Theresa Trainor
President
Theresa is honored and excited to join the board of PVAS. She has spent the last 30 years in the Federal government and hopes her…
Janet Ady
Vice President
Janet began her career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Environmental Education Center on the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, then…
Wendy Wilson
Treasurer
Wendy has had a lifelong passion for the outdoors. She spent her whole childhood outdoors and passed that love of nature on to her five…
Patti Mulkeen-Corley
Secretary
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…
Sandy Brown
Past President
When Sandy moved to Shepherdstown in 2013, the first organization she joined was PVAS, becoming a WV Master Naturalist, taking Birding 101, working with the…
Marellen Johnson Aherne
At-Large Member
Growing up in Minnesota, Marellen Johnson Aherne spent endless hours fishing and gardening with her father. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees were earned at the…
Peggy Bowers
At-large Member
Peggy along with her husband David moved to Shepherdstown, WV from Alexandria, VA in 2018 when they built and opened Sundogs Bed and Breakfast. This…
Todd Fagan
At-Large Member
Todd Fagan is an avid birder who grew up north of Philadelphia, honorably served one term in the US Air Force, and then settled in…
Effie Kallas
At-Large Member
Having lived in the Eastern Panhandle for most of her life, Effie Kallas has enjoyed the opportunity to serve the community in many different capacities.…
Charles Kovatch
At-Large Member
Charles Kovatch is an environmental professional who has spent over 25 years navigating the intersection of policy, science, and conservation. Currently an independent consultant specializing…
Michael Rock
At-large Member
Michael T. Rock is the Samuel and Etta Wexler Emeritus Professor of Economic History at Bryn Mawr College. Michael has taught at Mount Holyoke and…
Mary Lynn Robinson
At-large Member
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…
Lucia Valentine
At-Large Member
Lucia is a proud native of Shepherdstown and a graduate of Shepherd University, where she earned degrees in both Music and Environmental Science. With a…
Michael Whalton
At-Large Member
Michael is the youngest member of a six generation Key West Conch family. He and his siblings grew up on the islands of South Florida…
Mike Sullivan
Board Member Emeritus
Mike and his wife, Susan Hirsch, live outside Shepherdstown in the Steamboat Run Community. Mike has worked extensively on watershed and water quality projects in…