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Jenn "Thomason" Phillips
Board ChairJenn "Thomason" Phillips
Lives in Colorado
Primary school teacher
Mom to 2 girls and emergency foster mom to many
Participant on a 10-day Wider Op (Destination) 2001, GIT 2002, Guide 2003-2007
Joined the board in 2020
Kate Ford
Vice ChairKate Ford
Currently works at University of Massachusetts, Lowell, coordinating outdoor programs
Resides in Derry, NH
Guide 2001-2003
Canoe Base Director 2004-2007
Cynthia Hagan
Special ProjectsCynthia Hagan
Works part-time in schools and volunteers with local GS council
Resides in Seattle, WA
Participant in 1989-1991
GIT in 1992-1993
Guide in 1994-1995
Brought her own GS troop for a trip!
Rejoined board in 2019
Kate Ellis (Shultes)
Co-TreasurerKate Ellis (Shultes)
General Manager of the electric utility for the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
Resides in southern CA
Wider Op (Destination) participant in 1996
GIT and Guide 1997-2001
Served 2 terms on the board (2008-2014)
Rejoined in 2024
Leigh Stepan
Co-TreasurerLeigh Stepan
Consults professionally on benefits and risk management in employment
Splits time between MN and AZ
Participant in 1975
GIT 1976-1977
Guide 1979-1980
Reconnected with us a few year ago!
Denise Hayes
Fundraising CoordinatorDenise Hayes
CEO of Roanoke Valley SPCA
Lives in Western VA
Wider Op (Destination) participant in 1993 (her guides were Twitch and Katie Wasner!)
GIT in 1994-1995
Guide in 1996-1997
Brianna Berkson
SecretaryBrianna Berkson
Develops wind and solar projects
Lives in Austin, TX
Destination participant in 2017
Guide 2018, 2024
Joined the board in 2024
Bailey Basaj
CommunicationsBailey Basaj
Works as a Registered Nurse in a Transplant Intensive Care Unit
Lives in Wisconsin
Participant in 2011, GIT 2014-2015, Guide 2016-2019
Loves traveling and exploring new places!
Joined the board in 2024
Eleanor Richards
CommunicationEleanor Richards
Currently a college student
Lives in MN
GIT in 2021
Guide in 2022-2024
Heard about the program from her mom, Steph McDaniel (a former guide)!
Alexa DeJoannis
Membership CoordinatorAlexa DeJoannis
Resides near Tampa, FL
Loves birds!
Came on a 7-day Wider Op (Destination) to Lake Agnes in 1991
GIT 1992-3
Guide 1994-6
Joined the board in 2023
Ann McNally
Participant RecruitmentAnn McNally
Chemistry Professor
Lives in Seattle, WA
Past Wider Op (Destination) Participant, GIT, and Guide
Summer program director for 13 years!
Joined the board in 2024
Shaina Miller
Staff RecruitmentShaina Miller
Currently a college student
Resides in Illinois
GIT in 2021
Guide in 2022-2023
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