(From left: Lee Hemmer, Vice-Chair; John McLean, Chair; Sharon Davis, Secretary/Auditor; Wade Troutman, Member; Kurt Isaak, Member. Not Pictured: Allen Miller, Associate Supervisor, Gene Weimerskirch, Associate Supervisor, Howard McDonald, Associate Supervisor, and Richard Rice, Associate Supervisor)

   Board Supervisors:
Chair: John McLean, Coulee City
Vice-Chair: Lee Hemmer, Del Rio
Secretary-Treasurer: Sharon Davis, Coulee City
Supervisor: Wade Troutman, Bridgeport
Supervisor: Kurt J. Isaak, St. Andrew's

Associate Supervisors:
Allen Miller, Leahy Junction
Gene Weimerskirch, St. Andrew's
Howard McDonald, Coulee City

Richard Rice, Rex

   Staff:
509-745-8362, ext. 3

 

District Manager: Britt Dudek

Britt began working for the District in December of 2002 as District Manager. He is responsible for overall district operations as well as project manager for Foster Creek’s Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. He is a graduate of the University of Washington in mechanical engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Washington. In his time away from the district, Britt oversees his family’s orchard operations in East Wenatchee and serves as a Douglas County Planning Commissioner and is the First Vice President of the Washington Farm Bureau. Prior to returning to agriculture, Britt was a project manager/salesman for a Seattle area contracting firm. His wife is a teacher for the Wenatchee School District and he has two daughters. For fun he enjoys water and snow skiing, mountain biking, and tinkering around the shop.

Financial Manager: Kay Fisher

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Implementation Project Manager: Kathleen Deason

Kathleen Deason joined the Foster Creek Conservation District in January 1999 as a Natural Resource Technician. Kathleen is a native of Ohio and a graduate of Western Washington University. She has a bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning and Policy and has a strong interest in natural resource issues especially on the local level. Kathleen is very excited to be working with Douglas County farmers and ranchers, as she feels many excellent ideas and well tried and tested practices come from people whose livelihoods are based on the land. Unfortunately many of these ideas are not translated to decision makers. She stresses it is very important that the local voice is heard and encourages you to stop in the office or participate in the development of the watershed or habitat conservation plan in Douglas County. Kathleen works with landowners on noxious weed control and new farm bill programs. She provides assistance to the Douglas County Watershed Planning Association and serves as editor of the Conservation Voices. Kathleen is currently a participant in the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program Class XXV. Drop by and visit her on your next trip to the Conservation Offices in Waterville or give her a phone call at 745-8362 ext. 3.

Watershed Coordinator: Tim Behne

Tim joined the District in December 2000. His responsibilities include working with and coordinating the efforts of our watershed consultants, water quality monitoring and associated data management, administering a water quality grant to improve water quality in Foster Creek and other streams of Douglas County, and representing the District on the Cooperative Weed Management Task Force for Douglas County. Tim graduated from Washington State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. In addition, Tim operated a dryland wheat farm in northern Douglas County from 1970 until 1998 when he put his farm into Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). However, he is still involved with a cow/calf operation. When he's not working for the District, Tim's interests and activities include snowmobiling, downhill skiing, golf, and flying.

Watershed Manager: Marilynn Lynn

Marilynn began working with the District in September 1999 as the 2514 Watershed Planning Coordinator. Her responsibilities now as the District's Watershed Manager are to coordinate the District’s natural resource watershed programs, serve as the District's liaison with other natural resource agencies regarding watershed issues, and represent the Board of Supervisors at watershed meetings of federal, state, and local entities. Marilynn coordinates and facilitates the Douglas County Watershed Planning Association meetings and is responsible for watershed planning grant applications and reports. Marilynn and her husband Rick farm an organic soft fruit orchard outside Bridgeport and are active members of the sustainable agriculture community. Marilynn and Rick have raised four children in Bridgeport and continue to be active in the school district, extracurricular sports, and community projects.