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.

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 a degree in Journalism and Environmental Studies in 1998 and worked as an editor of the Earth First! Journal until 2001. Upon finishing there, he teamed back up with the Cascadia Wildlands where he coordinates the organization's conservation campaigns. When not working to protect and restore the watersheds of Cascadia, he enjoys floating down the bioregion's spectacular rivers, playing ultimate frisbee, and raising his kiddo.

Kate Ritley, Executive Director
kate(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 drinks wine with friends!


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.

board of directors
Kate Alexander
Project and Membership Coordinator, Copper River Watershed Project

Laura Beaton
Associate Attorney, Earthjustice

Jeremy Hall (President)
Co-owner, Back to the Roots Landscaping

Paul Kuck
Energy Manager, Advantage IQ (Sustainability Consulting Services)

Sarah Peters
Legal Liaison and Oregon Staff Attorney, Wildlands CPR

Justin Ramsey
Carpenter, Founder, Carpenters Opposed to Old-growth Logging (COOL)

Tim Ream
Staff Attorney, Center for Biological Diversity

Tim Whitley
Educator, Director of Energy and Water Education, School District 4J

Steve Witten (Treasurer)
Co-Founder and Research Director, 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