Board
Karla Bird
Karla Bird first moved to Wyoming in 1984, when she spent three years in Rock Springs working for the Bureau of Land Management. Then her job took her to California….
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Lisa Franzen, Co-Secretary
About 20 years ago, Lisa Franzen visited Jackson Hole for the first time; she was on a ski trip to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “I had no idea back then…
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Kathy Gross
Kathy Gross was nine-years-old the first time she backpacked in the Wind River Mountains. She was with her parents, three siblings, and the family dog. She doesn’t remember the details…
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Marshall Durston
“The Bridger-Teton National Forest staff are so passionate about their jobs and the public land that they are charged with stewarding for a diversity of uses. They have so many…
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Chuck Butterfield
Board member Chuck Butterfield grew up hunting, fishing, and camping on the west side of the Bighorn National Forest, in north central Wyoming. After graduating from the University of Wyoming…
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Tim Gardiner, Vice President
Meet FBT Board Member Tim Gardiner Tim Gardiner’s work had him living in Canada, Switzerland, Singapore, England, and New York City, and when he and his wife Nancy were able…
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Marc Domsky
Recently retired from a career as an anesthesiologist, Marc Domsky joined the Friends board in early 2025. “I’m a big BTNF user—I’m a dog person and am on it every…
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Ian MacLeod, Treasurer
When board member Ian MacLeod and his wife Paige first visited Jackson Hole, “We knew about Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks, but we didn’t know as much about the…
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Sharon Smitherman
“The BTNF belongs to the public, but often the average citizen just doesn’t know what they should have with them. You can hike in flip-flops, but that doesn’t make it…
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Steve Markason, President
In 1991 Steve Markason had just graduated from forestry school in Syracuse, New York and couldn’t find paid work, “so I got a volunteer position,” he says. That volunteer position…
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