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Board

Orin Melvin

(he/him/his)
Board President
Ric Escobedo

(he/him/his)
Board Vice President
Sarah Doherty

(she/her/hers)
Board Secretary
John Taylor

(he/him/his)
Board Treasurer
Laura Reichlin

(she/her/hers)
Board Member
Mandy Maxwell

(she/her/hers)
Board Member
Paul Sozio

(he/him/his)
Board Member
Hillary Clark

(she/her/hers)
Board Member
Dave Mell

(he/him/his)
Board Member
Jenny Ezpeleta

(she/her/hers)
Board Member

We are looking for more Board Members! If you're interested in joining, email Canuche here.

Staff

Canuche Terranella

(he/him/his)
Executive Director
cterranella@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Rebecca Ryan

(she/her/hers)
Education Director
rryan@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Deanna Butcher

(she/her/hers)
Youth Programs Coordinator
dbutcher@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Sara Evans

(she/her/hers)
Finance Associate
sevans@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Randee Zerger

(she/her/hers)
Development Manager
rzerger@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Joshua Schaub

(he/him/his)
Community Programs Manager
jschaub@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Virginia Shoup

(she/her/hers)
Community Programs Educator
vshoup@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Brandon Hughes

(he/him/his)
Facilities Manager
bhughes@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Tiffany Theden

(she/they)
Land Steward
ttheden@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Michaela Drougas

(she/her/hers)
Field Educator
mdrougas@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Fern Lopez Cruz

(they/them/theirs)
Field Educator
flopezcruz@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Jack Jefferds

(he/him/his)
Field Educator
jjefferds@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
Emma Knott

(she/her/hers)
After School Program Lead Educator
eknott@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org

Emeritus Board Members

The Wenatchee River Institute is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit. EIN 20-5611326

Thank you to our business supporters, partners, and funders

South Restaurants
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Leavenworth Coffee Roasters
Leavenworth Properties
Mountain Home Lodge
Winton Manufacturing

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