LOCAL
LEADERS AMONG RECENT ADDITIONS TO LEADERSHIP TEAM
AT
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
Fundraising group for Grand Teton National
Park welcomes new Board and
Resource Council Members
Jackson, Wyoming – February 10, 2012 --
Grand Teton National Park Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of
new members to its Board of Directors and Resource Council. Nancy
Donovan, Lisa Fleischman, Chris Hartley, Mark Newcomb, and Tom Saylak have
joined the Foundation Board, and Andrea Bent and Ron Harrison are the newest
members of the Resource Council. The group brings significant and varied
experience to the Foundation as it executes its mission to provide financial
support for projects that enhance and protect Grand Teton’s treasured
resources.
“We are delighted to welcome such
a dynamic group to a leadership team that is arguably one of our strongest
yet,” said Foundation President Leslie Mattson.
“Our board and resource council members maintain valuable communication
channels between
Grand Teton National Park and its local and national constituents, and we look
forward to further growth under their guidance and support."
Many
of the new members have strong ties to the Jackson community, including
involvement with local organizations and businesses ranging from mountain
climbing to the hospitality industry.
Nancy Donovan
is chairman of Oakmont Partners, LLC., a private investment firm. She is on the board of Lee Enterprises and the
Jackson Hole Community School. Nancy and her husband David have owned property
in Jackson for over 18 years.
Lisa Fleischman
has worked for nearly 30 years in philanthropy and in nonprofit management at
the National Gallery of Art and as a fund-raising consultant to nonprofits
across the globe. With her husband, Chuck, and their children, Lisa
divides her time between Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Teton Village, Wyoming.
Chris Hartley,
originally from southeast Kansas, retired in 1999 and with her husband, Ross,
made Teton Village, Wyoming, her full time home. Before moving to the
Valley, she was active as a critical nurse instructor and nurse consultant in
Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Here in Jackson, she also serves on Grand
Teton Music Festival’s board of directors.
Mark Newcomb
is a Jackson native and a part owner of Exum Mountain Guides. He worked extensively
in Grand Teton National Park throughout his guiding and mountaineering career, ski
guiding in Alaska and France and leading expeditions all over the world. He has also worked in marketing at Marmot and
recently completed a dual Masters in Economics and Finance at the University of
Wyoming.
Tom Saylak is president and CEO of Teewinot Holdings, a private family investment office. Tom spent 25 years in the commercial real estate business before retiring in 2006. He and his wife, Laurie, have been visiting Jackson with their families since the 1960s and purchased their own home near Moose in 1998. Tom is an avid golfer, sailor and fly fisherman.
Andrea Bent’s commitment to social and environmental
responsibility began in the early 1990s while she was pursuing her
undergraduate education in Political Science and her JD in Chicago. Her career has
encompassed law, finance and significant pro bono work. Andrea moved to
Jackson with her husband and daughter in 2004. She teaches yoga part
time at studios in Jackson and Wilson.
Ron Harrison first
visited Grand Teton as a child with his parents in the 1940s. In 1980 he acquired a small farm near Victor,
Idaho, and built a second home for his family and moved to Jackson full time in
1990 to build and operate the Rusty Parrot Lodge. He and his wife, Sandy, spend part of the
year in the Hill Country of Texas just outside of Austin.
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