Keep Sedona Beautiful Board of Directors

 

Officers Barbara Litrell President, Keep Sedona Beautiful President, B. Litrell Communications Corp., an advertising, marketing, event and conference planning firm Former advertising executive with The New York Times and publisher of national magazines including McCall’s, Working Woman, and Working Mother Founding Member and Past President, North Central Arizona Regional Watershed Consortium Chair (3 years) of the League of Women Voters Water Committee, launching the program of Water Awareness Month activities in the Verde Valley Member and Event Coordinator, National Association of Women Business Owners, Sedona Chapter Ruth K. Birkner Leadership Award, 2005   Stephen DeVol Secretary, Keep Sedona Beautiful Twenty-year resident of Sedona Vice President, Voice of Choice for SR 179 Member, Sustainable Arizona Owned and operated One Hour Photo Express in Sedona for 12 years Owned and operated Arizona Channel 18, Sedona’s first commercial cable television station Licensed Arizona real estate agent Graduated from Zaki Gordon Film Institute and currently an independent film-maker Certificate of Appreciation from KSB for documentary on Highway 179, 2001 Certificate of Appreciation for work on City of Sedona Incorporation, 1998 Best Documentary Film, Zaki Gordon Film School, 2006   John Gillam Treasurer, Keep Sedona Beautiful Retired Financial Control Manager at Ford Motor Company in Michigan and Japan Treasurer, Big Park Regional Coordinating Council Director and Past President of Voice of Choice for SR 179 Member, All American Road Executive Committee   Board Members Bill Pumphrey Vice President of Litter Lifters Immediate Past President, Keep Sedona Beautiful Retired from major US auto manufacturer HR and industrial relations executive with experience in manufacturing and auto assembly Volunteer and Member, Humane Society of Sedona Member, International Dark Skies Association Committee Member, Verde Valley Dark Skies Coalition Member, Big Park Regional Coordinating Council P&Z Lighting Compliance Committee Member, Sedona Historical Society Member, Friends of the Forest Member, Friends of Sedona Library Member, National Resource Defense Council Vice President, Verde Valley Forum for Public Affairs KSB Norman McGee Award for community service, 2005   Harry Newman Litter Prevention Chair, Keep Sedona Beautiful Board Member and Ombudsman, Jewish Community of Sedona and the Verde Valley Keep Sedona Beautiful Liaison to the Sedona Main Street Program Board   Cole Greenberg Chairman, Sedona Citizens’ Noise Abatement Committee Member, KSB NSA Committee Past President, Keep Sedona Beautiful KSB Norman McGee Award Certified Member and President (1993), American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc. Member, American Mensa, Ltd. Hearing Officer, Coconino County (Arizona) Board of Equalization, 1993-2006   Gail Shaw Simpson Speakers’ Bureau Co-Chairman, Keep Sedona Beautiful Past Board member and officer, Voice of Choice for SR 179 Public Outreach Team for ADOT SR179 Design Project Member, All American Road Committee Columnist for the Villager Former gallery director with marketing background.   Justine Kusner Litter Lifter for 10 years Past Recording Secretary, Keep Sedona Beautiful Retired Teacher, Junior College and High School, Chicago, IL, and New Jersey Board Member, Friends of Posse Grounds "Barb’s Park" Teacher and School Liaison Volunteer Past President, Vice President and Chair, Cultural Resources Committee Present Chair, Weed & Seed Crew, Friends of the Forest KSB Ken Corey Award, 2000 Special Award for Outstanding Community Service, 2001 KSB Norman McGee Award, 2002 Greater Sedona Community Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award, 2004 (with husband Bill Kusner)   Bill Eich Secretary (2 years), Board Member (more than 10 years), Litter Lifter (5 years), Keep Sedona Beautiful Chairman, KSB Land Preservation Task Force, raised $18.5 million, preserved 513 acres in 10 years that were donated to USFS by Keep Sedona Beautiful Sedona resident, 13 years Former Board Member, Sedona Recycles Former Board Member, Sedona Main Street Association Member (6 years), Treasurer (6 years), current President, Voice of Choice Retired from a Pharmaceutical company from Chicago Veteran, married, born and lived on a farm in Illinois Engineering