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george nickas, executive director
George joined Wilderness Watch as our policy coordinator in 1996. Prior to Wilderness Watch, George served 11 years as a natural resource specialist and assistant coordinator for the Utah Wilderness Association. George is regularly invited to make presentations at national wilderness conferences, agency training sessions, and other gatherings where wilderness protection is discussed. Email
 Kevin Proescholdt, CONSERVATION DIRECTOR
Kevin guided canoe trips in Minnesota's million-acre Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) for 10 years, and has visited designated and undesignated Wildernesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. He helped pass the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act through Congress, directed the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness for 16 years, and co-authored the 1995 book, Troubled Waters: The Fight for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. For the eight years prior to joining the Wilderness Watch staff, Kevin directed the national Izaak Walton League's Wilderness and Public Lands Program. Kevin has been active with Wilderness Watch since 1989, joined the board of directors in 2003, and served two years as president of the board. He has written extensively on the Boundary Waters, and wilderness policy and history. Email
Jeff Smith, Membership & Development Director
Jeff joined Wilderness Watch at the beginning of 2006 after directing the MontanaWorks program for the University of Montana. An experienced grant writer, he has worked with many nonprofits, including Families First, the International Wildlife Film Festival, homeWORD, the Missoula Boys and Girls Club, the Virginia City Preservation Alliance, and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. He is the author of many magazine articles and two books, The Montana Book of Days, a day-by-day guide to Montana history, and K. Ross Toole's Montana, a celebration of the life's work of a truly progressive Montana historian. Email
Dawn serra, Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Dawn joined Wilderness Watch at the beginning of 2009. Prior to Wilderness Watch, Dawn worked for the Highlands Coalition as Communications Coordinator, and contracted design work for non-profits such as Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Appalachian Mountain Club, Great Burn Study Group, Native Forest Network and the National Forest Protection Alliance. Dawn also served as Publicity Coordinator for the Sawtooths to Selkirks Hike, which promoted wildlife corridors in the northern Rockies.Email
Photo credit: Daria Mochan
 TALASI BROOKS, LEGAL INTERN
Talasi Brooks is working for Wilderness Watch as a legal intern this summer and is a former WW policy research intern. She is a student in the Law and Environmental Studies Graduate programs at the University of Montana and a recipient of the Wyss Scholarship for Conservation of the American West. She has also broken in her boots as a wilderness ranger and wilderness trails employee for the U.S. Forest Service and other nonprofits. Talasi's internship is being partially funded by the Bill Worf Memorial Fund.
Photo credit: Alex Bowman-Brown
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