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Jessica Bearman
President Jessica works with philanthropic and other mission-based organizations, including nonprofits, co-ops, and schools. Her work focuses on organization development and project research, design, and coordination to help ogranizations become more effective and have more fun. Recent clients of Bearman Consulting include: The Council on Foundations, Project Streamline, the Diversity in Philanthropy Project, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, and the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. As a consultant and in her prior role as deputy director of the New Ventures in Philanthropy, she has written and spoken widely about new and established philanthropy and is the author of several studies of giving circles and shared giving. Most recently, she researched and wrote Drowning in Paperwork, Distracted from Purpose: Challenges and Opportunities in Grant Application and Reporting, a study of grantmakers' application and reporting practices.
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Kenna Eaton
Vice-President Kenna is a 30-year veteran of the Natural Foods industry, and a staff person at the Moscow Food Co-op for the past 28 years. Promoted to General Manager in 1992 Kenna still finds her job endlessly fascinating, challenging and fun. Born in England, Kennas parents transferred to the States in 1969 and she became a citizen in the year 2000. Kenna spent most of her school years in Delaware, studying horticulture before moving out to Montana upon graduating from college. Kenna met Tim in Missoula and they decided to spend the rest of their lives together, in the West. After traveling thru Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana they settled in Moscow mostly because of the Co-op. Kenna and Tim also operate Prairie Bloom Nursery, great plants, good information last year, so between that and their now grown kids they are pretty busy. When they have spare time they like to ride mountain bikes, hike, camp and generally enjoy the inland northwest.
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Tom Liesz
Treasurer Tom Liesz, a Chicago native, earned a B.S. from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, an MBA from Northern Arizona University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Idaho. His real world experience includes working as an analyst for the Illinois Department of Labor, and several years as a financial/budget analyst in Washington and Idaho. He was also the director of two Small Business Institutes, one in Colorado and one in Oregon. With nearly 30 years of full- and part-time experience in the classroom, Liesz has acquired numerous teaching awards. His research has focused primarily on pedagogy and small business applications. His publications have appeared in journals such as the Journal of Financial Education, American Business Review, the Journal of Applied Case Research and the Mountain-Plains Journal of Business & Economics. He has been an active participant on several non-profit organization boards throughout his career.
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Kenzie Femrite
Secretary Kenzie is a graduate of University of Idaho with a degree in Food and Nutrition. For the last three years she has served as an educator with the UI Extension Nurtrition Program. She travels throughout northern Idaho working with families and older adults with limited resources to create tasty, low-cost, healthy meals.
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Suzanne St. Pierre
Suzanne was born and raised in Pullman and received her B.S. in Horticulture from Washington State University.Purchasing her parents nursery the year she graduated from college, she has made gardening her life's work ever since. Her current business, Living in the Garden, which she operates with her husband at their 2 acre "farm", attempts to marry horticulture with art. "I want to provide an inspiration for others to create a garden and connect with a little patch of outside for themselves." Suzanne is deeply attached to the Palouse landscape and to her husband who photographs it so beautifully. They live outside of Pullman with a demanding cat and an incredibly sweet black lab dog.
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Peggy Jenkins
Peggy grew up in Hawaii and attended college and law school at Boston University. She clerked for a judge on the Court of Appeals in Washington DC, then worked for big law firms in Washington DC and Honolulu, concentrating in civil litigation and appellate matters. In 2001 she moved to Idaho with her husband, Jay,and their son, Daniel. While she continues to research and write for Hawaii attorneys, she also finds time to participate in the High School Parent Group, the Unitarian Church, and continues her quest to remember to play the guitar.
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Jeff Hill
Jeff attended the University of Idaho and received a degree in Business Marketing. He has since lived in Moscow for the past 15 years. Jeff, along with his father, Jim Hill, is the current owner of James Toyota. He is a long time member of Emmanuel Lutheran church where he enjoys working with members on community outreach. Jeff's wife Karen and their three kidsShawn, Chris and Hailyenjoy their ever-expanding vegetable garden and love to share the harvest!
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Donna Kendall-Woolston
Donna is the owner of Appearances, a boutique marketing and promotions firm that for over twenty-years has represented businesses in the Inland Northwest. She specializes in working with entrepreneurs, as well as planning truly extraordinary events. Donna is also a familiar face to Arts and Cultural boards, continuing a legacy of community service passed down through six generations of her Idaho family. Daughter of an educator and a gardener, wife of a photographer, mother to a songwriter, an actress, a social activist AND a recent Grandmother to a perfect child, Donna believes in power of dreams becoming reality. Her enthusiasm and outlook is natural fit for Backyard Harvest.
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Claire Lichtenfels
Originally from Rhode Island, Claire moved to the Pacific Northwest after graduating from Brown University with a degree in Psychology. Before settling down to raise a family, Claire and her husband spent a year backpacking in Australia and experiencing the life of migrant farm workers. Upon returning to the States, Claire earned a graduate degree in clinical social work from the University of Washington and has spent more than 20 years working with at-risk youth and their families. She also moonlighted as a rowing coach while she and her family lived on Vashon Island. In 2006, Claire, her husband and four children moved to Moscow. Claire decided to pursue her interest in farming and interned at the WSU Organic Farm where she still works. Having established Soggy Bottom Farm on her own property, she is partnering with BYH to launch a CSA with the goal of providing fresh, affordable, local produce to low-income families on the Palouse.
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