Welcome, Elise & Christian!

We're pleased to welcome new board members Elise Ferrarese, Restoration Technician for the Middle Fork Watershed Council, and Christian Fox, realtor with Pacific Commercial Real Estate.

Board of Directors:

Brian Millington, President
Elise Ferrarese
Christian Fox
Philip "Chaz" Nebergall
Bruce Newhouse
Ken Persinger
Chris Orsinger, Executive Director (Ex-officio non-voting board member)

Welcome, Julie!

The Advisory Council helps our Board of Directors spread the word about the value of our work, and by connecting the Friends to business and community leaders.

We're excited to welcome Julie Daniel, Executive Director of BRING Recycling, to our Advisory Council. Julie is a long-time Pisgah-lover and a dynamo mission-accomplisher.

Advisory Council:

Julie Daniel
Margot Helphand
David Funk
Joseph McKinney
Bill Montgomery
Jewel Murphy
George Rode

Thank you, Jim!

Our trails program, under the volunteer leadership of Jim Nelson, is gaining momentum. Jim retired from the Board of Directors in March, but will continue to focus his time and expertise on managing trail improvement projects as chair of the Trails Committee.

Volunteer Committees:

Executive, Brian Millington, Chair
Development, Val Rogers, Chair
Outreach, Philip "Chaz" Nebergall, Chair
Trails, James Nelson, Chair
Stewardship Technical Advisory Committee, Bruce Newhouse, Chair
Monday Morning Regulars, Dave Predeek

Staff:

Chris Orsinger, Executive Director
Val Rogers, Development Director
Jessica Allison, Volunteer Coordinator
Sara Lausmann, Office & Fiscal Manager
Lyn Gilman-Garrick (volunteer), Outreach Assistant
Tom Shriro, Outreach Intern

Crew:

Jason Blazar, Stewardship Consultant
Hal Hushbeck, Stewardship Assistant
John Corkery, Stewardship Crew
Kurt Kamin, Stewardship Crew
Jorge Penafiel, Stewardship Crew
Stuart Aubel, Stewardship Crew