Board of Directors

Amanda Lawrence

president

Amanda Lawrence is the Director of Marketing and Development for The Next Door, a non-profit organization in Hood River, Oregon. Prior to that she served as Executive Director of the White Salmon Valley Education Foundation for 5 years. She has held Coordinator and Director positions at The Northwest Service Academy, the Mt. Adams Institute, Klickitat County Health Department, and Gorge Owned (GO!) where she created the Sense of Place lecture series about the cultural and natural history of the region. Amanda has a daughter and a son and lives in White Salmon, Washington.

Lindsay Miller

Treasurer

Lindsay Miller was born and raised in Oregon, and brings over two decades of nonprofit experience to the Board. As a Strategy and Organizational Development Consultant, Lindsay provides nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises with strategic and business planning, organizational development support, and multi-stakeholder collaborative design and facilitation. She partners closely with Public Equity Group, a boutique consulting firm specializing in racial equity strategy, and is a member of the LeadersTrust Flexible Leadership Awards consultant network. She holds an MBA from Oxford University, where she attended as a Skoll Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship, and a BS and BA from the University of Oregon. She is passionate about preserving wild areas and enjoys being out in nature with her husband, two daughters, and their dog as much as possible.

Becky Brun

secretary

Becky Brun is the owner of Pitchfork Communications, a Hood River, Oregon-based consultancy helping mission-based organizations share their stories and deepen their impact. Becky has been a journalist, magazine editor, grant writer, nonprofit leader, blueberry farmer, and trail crew leader, among other things. A thoughtful and passionate leader, Becky values strong communities and relationships. She is a former Hood River City Council member, former chair of the Hood River County Energy Council, founder and former President of Gorge Owned, and former member of the Oregon Community Foundation’s Leadership Council. When she's not working or volunteering in her community, Becky is likely exploring the local trails, tending to her garden and backyard chickens, and connecting with friends.

Connie Shaw

Board member

Connie Shaw brings 20 years of small business management from photography to farming to food manufacturing. She currently manages the finance department at Farmers Conservation Alliance, an Oregon based non-profit that works to solve water management solutions for communities across the west. Her goal as a board member is to help diversify and build additional funding avenues while assisting in the management of the required use and reporting obligations. When she has down time, you are most likely to find Connie digging in the dirt in her vegetable garden or chasing the sunrise on a dirt trail.

Charlotte Gregson

BOARD MEMEBR

Charlotte is a Registered Nurse in the Providence Weight Management Clinic where she supports her patients by improving habits and behaviors around nutrition, physical health and mental well-being. Through the Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, she has trained employees on becoming a High Reliability Organization, taught Vision Connection, which unites employees to the mission statement and was a co-trainer for Heart to Start, a community walking program. Charlotte is also a certified personal trainer and finds it rewarding teaching group fitness classes. As a board member, she hopes to increase awareness of these rare animals and generate more funding for the research needed to ensure their survival. In her spare time, you will find Charlotte playing in the outdoors with her family and friends, working in her yard, or sharing a meal with the people she loves.