Board Members

 

WFFE has a working board of twelve individuals. Our board is comprised of people with a broad base of experience and expertise in environmental issues. This ranges from experience leading nonprofit organizations and overseeing environmental education programs to involvement in the policies guiding use of our region's natural resources.

 

The board of directors is responsible for the functioning of the Foundation. We have intentionally chosen to work with a very low overhead without staff or a permanent office. The board members serve on committees that work between board meetings on key program components.

 

 

Liz Banse, Vice President, serves as Associate Director of Resource Media, conducting communications strategy and media relations around oceans and public health issues.

 

Wick Dufford, Co-Chair, Grants Committee, is a hearing examiner for land use and environmental matters.

 

Kathy Fletcher is the Executive Director for People for Puget Sound.

 

Gretchen Hund, Chair, Nominations Committee, is a senior scientist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory operated by Battelle focusing on energy, environmental, and nuclear non-proliferation issues.

 

Konrad Liegel, President is an attorney with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis advising on tax-exempt, environmental, land use, real estate and conservation matters.

 

Rick Kirkby, Co-Chair, Grants Committee, , need info

 

Rebeca Rivera, Wffe.org Website Manager, is a Ph.D. student in Environmental Anthropology and Urban Ecology at the University of Washington researching sustainable consumption.

 

Melanie Rowland, Melanie is an attorney with the Office of General Counsel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), working with the Endangered Species Act issues for Pacific salmon and marine mammals.

 

Curtis Tanner, Treasurer, is a biologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service, where he works with nearshore restoration in Puget Sound.

 

Don Theiler, Chair, Roundtable,  recently retired as the King County Waste Water Treatment Division Director.

 

Judy Turpin, President, recently retired from lobbying on natural resources, social service and education issues.

 

John Spencer, is a Vice President at CH2M HILL, an environmental engineering and science company.  He works with CH2M HILL’s Utility Management Services Group that specializes with public sector water utilities.