A native of southeastern New Mexico, Robert Anderson graduated from Cornell University and served in the Peace Corps before studying business at the University of New Mexico and joining his family’s company. There, he took up duties as manager and director of subsidiaries and affiliated enterprises engaged in farming, ranching, oil and gas exploration, manufacturing, banking, real estate development and restaurants. Robert has served as director of a number of charitable and civic organizations, among them The Nature Conservancy, the American Farmland Trust and the University of New Mexico’s Robert O. Anderson School of Management Foundation.

Peter Moyle is Associate Director of the Center for Watershed Science at the University of California, Davis as well as Professor in the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology. Peter is a nationally-renowned expert in fisheries science and the impacts of climate change on riparian ecosystems. He is the author or co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications and a member of American Fisheries Society and numerous professional organizations. Peter holds a BA and a PhD in zoology from the University of Minnesota and an MS in Conservation from Cornell University.

Cleve Pinnix has an impressive career in public service in both Washington, D.C. and Washington state. He most recently served for a decade as Director of the Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission. Prior to that, he was Deputy Director for Washington Parks and Deputy Supervisor for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. Cleve also served eight years as chief staff for the U.S. House Interior Committee, subcommittee on National Parks that dramatically expanded our National Parks System. Cleve is an avid outdoorsman and a true believer in river conservation.

Jon began his conservation career in the 1970s with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), first as a field representative and then as Executive Vice President. He left TNC in 1977 to start a small ranching business in western Montana. Over the next decade, he developed a successful model system of ranch management, using ecological principles and humane animal care. While in Montana, Jon joined Canyon Consulting and advised environmental groups, from British Columbia to Puerto Rico, on organizational strategy. In 1993, he became the President of The Wilderness Society (TWS). He left TWS in 1996 to return to an independent consulting practice with his wife, Joyce Chinn. Jon has served on numerous boards, including the Board of Governors of The Nature Conservancy. He currently serves on the Board of the Indian Law Resource Center.

Darcy Saiget (formerly Morgan) is a Fisheries Biologist for the U.S. Forest Service in Parkdale, Oregon. She also serves on the board of the L.P. Brown Foundation, a small family foundation in Colorado, where Darcy was born and raised. As a federal Fisheries Biologist, she is actively involved in conservation and habitat restoration for Columbia River Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive fish species. As a board member of the L.P. Brown Foundation, she is an active proponent of environmental causes, child education, and sustainable living. Darcy received a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Vermont and is a member of the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.