Exectutive Director
Kim Skyelander is the Executive Director at Wolf Ridge. Kim can be reached via e-mail at director@wolf-ridge.org
Board of Trustees
Officers:
Tom Berg, Chair
Tom Rootness, Treasurer
H. Thomas Blum, Secretary, Nominating Commitee Chair
Rick Bateson (Facilities)
Blyth Brookman
John Daniels
Earl Gransee
Kurt Heikkila
Tom Osborn
Jack Pichotta (Founder)
Michael Plautz
Ron Sackett
Dr. Pat Schoff
Rene Settergren
Jerry Wenzel (Programs)
Founder
Wolf Ridge co-founder and retired executive director Jack Pichotta became interested in environmental education in the late 1960's when concerns were first widely raised about the future health of the planet. "I had two little girls then," he recalls, "and I was sincerely concerned about their futures. I still am, maybe even more."
Wolf Ridge has thrived because it was a good idea, launched at a receptive moment and place and because of Pichotta's vision and tenacity in securing a place for environmental education in the mainstream of academia. Still, he is as likely to discount his own contributions to Wolf Ridge as he is to boast of the efforts of others.
Emeritus Board Members
Thomas Atchison
Jim Brandenburg
Peter Heegaard
Robert Heller
Ron Kirk
Donn Larson
Myron Latimer
Sigurd Olson
Werner Tismer
Assistant Director
Peter Smerud
Business Manager
Fred Morgan
Program Naturalists
Carrie Anderson
Jenny Bushmaker
Dave Graf
Peter Harris
John Kohlstedt
Erin Manning
Lynnae Fischbach
Joe Walewski
Graduate Naturalist Interns
Amy Behrens,
Ben Bishop,
Katie Bovee,
Dennis Burgart,
Katy Campbell,
Patrick Chandler,
Ben Eckhoff,
Cori Erickson,
Katie Fritz,
Jessica Hill,
Jenni Medley,
Julie-Kate Newcome,
Nick Sacco,
Ali Schaefer,
Matthew Robert Scott,
Jo Swanson
Professional Naturalist Interns
Kelly Amoth
Alexis Berke-Hutchins
Josh Hodorff
Jessamy Schwartz
Office and Retail Sales
Amber Dow
Judy Larson
Lise Abazs
Lori Walewski
Food Service
Pat Anderson
Ryan DeShaw
Laurie Hedin
Marilyn Klemmer
Kathy Nelson
Barret Stavseth
Bambi Turnquist
Elaine Wilde
Grounds and Building Maintenance
Robert Cunningham
Rosemary Evans
David Kemper
Greg King
Phil LaBelle
Vicki Larson
Amy Lillback
Paul McLeete
Gary Olson
Laura Packard
Kris Sve
Brenda Van Bergen
Lynn Varney
Volunteers
Grace and Levi Glick
Janet Haveri
Chris Kustritz
Carly Sandmann
Jim & Carol Tveekrem
