About Us
Programs/Classes
News and Media
Scholarships
Officers
Board Chair: Gary Ladd
Secretary/Treasurer: Maggie Sacher
Executive Director
Judy Durzo - Albuquerque, NM
Attorney, mediator and arbitrator; dedicated hiker of the Colorado Plateau; Board member of Grand Canyon Association, Wildlife Rescue of New Mexico, past vice-president of Grand Canyon Association, past president New Mexico Zoological Society and travel guide Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Alaska.
Advisory Board
Ron Hubert — Flagstaff, AZ
Environmental strategies consultant and educator, Executive Director, Hozho International; retired partner Deloitte Consulting and professor at USC’s business school; board service at Laughlin Ranch Sustainable Development Council, Haley & Aldrich, Museum of Northern Arizona, Center for National Policy, Planned Parenthood, Almansor Center; MBA (USC), Conservation Ecology (NAU), currently MS program in Environmental Science and Policy (NAU); author and speaker on business and environmental issues; 3rd generation Arizona ranching family; long distance runner.
William R. Heinrich — Boise, ID
Bill is a raptor biologist who has worked with and studied birds of prey in the US and internationally in Bahrain, Mexico, Colombia, Greenland, Guatemala, Italy, Panama, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe. He is the Species Restoration Manager for The Peregrine Fund and oversees the Fund's Peregrine Falcon, Aplomado Falcon, and California Condor release programs.
Ann Zwinger, Emerita — Colorado Springs, CO
Natural history author and illustrator of prize-winning books, including John Burroughs Nature Writing Medal for Run, River, Run, Western Arts Federation Award for Downcanyon; A Natural History of the Grand Canyon; DHL from Carleton College, Colorado College, and University of Colorado; Orion Society John Hay Award for achievement in writing, conservation and education; Adjunct Professor, Colorado College; Instructor, Grand Canyon Field Institute, Canyonlands Field Institute, Catamount Institute, North Cascades Institute, Four Corners School of Outdoor Education; Board member of Catamount Institute; Emerita board member, Orion Society, Nature Conservancy, American Electric Power Company, Inc., Channel 6 (Denver PBS station).
Maggie Sacher — Verrmilion Cliffs, AZ
Resident and business owner at Vermilion Cliffs for over 19 years; Chairman, Coconino County Planning & Zoning Commission; member, Arizona Game and Fish Advisory Council; board member, Second Chance Animal Rescue; concerned citizen and advocate for the rural integrity of the Arizona Strip.
Gary Ladd — Page, AZ
Southwest photographer and author of many books, including Canyon Light, Grand Canyon: Time Below the Rim, and Lake Powell: A Photographic Essay of Glen Canyon NRA; photography showcased in Arizona Highways, National Geographic, Sierra, Omni and Smithsonian magazines; past board member Glen Canyon Natural History Association, John Wesley Powell Memorial Museum; recipient of the Grand Canyon Historical Society 2004 Pioneer Award for significant contribution to the understanding and knowledge of the Colorado Plateau.
Martha A. Harmon — Hartford, CT
An educator for over 28 years, Marti has been recognized for her innovative teaching techniques and ability to excite in her students a love for science. Named Teacher of the Year in 1999 for Charles County, Maryland, Marti teaches science and is the middle school science chairperson at Watkinson School in Hartford, Connecticut. Her love for the Western United States has inspired her to take her students on annual field trips to help them develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for the beauty and natural history of the West. Marti earned a degree in Science Education from N.C. State University with post-graduate studies at the University of Maryland and other universities. Marti is a scuba diver and private pilot, and along with her husband, hosts a weekly roots music radio program for the University of Connecticut.
Jane Cauvel, Ph.D. — Colorado Springs, CO
Professor of Philosophy Emerita, past Philosophy Department Chair and Assistant to President,The Colorado College; teaching Eastern philosophy, culture and comparative thought and interdisciplinary comparison of Western world views with those of Navajo, Pueblo, Hopi, and Hispanic traditions; Board member, North Central Association of Schools, Colorado Springs School, Women's Educational Society; devoted camper, hiker, angler and environmentalist.