Ecotrust Staff
Management
Spencer B. Beebe
President
Spencer Beebe is a fourth generation Portlander who spent fourteen years with the Nature Conservancy before helping found Conservation International in 1987. In 1991, he founded Ecotrust to focus his work on the rain forests of home. He serves on the boards of ShoreBank Corporation, Tamastlikt Cultural Institute and Walsh Construction Company. Spencer is a member of the Ecotrust and Ecotrust Canada Board of Directors.
Edward Backus
Vice President, Community Ecosystem Services
Ed Backus holds an MFS from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He worked for eight years at The Nature Conservancy International and at Conservation International before moving to Oregon in 1993. He was the president and co-founder of Interrain Pacific, a non-profit organization leading the development of public access to geographic information systems (GIS), which has since been integrated into the work of Ecotrust Knowledge Systems. Ed is chair of the board of the Prince William Sound Science Center in Cordova, Alaska.
Deborah Kane
Vice President, Food & Farms
Prior to joining Ecotrust, Deborah Kane ran an independent consulting business specializing in sustainable food and farming and served as executive director of Food Alliance, one of the nation's leading certification organizations for environmentally friendly and socially responsible agriculture practices. In 2003 Deborah was named one of "50 Great Leaders for Oregon" by Oregon Business Magazine and appointed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Sustainability Board, where she served one term. Deborah has also served as a WK Kellogg Foundation national Food & Society Policy Fellow and, among many other achievements and accolades, in 2010 she was named one of the “10 Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food” by Fast Company Magazine for her innovative work with FoodHub, a dynamic online marketplace that connects regional food buyers and sellers.
Adam Lane
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Adam Lane earned his MBA from The Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA in mathematics and economics from Pomona College. Prior to Ecotrust, Adam served as a senior manager of finance integration for the Intel Corporation, working with Intel-acquired companies to insure integration of business systems, financial processes and staffing. He serves on the boards of Celilo Group Media and the Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center.
Astrid Scholz
Vice President, Knowledge Systems
Dr. Astrid Scholz, an ecological economist by training, received her Ph.D. in Energy and Resources from the University of California at Berkeley. Astrid is an affiliate faculty member of Oregon State University's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences program, and is co-editor of Place Matters, a book on integrated marine geographic information systems that OSU Press published in 2005. She serves on the boards of the Pacific Marine Conservation Council and the Living Oceans Society, and is a member of the Science and Technical Team of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute.
Bettina von Hagen
CEO, Ecotrust Forest Management
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Staff
Nancy Bales, Director of Development
Beck Barger, Event Logistics Manager
Sam Beebe, Cache Project
Allison Bidlack, Science Coordinator, Copper River Program
Jon Bonkoski, Senior GIS Analyst
Gloria Borg-Olds, Program Associate, Leadership Award
Ericka Carlson, Director, Strategic Partnerships, Food & Farms
Kate Carone, Whole Watershed Restoration Program Coordinator
Cheryl Chen, Marine Planning Project Manager
Brent Davies, Director, Forests and Watersheds - Community Ecosystem Services
Steve Dettman, Forest Carbon Program Manager
Emily Dietrich, Development Coordinator
Scott Fletcher, Applications Developer
Laura Ford, Managing Editor, Edible Portland, Food & Farms
Andrew Fuller, Art Director
Marcus Hecht, Network Administrator
Taylor Hesselgrave, Economic Analyst
Ryan Hodges, Applications Developer
Raymond Hollander, Controller
Stacy Holtmann, Office Manager
Cathy Kellon, Research Coordinator, State of the Salmon Program
Sarah Kruse, Senior Economist
Jeanne Kubal, Event Sales & Marketing Manager
Joren Love, Systems Technician
Nick Lyman, GIS Technician
Megan Mackey, Fisheries Policy Associate
Joelle Marr, Grant Writer/Manager
Ernest McCarty, Staff Accountant
Sydney Mead, Director of Events, Natural Capital Center Programs Manager, LEED AP
Mike Mertens, Director of Spatial Analysis, GIS Manager
Lola Milholland, Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Food & Farms
Courtney Moss, Event Guest Services Assistant
Caitlin O'Brady, Ecosystem Services Program Associate
Gladys Ruiz, Night Porter
Donald Sampson, Director, Native Programs
Kristen Sheeran, Executive Director, Economics for Equity and the Environment Network
Leigh Ann Shelton, Assistant Controller
Howard Silverman, Senior Writer and Analyst
Stacey Sobell, Farm to School Coordinator, Food & Farms
Alex Speaks, Director of IT
Charles Steinback, Director of Marine Planning
Ofelia Svart, Assistant to the President
Jocelyn Tutak, GIS Analyst
Erica McCall Valentine, Director of Copper River Program
Seth Walker, Director, Communications & Outreach
Leanne Weiss, Program Assistant, Knowledge Systems and Fisheries
Tim Welch, Applications Developer
Yveline Wilnau, Natural Capital Center Gardener
Mariusz Wroblewski, Fisheries Officer
