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Elizabeth Laumeister, Forest Watch's Financial Director, is a transplant from the wide open spaces of the West. She and her husband spend significant time in the sun of Arizona when not in Vermont. She runs the Southern Vermont Art Center in Bennington, where she has put on displays of wildlife art in support of Forest Watch's work. Her strong background in organizational management makes her an invaluable addition to our Board. Jim Northup is Executive Director of Forest Watch and an ex officio member of the Board. Jim has over 20 years of experience on forest and environmental issues in Vermont and New England. After completing his graduate studies at Duke University, Jim worked for ten years as planner and NEPA coordinator on the Green Mountain National Forest. He then served as owner and principal in a private consulting firm, Ad Hoc Associates, specializing in environmental and fiscal impact assessment and planning. Jim was Forest Program Director for the Vermont Natural Resources Council and is on the Executive Committee of the Northern Forest Alliance. Jim is a part-time professor at Middlebury College and the University of Vermont. Thom J. McEvoy is an Associate Professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, where he has also held the title of Extension Forester since arriving in 1981. He is the founder of the Coverts Project, an effort to teach woodland owners practices to improve forests for wildlife. Since 1985 the program has spread to more than 20 states. Thom also initiated LEAP, or Logger Education to Advance Professionalism, under the auspices of the American Forest and Paper Association’s ‘Sustainable Forestry Initiative.’ Thom is author or co-author of more than 150 popular and journal articles, technical bulletins and four books, including Legal Aspects of Owning and Managing Woodlands, recognized by the National Woodland Owner’s Association as 1998’s "Best Forestry Book of the Year." Patricia Nye, Vice-chair, graduated from St. Lawrence University, Magna Cum Laude, with a degree in psychology. Circumstances required her to live in cities for most of her life, but a defining moment occurred when, at age nine, she spent two weeks at a friend's camp in the Adirondacks. From that moment on, she became an advocate for wild places and wild things. Sailing with her husband in New England waters and Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Labrador was also a major influence in her commitment to the natural world. She is now a busy environmental activist, working tirelessly for Vermont's environment as a writer, fundraiser, and advocate. Carl Reidel, Chair, has been an outspoken and well-respected leader on national, regional and state forest policy issues for several decades. He founded the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Vermont over twenty years ago and served as its director until last year. Carl is the author of several books and articles on forest policy, and regularly teaches environmental and forest policy courses at UVM. Carl started out his career as a professional forester and worked for the US Forest Service as a District Ranger before turning to academia and policy work. Ellen Viereck is a graduate of Vassar College with a B.A. in conservation. After completing her thesis on game management in Alaska, Ellen spent two years teaching for the Alaska Native Service, within sight of Siberia. Upon returning to New England, she received her Masters in Education from Plymouth State. Ellen has taught at numerous schools, retiring in 1986 to become a full time artist and rabble-rouser. She has hiked the Green Mountains extensively with her husband Phil and their children. |
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