About

Executive Committee

  • Doug Mason – Chair:
    • Doug has degrees in agronomy and worked as a soil scientist/conservationist for the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources and Conservation Service and for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. He has also worked with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and was the Director of Pollution Prevention for the Hoosier Environmental Council in Indianapolis.
    • ramakong1@gmail.com
  • Kelly Forest - Vice-Chair and Banff Coordinator:
    •  Kelly is a former science department chair and physics teacher at an all-girls high school.   She continues to educate on climate change, composting, climate justice through social media.   Her family has worked very hard since moving to State College in 2008 to become a net zero household.  They have geothermal energy, 53 solar panels, a highly insulated house, which reduced their energy use by40%, and a used electric vehicle for around town.  Kelly is always willing to talk about her house or any environmental issue.  
    • khforest@icloud.com
  • Richard McCorkle:
  • Steve Lachman – Membership Chair:
    • Steve has served on the Moshannon Group’s Executive Committee since 2009. He holds a law degree from Vermont Law School and a Ph.D. in geography from Penn State. Before moving to State College, he worked as an attorney for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and also served as chair of the Allegheny Group of the Sierra Club. He leads service trips for the Sierra Club’s national outings program and is currently the editor of SCMG's newsletter.
    • stevelachman@gmail.com
  • Claire Holzner
  •  David Roberts:  
    • David is currently serving as the replacement for Joan Bouchard who stepped away from her leadership role.  David is an avid naturalist with emphasis on environmental water quality. He holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Penn State University and has over 40 years experience in environmental protection.
    • puzzlewuzzle.dr@gmail.com​​​​​​
  • Laurie Barr: 

  •  Other Officers

    • Ron Johnson – Treasurer
    • Judy Tanner – Secretary and Chapter Delegate
    • Joan Bouchard - Special Events
    • Kevin Abbott - Outings
    • Nancy Parks - Conservation Chair
    • Ellen Foreman - Energy committee member
    • Ernest Boyd - Tabling chair
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