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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

Carolyn has been a resident of the eastern panhandle for more than 30 years and has been involved in science and environmental education as a classroom…

After a career as a special education coordinator for Jefferson County schools, in retirement Ginger rediscovered her passion for political activism. Originally a political science…

Dana is a CPA and owns her own accounting firm in Shepherdstown. She has lived in the Eastern Panhandle since 2008 with her husband and…

Keith Unger is currently Vice President and Trust Officer with City National Bank. Keith graduated Cum Laude from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of…

Mary Lynn has been a member of PVAS and a certified Master Naturalist since 2013. She served on the Master Naturalist Coordinating Committee and was…