Board of Directors

President - Jim Tarter, Moscow, ID. Professor of English in the Humanities Division at Lewis-Clark State College. He teaches courses in environmental, Native American and multi-ethnic literature and is Director of the Writing Program. He has been a Moscow resident since 2001.

Vice President - Tabitha Brown, Moscow, ID. M.S. in Soil Science, Washington State University (2006), Avid backpacker, member of Soil Science Society of America, including previous science policy internship, Currently working as a soil conservationist locally

Secretary - Chris Norden, Moscow, ID. English and interdisciplinary professor, Lewis - Clark State College in Lewiston, ID. Board Member since late 1999. B.A. U of Virginia M.A. U of Virginia, Ph.D. U. of Wisconsin- Madison

Treasurer - Ashley Martens, Moscow, ID. Former FOC Board Member, Ornithologist, Master's in Environmental Science (in progress, UI, researching Mountain Quail Reintroduction as well as songbird Projects, Full-time Mother, Dance Instructor, Board of Moscow City Parks & Recreation (esp. Moscow Mountain Land Use Planning & Cedar Grove project), FOC Project Leader for Cedar Grove Mapping

Kirstin Eidenbach, Moscow, ID. University of Idaho law student, officer for the UI Environmental Law Society, has worked with Arizona Sierra Club and other public land advocates

James Holt, Moscow, ID. University of Idaho Environmental Science student, former Fish & Wildlife Commissioner for the Nez Perce Tribe

Kate Jaekel, Moscow, ID. Organic Farmer, runs Orchard Farm in Latah Co. ID with husband Brad, Massage Therapist & Soap Maker, Full-time Mother, Sells produce at Moscow Food Coop's weekly Grower's Market

Julian Matthews, Pullman, WA. Enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe and currently a graduate student working on a Phd in Higher Education Administration at the University of Idaho mainly in the area of Indian Education. Involved in Environmental Groups in the school and the local area on/near the Nez Perce Indian Reservation. Served in the United States Navy for 6 years and was Honorably Discharged. B.S. Business Administration (1991), Gonzaga University, Masters of Public Administation (2000), University of Idaho

Steve Paulson, Lenore, ID. Founder of Friends of the Clearwater. Life-long subsistence farmer, hunter, and fisherman. Registered Nurse, BSN. Sailor, owns a 28 foot Cape Dory sloop which has sailed from Maine to Guatemala, where it is presently berthed at Lago Isabel. Fourth-generation Idahoan. Former smokejumper for the Forest Service. Ex-Marine. Have written several ESA petitions, too many timber sale appeals to count, and enough comments on land-management activities. Initiated the Cove Mallard Campaign, the Gray Wolf Committee, and the Clearwater Forest Watch. Arrested for Non-violent civil disobedience protesting on Forest Service Land. My wife and friend is Susan Nelson.

Pamela Scheinost, Nezperce, Idaho. Pamela works for NRCS in Nezperce.

Craig Watt, Moscow, Idaho. University of Idaho graduate teaching assistant in the department of Conservation Social Sciences and is also President of the Graduate and Professional Student Association. Academic interests involve lie in the realm of social interaction and involve natural resource conflict theory, institutional change processes, how identity influences the behavior of individuals, and thinking about "thinking" (cognition studies). Craig previously worked for Outward Bound leading extending wilderness expeditions and enjoys Appalachian whitewater boating due to it's warm waters.