The Role of the Board of Directors for the RCP

As part of developing an organization with shared governance, the bylaws of the RCP created a seven (7) member Board of Directors.  The Board is comprised of RCP members and oversees all RCP activities and finances.  A Board member serves a a two (2) year term and elects officers for the organization within the Board.  The Board meets monthly to conduct RCP business.  If interested in becoming a board member or attending meetings, check out the News and Events page for meeting times and locations.

Meet the Board Members!

The Raccoon Creek Partnership elected its inagural Board of Directors at the first annual meeting, held on October 21, 2007, at the Waterloo Aquatic Education Center.  Board members were nominated and elected by members of the Raccoon Creek Partnership.

Jen Bowman Chairperson		Jen's involvement with Raccoon Creek began as an undergraduate at Ohio University as a summer intership collecting water quality data. She then studied the Carbondale AMD discharge for her masters thesis at OU and is currently the Environmental Projects Manager at the Voinovich School at Ohio University.  Her main interest is AMD research, involving students, and education and outreach activities.
Scott Schell Vice-Chairperson		Scott lives on the watershed boundary of Hewett Fork in Athens County.  He is a retired Ohio River Fish Biologist from ODNR Division of Wildlife and has a general interest in streams and rivers in the region. He has seen the Clean Water Act make dramatic improvement in water quality and fisheries over his career and would like to see more recovery in Raccoon Creek.
Wendy Shields Treasurer		Wendy's interest in watershed work began in 2000 when she volunteered with the Sunday Creek Watershed.  She worked as the Raccoon Creek Outreach Coordinator during 2006 at the Vinton SWCD and was a member of the RCP interim board in 2007.  She is interested in the water quality improvement projects and outreach efforts.
Heike Perko Secretary		A watershed resident in Hewett Fork in Athens County, Heike lives at the ODNR Division of Wildlife Waterloo Wildlife Area as a caretaker. Heike has worked as a naturalist and environmental educator in the region for years and is now dedicated towared developing the Waterloo Research Station, which ODNR left vacant, into an aquatic education center.  Heike became interested in Raccoon Creek when she worked as a graduate assistant at Ohio University on Raccoon Creek projects.
Mike Schooley		A watershed resident, with property along the West Branch of Raccoon Creek in Hocking County.  Mike became involved with Raccoon Creek in 2006 after learning about the AMD impacts in West Branch.  He served as the RCP interim board chairperson from February to November of 2007.  His goals are to bring more manpower to restoration efforts.
Dan Imhoff		Dan has been involved with watershed efforts in Raccoon Creek for over a decade. His participation has been in a techinical advisory. His involvement with RCP stems from being concerned about the quality of rivers and streams in general and improving Raccoon Creek helps leave the world a little better than we found it.
Jeff Calhoun		A watershed resident near Albany in Athens County, Jeff is currently pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree for Fish and Wildlife Management from Rio Grande University. Jeff became interested in water quality while working with Rural Action for the Federal Valley Watershed Group.

Would you like to be on the Raccoon Creek Partnership Board of Directors? 

All RCP members are eligible to be on the board.  Interested persons must be nominated by a RCP member and elected by the RCP during the annual meetings in the fall of each year.  Nomination forms and announcements will be posted to the News and Events page of the website before each annual meeting. 

All Board meeting are open to the public and members are encourage to attend!

Upcoming 2008 RCP Board of Directors Meetings