graduate, University of Iowa Board member of Verde Valley Land Preservation Institute Sedona Citizen of Year, 2001 KSB Norman McGee Award, 2001 KSB MacFarlane Award, 2003 KSB Special Recognition, 1998 Volunteer Science Teacher, West Sedona Elementary School, 5 years in mid 1990s   Bill Kusner Vice President, Sedona NSA Committee President (1999-2002), Member since 1996, Keep Sedona Beautiful Retired District Engineer–Planning, Ameritech (Now AT &T) Board of Directors, various Committees and Chairs, 1998-present Director, Friends of the Forest, 1998-present Member of Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy, 2000-present Treasurer, Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park Treasurer, Verde Valley Land Preservation Institute Member of Executive Board, Heart of Sedona KSB Norman McGee Award, 2001 KSB MacFarlane Award, 2005 Greater Sedona Community Foundation Volunteer of the Year, 2004 (with wife Justine Kusner) Friends of the Forest Distinguished Volunteer, 2005   Dick Ellis Government and NGO Liaison, Keep Sedona Beautiful Former City Councilor and Past Mayor, Sedona Founding Member and President, Voice of Choice for SR 179 Board Member, Northern AZ Municipal Water Users Association Has been living in Arizona with his wife Jo for 14 years Past president of his homeowners’ association Chairman, Water and Land Use Committee and Administration Team, Responsible Residents of the Red Rocks Water Committee Chairman, League of Women Voters Water Committee Chairman, Keep Sedona Beautiful Served 3 years on City of Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission Served on Yavapai County Water Advisory Council Currently serving on Transportation Advisory Board, Northern Arizona Council of Governments Sedona Water Conservation Committee, Verde River Basin Partnership Verde Watershed Association Awards received from Keep Sedona Beautiful, Good Morning Sedona, Voice of Choice, City of Sedona, Toastmasters International Community Achievement Award, Verde River Citizens Alliance, among others Former Executive Team Member for Hwy 179 Project   Sarah McLean Vice President, Membership and Development, Keep Sedona Beautiful Founding Board Member, Steering Committee, Sustainable Arizona Resource and Education Council Recipient, Sustainable Arizona Service Leadership Award 2005 Founder, Balance in the Forest Citizen Action Committee, balancing commercial and environmental concerns in the USFS President, Sedona Meditation Training Co. Fundraiser, American Humane Society of the United States Previously served as Education Director of the Chopra Center, California Member, National Association of Women Business Owners   James Bishop, Jr. Vice President of Outreach, Keep Sedona Beautiful Longtime resident of Greater Sedona Award-winning author, freelance writer, editor, and creative writing instructor, committed to grass roots organizing, arts advocacy and environmental sanity Senior staff member (1977), White House Energy Policy and Planning, creating the nation's first comprehensive energy plan focused on renewable energy potential Director of Communications, Federal Energy Administration Chief Spokesman for Energy Secretary James Rodney Schlesinger Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental and Institutional Relations Recipient of Secretary's Medal for Outstanding Service, 1980 Served as a consultant to government agencies and non-profit organizations, ranging from the RAND Corporation to the Grand Canyon Trust, The Aspen Institute at Wye Plantation to American Rivers and the Coconino National Forest, Sedona Ranger District and the Sedona Creative Life Center Former Chair, Sedona Arts and Cultural Commission Current Board Member, Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park Board Member, Sedona Recycles Books include The Consumer Revolution – Let the Seller Beware, Creating Abundance, A Different Energy Future, and the first biography of Edward Abbey, Epitaph for a Desert Anarchist: The Life and Legacy of Edward Abbey   Nick Chandler Past President, Sedona Adult Community Center Past President, Shadow Estates POA Secretary, Chapel Vista POA Certified Community Mediator, Volunteer Mediator for the City of Sedona Past Trustee and Fund Raising Chairman, Sedona Public Library building Founding Member of Friends of the Forest Royal Air Force, 1939-1946 Immigrated to