News
2010
January 05, 2010 -
National Scenic Byway Foundation Elections Held
The National Scenic Byway Foundation recently held elections for Officers and Board Members. Officers are: Chairperson, Teresa Mitchell, Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway, NY-PA; Vice Chair, Bobby Koepplin, Sheyenne River Valley National Scenic Byway, ND; Treasurer, Janet Kennedy, Lakes to Locks Passage All-American Road, NY.
Executive Committee Members are: Debbie Divine, Flint Hills National Scenic Byway, KS; Laurie Frantz, New Mexico State Scenic Byway Coordinator, NM; and Shelley Johnson, Creole Nature Trail All-American Road, LA.
Board Members are: Sande Balch, Strait of Juan de Fuca National Scenic Byway, WA; Anaise Berry, Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway, IL; Bonnie Heimbach, Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway, IL; Melinda Huntley, Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail National Scenic Byway, OH; Corinne Isaak, Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway, WA; Jill Michaels, Vermont Scenic Preservation Council, VT; Sally Pearce, Colorado State Scenic Byway Corridor, CO (recently retired); and Debbie Rinckney, Glenn Highway National Scenic Byway Foundation, AK.
Ex Officio Members include: Gary Jensen, Byway Team Leader, Federal Highway Administration, DC; Michelle Johnson, America’s Byways Resource Center, MN; Richard Haskett, Executive Director, National Scenic Byway Foundation, MN.
The Board plans to address key issues facing America’s Byways this coming year. Plans are being finalized to engage in conversation about the recommendations presented in 2009 for the future of the National Scenic Byways Program (see “Assessing and Sustaining the Quality of the America’s Byways® Collection” at http://www.bywaysonline.org/program/reports/). Additional plans include expanding the membership, providing avenues for dialogue among byway groups, and increasing public awareness of America’s Byways.
The National Scenic Byway Foundation is a not-for-profit and tax exempt charitable organization established to aid in the successful completion of projects that might not otherwise be accomplished by byways and byway organizations. If you would like to join the Foundation, please contact Dick Haskett at RCRHaskett@comcast.net or visit www.nsbfoundation.com.
