves, chair
Don Gourlie (alternate)
Trevor Justin (alternate)
Andrea Imler
Mitsu Iwasaki
Adrian Miller
Nicky Pasi
Charlie Raines
Tom Reeve
Jason Spadaro
Fred Wert
Cynthia Wilkerson (alternate)
Chris Johns, Chair
Ephraim Froehlich
Adrian Miller
Tom Reeve
Hannah Clark
Adrian Miller, Chair
Mark Eliasen
Christine Rolfes
Fred Wert
Clayton Graham, Chair
Martin LeBlanc, Vice Chair
Bill Chapman
Olgy Diaz
Hannah Clark
Clara Park
Jordan Rash