U.S. in 1950 Assistant Vice President, AMAX, New York (1960s) Founder and CEO of This Week Publications, Long Island, N.Y. Vice President, National Association of Advertising Publishers Twenty-year Sedona resident   Zona Fink Member, Former Secretary, President and Past President, the Big Park Regional Coordinating Council Current Representative and Chair, the Big Park Regional Coordinating Council Planning and Zoning Committee Member and Grant Writer, the All-American Road Committee Stakeholder, Executive Team Member, Highway 179 Project representing Big Park Director and current Treasurer, Responsible Residents for the Red Rocks Big Park Representative to the Verde Valley Transportation Planning Organization Member, Central Basin Regional Council Retired accountant Co-founder of the Village of Oak Creek Fine Artists and Craftsmen artist event Thirteen-year Sedona resident   Catherine Moore Awards Committee Chair, Keep Sedona Beautiful Board Member, Friends of the Posse Grounds-Barbara Antonsen Memorial Park Sedona Rotary Club Member and Youth Exchange Counselor Sedona Literacy Center Volunteer Bristlecone Pines Association Architectural Control Committee Member and former President of New Mexico ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) President, Perspectives (interior & home design) Sedona resident since 1992   Charles Hinkley Water Conservation Chair, Keep Sedona Beautiful North Central Arizona Watershed Consortium Former Chair, Sustainable Growth Commission Vice President, Responsible Residents of the Red Rocks Member, Water Conservation Committee of the City of Sedona Communications Director for Vision Sedona Board Member, Voice of Choice Board Member, Cultural Diversity Council ACTS (Action Coalition for Transportation Solutions) Water Resources Consultant for W.A.T.E.R., Inc. President, Aqua Tek Corporation Vice President, HMR International, Inc. Author, Born of the Sun; co-author, Water Conservation and Golf Courses in the Verde Valley; author of 31 manuals for water-oriented real estate development   Bob Carabell Vice President of Conservation, Dark Skies Chairman, Sedona NSA Committee Member, Keep Sedona Beautiful Member, International Dark Skies Association P & Z Lighting Compliance Committee, Big Park Regional Coordinating Council Former Chair, Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, Hudson, Ohio President, Board of Trustees, Chamber Music Sedona, 2003-2006 Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association Former Senior Labor Counsel, TRW, Inc. Adjunct Professor, University of Akron School of Law Lecturer, national seminars and continuing legal education programs Employer representative in discussion groups on the President's Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations, 1994 Member, Ohio Bar, United States District Court Northern District of Ohio, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit Facilitator, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Yavapai College Sedona resident since 1997   Barbara Zeschke Past Vice-President, Litter Lifters, since 1987, Keep Sedona Beautiful Former high school, junior college and adult education teacher Co-founded the first recycling center in Chicago Sedona resident since 1985 Member, Sedona Westerners Member, Botany Club Member, University Women of Sedona Member since 1992, Friends of the Forest Charter Member, Red Rock Clean and Green Coalition Board Member, Sedona Recycles   Hal Driggs Landscape Design Chair, Keep Sedona Beautiful Board Member since 1990, involved every year with the Annual Awards Program Five-term Member, City of Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission Former Board Member, Sedona Arts Center Graduate of the University of Cincinnati U.S. Air Force Veteran Registered Architect, in practice since 1962 Co-founder, dh2w, Architects/Engineers, Michigan City, Indiana Member, American Institute of Architects Professor Emeritus of Architectural Technology, Purdue University - North Central Campus Sedona resident since 1988 KSB Norman McGee Award, 1999

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Keep Sedona Beautiful promotes conservation of the greater Sedona area, and, by all practical means, seeks to preserve the unique natural environment and to enhance the quality of life for future generations. Make a donation to Keep Sedona Beautiful: