— People of SOS —

Director

Gloria Flora was a landscape architect and land manager with the U.S. Forest Service for over 22 years. Gloria served as Forest Supervisor on two national forests, including the largest in the continental U.S. She has received numerous awards for her innovative stewardship of public lands.

Associates

• Richard Freeman, Ph.D., holds advanced degrees in Environmental Studies and Forest Policy & Planning. He researches and writes on public lands and rural sustainable development and directs a sustainable forest management consulting business. Dr. Rick has taught forest planning, ethics, and technical writing at the university level.
• Jennifer Scheinz is an attorney with a Masters in Environmental Law. Her private practice focuses on plaintiff advocacy in environmental and consumer issues. Ms. Scheinz has also worked with international, national and regional nonprofit organizations.
• Lynn Robson has won national recognition for cost-benefits analyses for sustainable development. Leading community development projects in Montana, Caribbean and Latin America, Lynn's work is focused on economic and financial analysis. She has a 20-year history of publications, seminars, and organizational development accomplishments.

Board of Directors

• A. Gayle Hudgens, Ph.D. is a futurist and Cultural Creative coach. She's also the author of Collaborative Spunk: The Feisty Guide for Reviving People and Our Planet, among scores of other works asserting daring, relevance and insight in sustainability and self-determination. Gayle holds significant certifications in coaching, organic farming and sustainability. Her work spans several continents and her business, Sustainability Coaching flourishes outside of Austin, Texas.
• Tom Kovalicky retired from the Forest Service after an illustrious career punctuated by courageous and innovative leadership. His many conservation and community awards are impressive and diverse. Tom's in-depth knowledge of natural resources andwilderness makes him a highly sought-after consultant and speaker. He is an avid outdoorsman living and enjoying life near Grangeville, Idaho.
• Marc Flora is a renassiance man: a goatherd, a writer, a stone mason, a homebuilder and a student of permaculture. His in-depth political and economic insights have made him a popular opinion columnist. He is now applying principles of restoration forestry and land rehabilitation to overused land. Marc's myriad goats, dogs, cats and chickens love him almost as much as his wife, where they all reside happily outside of Helena, Montana.

Note that every member of the Board is a grandparent, giving them a unique perspective and a personal stake in seeing that the beauty and integrity of our natural environment is sustained for the little ones... and those to come.

The Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative served as the fiscal sponsor for SOS during our early years. SOS maintains a close working relationship with them.  Their mission is creative cooperative problem-solving in the conservation of nature. For more information about the NRCC, please contact them at:

P.O. Box 2705
Jackson, WY 83001
Phone: (307) 733-6856
Fax: (307) 733-6574

www.nrccooperative.org