Board President

Graham MacKenzie

Bio

Graham has been a long-time supporter of Washington Trout/The Wild Fish Conservancy. His interests in fish conservation began in the mid to late 1980’s. After snorkeling the Tolt River, counting steelhead with Kurt Beardsley, he returned to school at Bellevue Community College to earn an AAS. He received a B.S in Zoology from Western Washington University in 1996 focusing on aquatic entomology and an M.S in Forest Ecosystem Science in 2001 when the Center for Streamside Studies existed within the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington. His work there focused on the transfer of marine derived nutrients from Coho salmon carcasses to caddisfly larvae via the Oomycetes (water molds) that colonize dead and dying salmon. Graham has since worked in Weyerhaeuser's Western Timberlands Research group, as an aquatic biologist, responsible for the company’s stream typing program in Washington State. He gained extensive experience conducting juvenile salmonid population and habitat surveys for both internal and cooperative research purposes. Having a personal connection to people with disabilities, he currently works for the Auburn School District as a special education paraprofessional. Graham has been an avid fisherman all his life and still enjoys salmon and steelhead angling of various techniques. His keen awareness of the dynamic nature of riverine systems has allowed him to be successful in these endeavors. Aside from fishing in both fresh and saltwater, Graham also enjoys hiking, razor clamming, a variety of music genres, tinkering with vintage Volkswagens, and gardening.

Staff

Emma Helverson

Emma Helverson

Executive Director

Kurt Beardslee

Kurt Beardslee

Director of Special Projects

Jamie Glasgow

Jamie Glasgow

Director of Science and Research

Micah Wait

Micah Wait

Director of Conservation

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Aquatic Ecologist

Mary Lou White

Mary Lou White

Projects Manager/Field Biologist

Adrian Tuohy

Adrian Tuohy

Biologist

Aaron Jorgenson

Aaron Jorgenson

Biologist

Conrad Gowell

Conrad Gowell

Biologist

Colleen McGee

Colleen McGee

Biologist

Doug Hennick

Doug Hennick

Aquatic Ecologist

Frank Staller

Frank Staller

Field Technician

Blake Joplin

Blake Joplin

Field Biologist

Joe Verelli

Joe Verelli

Field Technician

Tina Green

Tina Green

Bookkeeper

Arny Stonkus

Arny Stonkus

Chief Engineer/Ecologist

Bobbi Bevacqua

Bobbi Bevacqua

Field Technician

Devin Swanson

Software Engineer/ IT

Board Members

Graham MacKenzie

Graham MacKenzie

Board President

Hugh H. Lewis

Hugh H. Lewis

Board Secretary/Treasurer

Vance Jennings

Vance Jennings

Board Member

Candace Beardslee

Candace Beardslee

Board member

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Boardmember

Dr. John R. Skalski

Dr. John R. Skalski

Board member

Dr. Jack Stanford

Dr. Jack Stanford

Board member

Jim Lichatowich

Jim Lichatowich

Board member

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Board member