STAFF
Sally Curran, Operations Manager
scurran(at)cascwild.org
Sally has enjoyed the oceans, mountains and forests of the Pacific Northwest her entire life. After graduating from the University of Puget Sound she moved to Oregon, living in Bend, Seaside and Portland. She now finds herself in Eugene with the opportunity to protect the beauty she has grown to cherish. She loves to travel, cook, snowboard in the Cascades and surf the North Pacific Ocean.
Francis Eatherington, Conservation Director
francis(at)cascwild.org
Francis has lived and worked in the forests of western Oregon all of her adult life. She was a forestry worker for 20 years before working as the Conservation Director for Umpqua Watersheds. Francis began working with Cascadia Wildlands in 2010. When she's not busy protecting our ancient forests, she's hiking through them with her camera.
Dan Kruse, Legal Director
dkruse(at)cascwild.org
Dan grew up on Long Island but quickly fell in love with the Pacific Northwest when he moved here to attend law school at the University of Oregon. Dan majored in Jazz Saxophone at Temple University and is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He loves backpacking and is especially partial to the Cummins Creek Wilderness. When he's not busy suing the government over their reckless logging projects, he can be found stargazing through his 6-foot telescope.
Josh Laughlin, Campaign Director
jlaughlin(at)cascwild.org
Josh was born and raised on sandy Cape Cod. He graduated from the University of Oregon with degrees in Journalism and Environmental Studies in 1998. He currently coordinates the organization's conservation campaigns and grassroots organizing. When not working to protect the watersheds of Cascadia, he enjoys family time, floating down the bioregion's spectacular rivers, playing ultimate frisbee and watching the Oregon Ducks win.
Kate Ritley, Executive Director
kritley(at)cascwild.org
After a lifetime on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and four years studying Geology in Walla Walla at Whitman College, Kate moved to Eugene to organize around forest issues. Kate was hired in August 2008 as Executive Director after spending the previous three years as the organization's Development Director. On weekends she hikes with her coonhound/great pyrenees, gardens, and knits.
Gabe Scott, Alaska Field Representative
gscott(at)cascwild.org
Gabe has been with Cascadia Wildlands from the beginning. He created our Alaska Field Office in 1998 to protect the northern reaches of Cascadia. When he's not working on protecting the Alaska's wild places, he can be found catching and smoking wild salmon, tromping through ancient forests, and shooting hoops. (*Note: Gabe is currently in law school at Tulane until 2012 but is accessible via email.)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kate Alexander
Project and Membership Coordinator, Copper River Watershed Project
Laura Beaton
Student, University of Oregon School of Law
Jeremy Hall (President)
Co-Owner, Back to the Roots Landscaping
Paul Kuck
Founder, Sustainable Foodservice Consulting
Jeff Long
Carpenter
Justin Ramsey
Carpenters Opposed to Old-growth Logging (COOL)
Tim Ream
Student, University of Oregon School of Law
Steve Witten (Treasurer)
Co-Founder, Cascade International Seed Company
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Amy Atwood
Senior Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity
Jason Blazar
Stewardship Coordinator, Friends of Buford Park and Mt. Pisgah and the City of Eugene Hendricks Park;
President, Camas Educational Network
Ralph Bloemers
Co-Executive Director and Staff Attorney, Crag Law Center
Susan Jane Brown
Staff Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center
Alan Dickman, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Biology Department, University of Oregon
Timothy Ingalsbee, PhD
Executive Director, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology
Megan Kemple
Farm to School Program Coordinator, Willamette Food and Farm
Pollyanna Lind
Geomorphologist, University of Oregon Doctoral Student
Beverly McDonald
Beverly McDonald Graphic Design
Lauren Regan, AAL (chair)
Executive Director and Staff Attorney, Civil Liberties Defense Center
