Our Staff

Kathleen is Wallowa Land Trust's first Executive Director. She joined the Trust in the fall of 2013 after almost a decade at Capitol Land Trust in Olympia, Washington.

Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Kathleen graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in Asian Studies, before receiving a master's degree in Environmental Studies from The Evergreen State College.

She has worked with many charitable organizations over the years and brings her extensive knowledge of nonprofit administration and successful land conservation to northeast Oregon. She is the past president of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts and is a member of the Rotary Club of Wallowa County.

Kel grew up in Texas where he spent much of his childhood outdoors, whether in a tree fort or on a sports field. He was drawn to conservation during his undergraduate experience at Texas A&M, where he majored in Ecological Restoration.

After several years spent working as an environmental consultant, Kel returned to A&M to pursue two of his passions: landscape-scale conservation work and nonprofit endeavors. During this time he obtained a doctorate in Ecosystem Management along with a certificate in Nonprofit Management.

He is interested in the social/humanistic aspects of landownership, specifically the processes landowners use to make conservation decisions for their properties. Kel is an avid backpacker and kayaker, and can't wait to explore Wallowa County with his pup, Finn.

After growing up in Texas and Colorado, Jonathan earned an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Montana and a masters degree from the University of Oregon.

Following a short career as an environmental consultant, Jonathan spent the next two decades working as a cabinetmaker and furniture maker. Having moved around the American west for 30 years, Jonathan followed his wife, Jean, to Wallowa County in 2017.

When not in the office, he's either out walking, reading, or watching baseball.