Preserving, for public benefit, land on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula with natural, recreational, or cultural values by working with willing landowners.
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Our Board of Directors
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust is governed by a board of directors elected by the general membership on a staggered schedule for three-year terms at the Annual Meeting each fall. The current Board of Directors members are:
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Dotti Harness-FosterBoard PresidentDotti has a BS in Mathematics and a Masters in Education. She has prior work experience in real estate, and currently works in the City of Homer’s Planning Department. Dotti has been on the board of KHLT since 2004, serving as President since 2005. |
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John MouwVice-PresidentJohn is a retired property manager and has been on the KHLT board since 1997. He served as Treasurer for 8 1/2 years and was elected Vice President in 2009. He is on the Board of Directors of the Homer Foundation and is a member of the Homer Rotary Club. |
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Larsen KlingelTreasurerLarsen is a self-employed investor. His family created our Klingel Fund and has donated several lots as trade land. Larsen has been on the board of KHLT since 2002, and has served as Treasurer since 2007. |
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Scott ConnellySecretaryScott has been selling real estate in the Homer area for over sixteen years. He is involved with trails and trailhead development in the Homer area, serving on the Snomads board and trails committee. Scott joined the KHLT board in 2008. |
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Marian BeckA life-long local resident, Marian has been on the board of KHLT since 1994. She owns the Saltry Restaurant and the Kachemak Bay Ferry, is an artist and an authorized seal rehabilitator, and is active in the local equestrian club. |
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Shirley CoxShirley has a long history in natural resource conservation through the Homer Soil and Water Conservation District. She has been an active community 4-H leader while operating a 90-acre farm near Happy Valley on the Kenai Peninsula for many years, and is also a partner in a horseback outfitting business in northeastern Oregon. Shirley has been on the KHLT board since 2005. |
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Rachel LordOriginally from Maine, Rachel moved to Alaska in 2005 for her MS degree in Wildlife Biology at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She worked a season with the International Pacific Halibut Commission became the Outreach & Monitoring Coordinator at Cook Inletkeeper in 2008. Rachel joined the KHLT board in April 2010. |
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Sam MeansSam worked as a land manager for the State of Alaska for thirty years. He managed legal and physical access across state land, and spent several years with the Municipal Lands Trustee Program, working with Village Councils and Native Village Corporations in unincorporated villages. Sam joined the KHLT board in October 2009. |
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Jessica RyanJessica has a BS in Environmental Biology, and a Master's degree in Northern Studies from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. She is employed as an Education Coordinator for the Alaska Department of Fish & Game at the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve in Homer. Jessica joined the KHLT board in February 2010. |