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Dave Work A year before Dave retired as a Geologist and the U.S. Regional President of BP Amoco Corporation, he and his wife, Susie, purchased a home in the Teton Valley. When Dave isn’t traveling he is skiing or out on a river somewhere. As an avid fly fisherman, you can often see him fishing on the Teton, South Fork, Henry’s Fork, and occasionally on the Rio Grande River in Argentina. David and Susie live on the Teton River where they conserved approximately 40 acres of riverfront and have been busy with riverbank restoration work. Dave is a board member of the Teton Regional Land Trust and in the past has served on the board of the Friends of the Teton River. As a board member of VARD, Dave hopes to ensure that the Teton Valley grows in a way that sustains the quality of life and natural beauty of the valley that we all experience today.
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Guch Lombardi-Spray Guch graduated with a degree in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She moved to Jackson, Wyoming in 1980. Guch was employed by the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance as Director of Finance for the ten years prior to moving to Idaho. Guch and her husband, Chuck Spray, moved to Driggs in 2005 where they own and operate Guchiebird’s. Guchiebird’s offers artistic gifts and unique home décor with an emphasis on goods made in the USA.
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Nancy Siverd Nancy received an AB in biology from Vassar College and an MS in microbiology from the University of Notre Dame. Professionally, she worked as a Scientific Writer, Editor, and Manager for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Though officially retired, Nancy continues to work as a consultant preparing scientific documents and presentations for submission to the FDA. She and her husband, John, have 2 married sons and 5 grandchildren on the east coast. In 2001, they built their home in Alta, after enjoying many summer vacations in Wyoming and Montana. When she is not doing professional or volunteer work, Nancy enjoys hiking and trail riding on her BLM mustang. Nancy joined the VARD board in the spring of 2008, after participating for a number of years as a volunteer for several non-profits in Teton Valley. She is eager to promote responsible development in Teton Valley, to assure sustainable use of the valley’s natural resource assets, and to assure maintenance of the valley’s beauty, character, and quality of life.
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Kat Smithhammer Kat's passion for wilderness was initially sparked by her parents and her backyard access to Toronto's Rouge Park - North America's largest urban preserve. Sharing her passion for the land has been her driving force from teaching high school geography and running an outdoor education center to guiding in the Andes and instructing for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Canada, Chile, Australia and the US.
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Richard Danforth Richard is a graduate of Kenyon College and received a Masters degree from Dartmouth College. In 1996 he founded The Danforth Company, an advisory firm specializing in corporate advocacy, capital acquisition and marketing services. As an avid fly fisherman, Richard has spent many summers in Teton Valley angling the blue ribbon trout streams of the Yellowstone region.
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Susie Work Susie is the mother of 3 grown children whom she raised while traveling around the world following her husband’s career. In her free time she has been a stalwart volunteer for numerous organizations both in the United States and abroad. While living in Egypt, Susie co-founded the Friends of Children with Cancer Foundation, which provides funds to cover health care expenses for children with cancer. When Susie returned to the United States, she founded a U.S. based foundation to help support the Friends of Children with Cancer. Both foundations now provide nearly all the medications required for Egyptian children with cancer. Susie and her husband, David, moved to Teton Valley in 1999. They were attracted to the valley by its natural beauty and quality of life, which they are both committed to conserving. When Susie is not volunteering for one of the many organizations in Teton Valley that treasure her dedication, she enjoys fly fishing, skiing, birding, hiking, and just being out in nature.
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