Board of Directors
The IRWP is intentionally structured to involve a wide diversity of entities, and thus a diversity of opinions and motivations. Our Board of Directors is compromised of 3 members in each of the following 6 categories: Agriculture, Business, Conservation, Construction, Government and Technical, Research and Education. Additionally, there are between 3 and 13 other members in an At-Large category, designed to give our Board flexibility in growth as well as to maintain its diversity and balance. By encompassing such a broad spectrum of society, we hope to develop solutions that are ultimately sustainable.
Board of Directors 2009-2010
Officers
Mike Faupel, President
Applied Sustainability Center, UA
Fayetteville, AR
Evan Teague, Vice President
Environmental Specialist, Arkansas Farm Bureau
Little Rock, AR
Larry Adair, Treasurer
President, Arvest Bank, retired
Stilwell, OK
Jennifer Michaels, Secretary
Lake Fayetteville Watershed
Springdale, AR
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Tracie Ashley
Prairie Grove Middle School
Prairie Grove, AR
Jonathan Barnett
Barnett Construction
Siloam Springs, AR
Scott Carney
Flint Creek Power Plant Environmental
Siloam Springs, AR
Dan Douglas
Benton County Quorum Court
Bentonville, AR
Marilyn Edwards
Washington County Judge
Fayetteville, AR
Sam Goade
Springdale Public Works Director
Rogers, AR
Jay Hale
OHG Sierra Club
Fayetteville, AR
Hunter Haynes
HCH Consulting
Rogers, AR
Jerry Hunton
Washington County Judge, retired
Prairie Grove, AR
Uvalde Lindsey
Ozark International Consultants
Fayetteville, AR
Jimmy Mardis
Tyson Foods, Environmental Compliance
Springdale, AR
Roger McDaniel
President, Nabholz Ozark Division
Rogers, AR
Karen McSpadden
Winrock International
Fayetteville, AR
Josh Payne
Asst. Professor, Oklahoma State University
Muskogee, OK
Gene Pharr
Washington County Conservation District
Lincoln, AR
Terry Rakes
Rogers School District, retired
Cave Springs, AR
Steve Randall
OK Scenic Rivers Commissioner
Kansas, OK
Robyn Reed
Washington County Environmental Affairs
Fayetteville, AR
John Sampier
Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority
Rogers, AR
Mark Simmons
Chairman, Simmons Foods
Siloam Springs, AR
Jackie Smith
Westville School Administration, retired
Westville, OK
Tim Snell
Associate State Dir, Nature Conservancy
Fayetteville, AR
Scott Van Laningham
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Bentonville, AR
The Illinois River Watershed Partnership is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to the health and vitality of Illinois River. What separates this partnership from the other environmentally minded organizations is our method – a uniquely holistic approach to addressing the needs of the Illinois River.
The concept for the IRWP began with 9 individuals from Northwest Arkansas who recognized that true progress for the Illinois River would necessitate a cooperative effort from the various stakeholders and entities in the watershed. To this end, these individuals formed a steering committee and hosted an Upper Illinois River Summit in September of 2005. They invited key stakeholders and decision-makers to the Summit with the goal of creating an effective watershed partnership and developing a management plan that would address the challenges of rapid development, expanding infrastructure needs and degrading ecological Illinois River watershed. Delegates to the Summit voted unanimously to establish the IRWP, which was officially formed on December 15, 2005.
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