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Welcome to our New Board Members

6/26/2018

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On Saturday, June 23, a great group of Wilderness loving folks gathered at the Dickerman farm in Swoope for the Virginia Wilderness Committee's Annual Meeting.  Executive Director, Mark Miller, updated the group on our work regarding several current campaigns, including: Lower Cowpasture, North Shenandoah Mountain, and the issue of Sustainable Recreation.  He also shared information on two new projects: potential Wilderness in the Dismal Swamp and work with the Monacan Nation.  Lynn Cameron shared updates on all of her work as co-chair of the Friends of Shenandoah Mountain.  A new slate of officers was voted in and two new Board members were added.
The Board is now led by: 
President - John Hutchinson
Vice President - Steve Johnson
Treasurer - Larry Evans
Secretary - Pete Bsumek

​​Our new Board members are:
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Tom Engle, who lives in Augusta County near Middlebrook with his wife Sharon and great niece Ivy.  Tom retired from the U.S. State Department last year after a 31-year career as a Foreign Service officer.  During that time he worked in U.S. embassies in China, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Germany and Afghanistan, as well as in several offices in the Washington headquarters.  Tom has been an avid hiker since spending his high school years near the Smoky Mts., and his introduction to this region was through camping in the 1980’s in Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness. 

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Tyler Meader, whose family moved from the suburbs outside Harrisburg, PA to a historic home surrounded by woods, creeks and the James River when he was 10, beginning his love of the outdoors. Through the Boy Scout program he became well acquainted with the wonderful opportunities for hiking and camping that Virginia has to offer. His love of the mountains and being outdoors has continued into his adult life, and for over 25 years he has spent many nights in some of the wilderness areas in Virginia.  Tyler lives in Glen Allen and works for the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation-Division of Natural Heritage. 

​The next year will be an exciting one for the Virginia Wilderness Committee!
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