Board Members

Suzanne Offutt worked as an educator in Jefferson County for 25 years and recently retired after a 17-year stint as Principal of Shepherdstown Elementary School.…

Jim is a retired freshwater ecologist. Jim and his wife Nancy, a retired Jefferson County teacher, live in Bakerton. He has a Masters of Science…

Mike works part time as a consultant with a DC-based environmental engineering firm. He and his wife, Susan Hirsch, live outside Shepherdstown in the Steamboat…

Steve has been a resident of Bolivar since moving to the Eastern Panhandle nearly ten years ago to work for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in…

Georgia is recently retired from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), where she was employed for almost 20 years. Some…

Patty recently moved to Shepherdstown from the Washington, DC area. She has been active in non-profit organizations since 1990. This includes positions as Executive Director of the…

Susan is a founding member and past president of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. She has a passion for education and the natural world. Susan…

Don is retired from the National Park Service. While Superintendent of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, he oversaw three decades of restoration, development and preservation…

Shannye retired after 18 years of work at Montgomery College as a program director for Workforce Development & Continuing Education. Shannye managed course design, delivery,…

Laura Davis is a partner at the Skinner Law Firm in Charles Town, WV, where she focuses primarily on personal injury and insurance bad faith…

Melissa has ten years of experience in the communications field, mostly with the public sector, specifically working for federal agencies such as the Department of…

Mina retired in 1999 after a long career in health care with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, both in Martinsburg and Washington, D.C. A native…

Rita brings her skills in partnerships, fundraising, and adult education from a 29-year career with the National Park Service. Currently, Rita is the NPS Program…

Tiffany is a native of Shepherdstown, WV, and has a background in corporate, civic and governmental management. She is Orion Strategies’ new Senior Account Executive.…

Peter grew up in Rochester, NY and is a graduate of The University of Vermont (AB, Political Science and Psychology) and Cornell University (MBA, Sloan…

Patti is a newly-retired teacher who lives outside of Charles Town with her also-retired husband, Tom. She has a B.S. from Clarion University and Masters…

Rod serves as president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, a nonprofit focused on defining, measuring and advancing the sustainability of commodity…

Retired after a career in the U.S. Navy, Jean and her late husband moved to Shepherdstown in 1979. She was the founding president of PVAS…