Wolf Ridge Staff

Exectutive Director
Kim Skyelander is the Executive Director at Wolf Ridge. Kim can be reached via e-mail at director@wolf-ridge.org

Board of Trustees
Officers:
Tom Berg, Chair
Tom Rootness, Treasurer
H. Thomas Blum, Secretary, Nominating Commitee Chair

Rick Bateson (Facilities)
Blyth Brookman
John Daniels
 Earl Gransee
Kurt Heikkila
Tom Osborn
Jack Pichotta (Founder)
Michael Plautz
Ron Sackett
Dr. Pat Schoff
Rene Settergren
 Jerry Wenzel (Programs)

Founder
Wolf Ridge co-founder and retired executive director Jack Pichotta became interested in environmental education in the late 1960's when concerns were first widely raised about the future health of the planet. "I had two little girls then," he recalls, "and I was sincerely concerned about their futures. I still am, maybe even more."

Wolf Ridge has thrived because it was a good idea, launched at a receptive moment and place and because of Pichotta's vision and tenacity in securing a place for environmental education in the mainstream of academia. Still, he is as likely to discount his own contributions to Wolf Ridge as he is to boast of the efforts of others.

Emeritus Board Members
Thomas Atchison
Jim Brandenburg
Peter Heegaard
Robert Heller
Ron Kirk
Donn Larson
Myron Latimer
Sigurd Olson
Werner Tismer

Assistant Director
Peter Smerud

Business Manager
Fred Morgan

Program Naturalists
Carrie Anderson
Jenny Bushmaker
Dave Graf
Peter Harris
John Kohlstedt
Erin Manning
Betsey Mead
Joe Walewski

Graduate Naturalist Interns

Alexis Berke-Hutchins
Emily Carraux
Sean Curry
Jen Ester
Andrea Fierst
April Graves
Philip Grupe
Josh Hodorff
Jon Horbacz
Courtney Kilsdonk
Todd Kohorst
Allison Madison
Jill Nocera
Willie Richards
Jessamy Schwartz
Nathan Speckman

Professional Naturalist Interns

Lynnae Fischbach
Jessie Henning
Jason Uitvlugt
Hallie Wunsch

Office and Retail Sales
 Judy Larson
Judy Lovdahl
Lisa Pazdernik
Lori Walewski

Food Service
Pat Anderson
Miranda Bischoff
Laurie Hedin
Marilyn Klemmer
Kathy Nelson
Barret Stavseth
 Bambi Turnquist

Grounds and Building Maintenance
 Robert Cunningham
David Kemper
Greg King
Phil LaBelle
Vicki Larson
Amy Lillback
Paul McLeete
Gary Olson
Laura Packard
Kris Sve
Colleen Teschendorf
Brenda Van Bergen
Lynn Varney

Volunteers
Grace and Levi Glick
Janet Haveri
Chris Kustritz
Carly Sandmann
Jim & Carol Tveekrem
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