Board Members

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Melissa Gonzalez is passionate about using the power of integrated marketing communications to protect wildlife and natural resources. She enjoys taking her dog on walks,…

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…

Wil Hershberger has been an avid naturalist most of his life. After becoming an accomplished and well-respected birder, photography skills learned in his Dad’s basement…

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…

Herb Peddicord has been a resident of Martinsburg in Berkeley County, WV for 29 years. He has a BS in Forestry Resource Management and currently…

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…