VARD Staff
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Sandy Mason Sandy served for 12 years as an elected member of a planning and zoning board in Massachusetts. During his tenure Sandy faced issues similar to those of Teton County such as preserving agricultural land and open space, grappling with commercial and residential sprawl, and conserving community character in a community with a large second-home-owner population. One of Sandy’s accomplishments, with support from The Nature Conservancy and the State of Massachusetts, was helping to conserve 1,200 acres of land that was slated for a 900 unit residential development. Sandy has been very involved in the Teton Valley community through volunteerism since he and his wife make made it their permanent home in 1997 . Sandy and Mary are also conservation easement donors. Email Sandy Mason
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Jennifer Werlin Jen’s interest in natural resources and land use planning began as a child growing up and playing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Over the years, she witnessed rapid land use change and became progressively more involved with environmental nonprofit organizations. As an outdoor enthusiast and people person, she enjoys being actively involved in the Teton Valley community and is a regular volunteer for several local nonprofit organizations. Jen has a diverse background in marketing, communications, and nonprofit and natural resources management. She has a B.A. in anthropology from Colorado State University and a M.S. in environmental science from the University of Idaho. She also teaches yoga part-time in Jackson and Victor. She is excited to join the VARD staff and to cultivate a livable Teton Valley community, while honoring the traditions and natural areas in our region. Email Jennifer Werlin
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Anna Trentadue An Idaho native, Anna credits her ten years of experience guiding on rivers throughout Utah, West Virginia, California, Oregon, and Idaho as the cornerstone of her interest in resource management. After studying ecology in Nunavut and Nepal, she earned her B.A. in biology, with a French minor, from Colorado College in 2000. After college, she worked in plant genetics and diabetes research for the UC Berkeley Plant Gene Expression Center and U.C. San Francisco Department of Medicine. Anna then retired her petri dishes and went to law school, earning her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco in 2006. She specialized in land use and water law, interned with the Attorney General's Energy Task Force, and worked at a private water law practice. Upon graduation, Anna returned to Idaho with her now-husband Rusty, to work for another private water law practice in Boise. She is thrilled by the opportunity to work for VARD and call the Teton Mountains her "backyard." Email Anna Trentadue
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Chris Lundberg Chris joined the staff at VARD in late June of 2008. A native Minnesotan, Chris has been coming to Teton Valley for 20 years in progressively longer stints. Chris graduated from Carleton College in Northfield, MN with a B.A. in political science in 2005 and went on to earn a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2008. Chris was admitted to the Idaho Bar in September of 2008. Outside of work he spends as much time as possible running trails and exploring the backcountry. Chris is excited to finally call Teton Valley his home and is thrilled to have the opportunity to work towards a more responsible future for this special place. Email Chris Lundberg
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