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Pat is a third generation Montanan and a graduate of the University
of Montana in history. He has been a community organizer on natural
resource and agricultural/family farm issues in the Great Plains
and Rocky Mountain Region since 1972. He currently serves on the
Biodiversity Project Advisory Council, a Board member of the Environmental
Support Center of Washington, D.C., the Organizers' Forum, and Board
Treasurer for Montana Conservation Voters, a member of the Steering
Committee for the Western Mining Activist Network and Advisory Committee
to One Northwest, a non-profit technology assistance provider.
John is a graduate of Stanford University. He was an organizer and
research coordinator for the Northern Plains Resource Council from
1979 to 1984, and has been program director for WORC since 1984.
During that time he has been a trainer for WORC's Principles of
Community Organizing sessions, writer and editor of many WORC publications,
and lead staff for several regional and national campaigns on agricultural
and natural resource issues.
Kevin has a Master of Science degree in forest management from the
University of Idaho. Kevin was employed by the Western Colorado
Congress (WCC) for 10 years - eight as the organization's Staff
Director. Before his employment with WCC, Kevin worked for the U.S.
Forest Service in Colorado and Montana. He also has eight years
of work experience in the agricultural sector, including employment
on a family-owned dairy farm in upstate New York.
Sara is a 1990 graduate of Middlebury College with a B.A. in Environmental
Studies. In the summer of 1990, Ms. Kendall interned for WORC and
authored Uncertain Fortune. She also interned for NPRC at the 1991
Montana Legislature. Ms. Kendall worked for two years as the coordinator
of recycling and reuse programs for the Rutland County Solid Waste
District in Rutland, Vermont. Most recently, she was the member
services coordinator for Public Citizen in Washington, D.C.
Starting in 1995, Kevin is a graduate of the University of Maryland,
with a B.A. in Political Science. His experience includes work as
a field organizer for a Congressional campaign, as a staff assistant
in a Congressional office and as Director of NPRC's Montana Rural
Electric Cooperative Project.
Kerri joined the WORC staff in May 2002 as an Intern researching
and writing on food safety and genetically modified wheat issues.
She currently writes grants, does layout and design of WORC's publications,
and is the editor of the WORC's newsletter, the Western Organizing
Review. Kerri is a graduate of Rocky Mountain College with a B.A.
in English and Writing.
Aaron Browning recently joined the WORC staff after 11 years of service with the Northern Plains Resource Council, where he directed that organization's campaign and organizing work. Aaron also lobbied for Northern Plains' at the Montana state capitol for four years. Before joining Northern Plains, Aaron interned for two sessions at the Idaho Legislature in Boise, for both the State Senate and the Idaho Rural Council. In his free time, Aaron is a member of the Board of Directors of Montana Conservation Voters and recently managed a colleague's successful campaign for the state legislature. Aaron now facilitates WORC's regional civic engagement and voter participation programs. He is a graduate of Montana State University-Billings in history and environmental studies, where he serves on the University's environmental studies department advisory committee.
Jeri Lynn Bakken is responsible for the Regional Fair Trade Campaign.
Prior to joining the WORC staff in December 2002, Jeri Lynn has
worked as a community organizer since 1994 for Dakota Resource Council
and Dakota Rural Action. She is a graduate of Dickinson State University
in Dickinson, ND with a B.S. in English and Communications Education.
Jeri Lynn currently works from the field office near Lemmon, SD
where she and her family farm and ranch.
Eastern Montana native Margie MacDonald, facilitates campaigns on Clean, Renewable Fuels, Factory Farms, and Local Foods. She returned to the resource council community after a 20-year hiatus during which she served as Executive Director of the Montana Association of Churches and the Montana Office of Community Service. She worked for the Northern Plains Resource Council for nine years, culminating her tenure there as staff director. Margie holds a bachelors of science in Journalism from the University of Montana, where she was recognized in 2001 as a Distinguished Alumni.
Anna Lucas joins WORC in the Washington DC office tracking legislation and monitoring policy decisions that affect WORC's members and member groups. She is a graduate from the University of Maryland with degrees in Sociology and Women's Studies and has previously worked at the Human Rights Campaign as a Regional Field Organizer where she spent time in Montana working on the 2006 midterm elections. Prior to joining WORC, she served in Kenya with the US Peace Corps.
Eileen joined the WORC staff in April 1986 as the Administrative
Assistant. She is a graduate of the Billings Vo-Tech Center. She
currently works three-quarters time as the comptroller, and she
handles audits, financial, tax, accounts receivable/payable, and
payroll.
Marvel has been with WORC since September 1995. Marvel graduated
from May Technical College in 1993 and has a wide array of business
and computer training. Since joining WORC she has incorporated a
new database program, specifically designed for non-profits, helps
do the organizational budget each year and keeps track of staff
time and percentages on specific issues for grant reporting processes.
A third-generation Montanan, Tim delivers technical expertise
and direction for WORC and its members.
A Novell Certified Network Engineer, he has been involved
with computer technology since 1979. He has participated in numerous
technical training classes from Canon and Novell and is well versed in the range
of office technology, including printers, copiers, faxes, and telephone systems.
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