Who We Are

Staff, Board of Directors, Advisory Board
Terms Effective Jan 1, 2009

Executive Director:

Barb Seaman barbara.seaman [at] palouselandtrust.org

Board of Directors:

Charles Burke - President charles.burke[at]palouselandtrust.org
Instructor of Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho

Vacant - Vice President

Jay Pengilly - Secretary jay.pengilly[at]palouselandtrust.org
Director of Technical Shops, College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Idaho.

Gerry Wright - Past President gerrywright[at]palouselandtrust.org
Professor of Wildlife Resources, USGS, Biological Resources Division, University of Idaho.

Archie George- Treasurer archie.george[at]palouselandtrust.org
Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, University of Idaho.
Archie and his wife Mary donated a conservation easement to The Nature Conservancy protecting 60 acres of forest and wetlands near Priest Lake, Idaho.

Janice Smith-Hill janice.smithhill[at]palouselandtrust.org
Attorney in Moscow, Idaho, with particular expertise in conservation tax law.

Gina M. Wilson gina.wilson[at]palouselandtrust.org
RS/GIS Analyst, Landscape Dynamics Lab, University of Idaho

John Bolles john.bolles[at]palouselandtrust.org

Michael Jennings michael.jennings[at]palouselandtrust.org

Steve Shook steve.shook[at]palouselandtrust.org
Associate professor, Dept. of Business and Economics, University of Idaho

Jocelyn Aycrigg jocelyn.aycrigg[at]palouselandtrust.org
Conservation Biologist/ Northwest GAP coordinator, USGS/University of Idaho

Advisory Board:

Stephen Bishop bishopsorchard[at]palouse.net
Garfield, Washington Attorney at Law with substantial background in farm, forest, and real estate law and experienced in drafting conservation easements.
Stephen and his wife own and operate Bishop's Orchards in Garfield.

Roger Blanchard blanchard[at]moscow.com
Forester for the City of Moscow Department of Parks and Recreation.

Penny Morgan pmorgan[at]uidaho.edu
Professor of Forest Ecology, Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho. She and her family have put conservation easements on their ranch in Wyoming.

John Norton jnorton[at]moscow.com
Attorney practicing in Moscow, Idaho. Founder of the Palouse Land Trust.

Nick Crookston

John Thielbahr catlover[at]pullman.com

John Dunn rim_rock[at]verizon.net
President of Rim Rock Consulting

Profile: John Norton
John Norton instigated the formation of the Palouse Land Trust in 1995 and was president of the Board of Directors for four years. He has worked closely with local landowners on conservation easements for our land trust. More importantly, he has brought many people and organizations together to work on projects for our land trust. John is a local lawyer, member of the Unitarian Church, and a friend to many people in Moscow, Pullman, and surrounding communities. He is known for his creative ideas. He and his family often bring diverse people together. John has long been interested in conservation. He has lived in Moscow for almost 20 years in a house that is more than 100 years old. We at the Palouse Land Trust owe him heartfelt thanks for his vision, commitment, sense of humor and persistence, for he has worked tirelessly to create and grow the Palouse Land Trust.