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About Our Staff To contact our staff individually, please see our contact us page. Shaaron Netherton, Executive Director
Shaaron has been the Executive Director for Friends of Nevada Wilderness since 2000. Prior to that, she was a field manager with the Bureau of Land Management, overseeing a staff of 30 and a several million dollar budget multi-resource program. She has 22 years of public land management experience with 10 years working specifically in the BLM's Wilderness program in Nevada. She holds a BS degree in Wildlife Management from Humboldt State University. Brian Beffort, Associate Director
With degrees in anthropology and journalism, Brian brings to Friends of Nevada Wilderness a deep love for the land and the ability to discuss wilderness issues with people from a variety of backgrounds. Before joining Friends, Brian was an outdoor reporter. His duties with Friends include rural outreach (he's a 4th -generation Nevadan; his grandmother was born in Panaca), developing and giving wilderness programs, financial development, designing our popular Wild Nevada calendar and writing copy for brochures, newsletters and the website. He is the author of Afoot and Afield Las Vegas, a guidebook for hiking southern Nevada, and The Joy of Backpacking. Brian joined the staff in 2001. Pat Bruce, Field Project Coordinator
Pat heads up our Wilderness Stewardship Program, coordinating with agencies and volunteers to get projects done on the ground. Pat brings a wealth of experience to job, including years of managing volunteers and programs from Boy Scouts to archaeological field schools at University of Nevada, Reno. Pat was born in Scotland and has lived in Nevada for nearly 25 years. He and his dog, Skye, try to spend 100 nights a year out in Nevada's backcountry. Pat loves Nevada's wild open places and likes to see himself as an "early man" seeing the land through the eyes of those who came before. With a BA in Anthropology, Pat focused on early man sites in the northern Great Basin. Pat joined the staff in 2006. Rose Demoret, Administrative Director
Originally from Arizona, Rose loves the desert and has become very familiar with many of Nevada's beautiful places. Her passion for wilderness started at a young age, having completed her first whitewater river trip at age 2. She is still a "river rat" and enjoys kayaking in the Truckee River near the office. She has pursued degrees in Interior Design and Landscape Design but over time has found a niche in office administration. Rose keeps the office running smoothly. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to combine her love of the outdoors with her career pursuits. Rose joined the staff in January 2007. Richard Knox, Membership Coordinator
Richard came to Friends of Nevada Wilderness after a career as a geologist working principally in the desert southwest. He evaluated mineral resources for both government and industry, where he also gained experience working with large data sets and Geographic Information Systems. With Bachelor's and Master's degrees in geology, Richard first joined Friends' staff in 2002. Adriane Zacmanidis, Southern Nevada Director
Adriane brings an amazing wealth of experience that greatly enhances our efforts to protect and conserve wilderness in Nevada. Adriane has worked for the past 15 years in the fields of Public History, Cultural Resource Management, and Education and has managed successful museum education and outreach departments. Her experiences include the design and development of experiential curricula, programs and materials for a variety of learners including ELL, professional publications, community partnerships, marketing and PR, website development, volunteer and docent training/integration, archives, and archaeology. Adriane holds a BA in Public History, with a Master's in Museum Sciences and Education, and a certification in Multimedia Design.
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Las Vegas Office PO Box 97373
"Wilderness is disappearing like a snow bank in the hot August sun." - Robert Marshall |
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After
climbing to the top of a wilderness peak and seeing the Great
Basin unfold around me, I am filled with a sense of belonging
that I never felt anywhere else. I am home!
I
love wilderness because it gives me hope. I believe everything
anyone could ever need or want is right here on Earth - clean
water, fresh air, rich soil, sufficient resources to meet our
material needs, and wild beauty where we can find solace,
challenge and spiritual renewal... Wilderness gives me hope that
we can figure things out before the really important pieces are
lost.
I can’t tell you how good it
feels for me to be working for FNW. Now I can give back to this
great state on a grand scale. As the Field Project Coordinator,
I am able to take regular folks who are concerned about their
public lands out on our projects and introduce them to the
special places in Nevada, the last of the Wild West.
I
enjoy any opportunity that I get to spend in wilderness.
Exploring a diverse and pristine landscape of peaks, rivers,
valleys and streams is a truly renewing experience.
Keeping
some of Nevada's wild places wild and free of recreational
all-terrain vehicles is important to me. People and wildlife
need quiet, peaceful places where they can experience renewal in
solitude.
For
me, the desert is home. I love the vast open spaces, the
mountains, the winds, the desert lakes, clouds, storms, the
flora, fauna, and all the unique smells. I am an extremely
active outdoors person and am so connected to this land that I
couldn’t fathom calling anywhere else in the world home."