I have been a member of the Ice Age Floods Institute since 2001 and was a founding member of the Cheney-Spokane Chapter. I was president of the Cheney-Spokane Chapter for five years and have been IAFI president since 2013.
I have a B.S. and M.S. in Earth Science and a PhD in Soil Science from Montana State University. I mapped over a million acres of glaciated landscapes. I have taught university classes, been an extension educator and lead Forest Service land management teams. I find all this experience useful in leading the IAFI.
My main goals as president of the IAFI are to continue to “grow” our membership, be sure we tell the floods story accurately to as many groups and individuals as possible, to work with the National Park Service on the development of the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, and to manage the institute’s human and fiscal resources in the most efficient and transparent manner possible.