| Douglas Fir,
President, of Ramford County, is PINE, Ramford's oldest and
largest grassroots environmental organization. His goal is to define PINE
as a proactive, solution oriented organization. He says, "I want
people to view PINE in the affirmative: What we stand for rather than what
we are simply against."
A biologist by training, Douglas Fir brings considerable experience to
the board of directors. He has focused on saving the Pine forests,
protecting human health and the environment from factory and farm
pollution, He is enthusiastic about working to promote PINE's priorities
of environmental justice, fair trade, and energy issues.
Fir has dedicated his adult life to teaching others about the
environment and working to protect it for future generations to explore
and enjoy. Previous roles have included tracking and studying eagles;
teaching conservation through hands-on activities such as sea kayaking and
hiking; and working to pass environmental-protection laws. In addition to
PINE, he is President of the Center for Environmental Politics, a
nonpartisan grassroots organization encouraging participation of
environmentally minded political candidates and on the board of directors
for the Ramford Food Bank.
Elected by PINE board of directors in May, 2001, Fir is the first
President of the Sierra Club to hail from the Ramford region .Proud to be
an outdoor enthusiast, Fir hikes and camps in the Ramford region every
chance he gets. He also runs, canoes, rides horseback, and gardens. |
| Russell
"Red" Pine, Executive Director, was appointed
Executive Director of PINE in 1992. A veteran leader in the environmental
movement, "Red" Pine has been with PINE for the past twenty
years. In that time he served as Associate Conservation Director,
Political Director and Conservation Director.
In addition to his work with PINE, "Red" has had a very
distinguished record of environmental activism and leadership. He has
served on the Boards of the Ramford League of Conservation Voters, Public
Voice, National Clean Air Coalition, Ramford Common Cause, Public Interest
Economics, Inc., and Zero Population Growth. "Red" Pine was also
Executive Director of the Ramford League of Conservation Voters and the
Political Director of Zero Population Growth.
Among his major accomplishments "Red" coauthored Ramford Prop
I.ll, The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic initiative in 1986.
"Red" Pine graduated summa cum laude from Ramford University
in 1967. He then spent two years as a volunteer with the Peace Corps in
Garden City, Africa. He returned to Ramford County to raise his family. |
| Eve R. Green,
Treasurer, is a familiar face to the PINE Board of Directors.
Before her current role as Board Treasurer, Green served as the PINE
Vice-President from 1999-2001. In fact, since she joined tPINE in 1988,
Eve R. Green has served on a dozen different boards and committees within
the Pine organization.
Green passionately fights for environmental justice, and the protection
and conservation of vital wetlands. This passion can be traced back to
Eve's upbringing in Ramford Bay area where her nature-loving parents and
an inspirational high school biology teacher turned her interests to
conservation and environmental science. Green went on to study Biology at
Ramford County Community College and where she earned an A.A. and a B.S.
respectively. Eve R. continued her education at the Ramford University and
earned her M.S. before receiving her Ph. D. in microbiology in 1984.
Much of Green's environmental focus is in his home county of Ramford
where she has been involved in many wetlands restoration and conservation
efforts. He has served as research director for the South Florida Water
Management District and has even taught biology at the University of
Mississippi (1985-1991). Green is not just a scientist and environmental
activist, though. She is also very physically active and enjoys salt-water
fishing, SCUBA diving, volleyball, horseback riding, and running. Eve R.
Green loves life and strives to get the most out of it. "I do believe
that volunteering my time and expertise is one way to pay for the
privilege for this wonderful journey through life!" Those are words
to live by. |
| Therese
Hugger, Secretary of the Board of Directors for PINE is no
stranger to environmental activism. A member of the PINE for 15 years, she
prides herself on her dedication and loyalty to keeping the environment
protected.
A lifelong resident of Ramford County, Hugger has devoted much of her
time to local issues including spearheading a $1.2 million park
preservation effort in West Ramford. Some of her other past
accomplishments include bringing together environmental, religious, labor,
and community groups to form The West Ramford Network for Global Trade
with Justice and also serving on several environmental/political boards
and committees. Therese has also organized the Tour de Sprawl, a tour
illustrating how poorly planned development effects our environment,
health and happiness and then offering smart growth solutions. Another
tour she has been involved with organizing is the Factory Farm Tour that
uncovers water and land pollution from large factory farms (like poultry
farms) and then offers logical solutions to curb this problem. Hugger also
has co-founded the Greater Ramford Inner City Outings Program that gives
inner city children the opportunity to get out of their urban surroundings
and view nature up-close.
Hugger brings to PINE a positive attitude and eagerness to save the
environment that first started back in high school. Her interest led her
to Ramford University where she graduated in 1977 with a B.S. in
Environmental Studies. In college she began a Conservation Club which
introduced her to PINE and the world of environmental activism. She went
on to attend numerous Club Training Sessions and eventually became a
member of the Club's Training Task Force in 1997.
Undaunted by the responsibilities of her position as Board Secretary,
Therese Hugger is able to juggle her job as a producer/agent at an
insurance agency and, with her husband, raising their puppy Sasha. She
also manages to find time on occasion to hike, cross-country ski, and lead
educational/activist outings. She says, "After 15 years juggling
family, job, PINE, and some time for myself, I am still exhilarated with
the challenges out there and the struggle to create 36 hour days." |
