Staff:

Peter Bates, Interim Executive Director
NC Registered Forester 1292

Craig Breedlove, Stewardship and Education Coordinator
BS, Western Carolina University, 2017

5-10 part-time and full-time interns from Western Carolina’s Natural Resource Management Program

Board of Directors:

Peter Bates, President
Associate Professor and Director, Natural Resource Conservation & Management Program,
Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources, Western Carolina University
NC Registered Forester 1292
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Wendy Cagle, Vice President
Assistant Professor within the School of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Sports Management and Hospitality Tourism.
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Chris Cooper, Secretary/Treasurer
Professor and Department Head, Department of Political Science, Western Carolina University
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Lee Galloway
Retired Town Manager, Town of Waynesville, NC

Rose Butler
Balsam Mountain Trust