The Superior Bio-Conservancy Board members:
Bob Boucher
Bob serves as founding President of the Superior Bio-Conservancy and is President and owner of Still Meadows, LLC. Bob lives in Wisconsin but spends time at a family cabin situated between old growth forests and Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His interest include protecting and restoring keystone species in ecosystems and bioregional landscape linkages for protection on a global scale. He has an MS in Water Resource Management for the UW Madison with an emphasis in ecosystem management of watersheds. He became a "Beaver Believer" when he realized the role this keystone species plays in the health of our river's hydrology and their significance to biodiversity. He serves as an advisor to the Beaver Institute. He founded Milwaukee Riverkeeper and served as Executive Director of Wisconsin’s oldest land trust (The Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation). Bob has traveled to over 60 countries exploring wild and tame places. He has worked in Alaska as a fishing, kayak and naturalist guide and led wilderness trips for Camp Manito-Wish. He is a member of the Birch Leggings club and has summited Denali in Alaska. Bob and his wife, Mary, share a love of nature, wildlife, hiking, biking, skiing, and their dogs.
Paul DeMain
Also know by his Ojibwe name Skabewis, Paul is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and a retired business owner living with his family in Hayward, Wisconsin with summer residence on historic Madeline Island. DeMain is the former CEO of Indian Country Communications, Inc. and publisher of the national Native newspaper "News from Indian Country". He is recently retired after over 40 years of being affiliated with Indigenous led media. DeMain also produced video programming for IndianCountryTV.com, First Nations Experience (FNX) and special projects for the Inter-Tribal Agriculture Council. He is a former President of the Native American Journalists Association, and incorporated the largest coalition of Journalists in the world, UNITY: Journalists of Color in 1994, DeMain was Indian Affairs Policy Advisor to Governor Anthony S. Earl from 1982-1986, Vice Presidential Campaign Manager for Green Party candidate Winona LaDuke in 2000 and served on numerous profit and non0profit board of directors ranging from the Little Rock's Sequoyah Research Institute at the University of Arkansas, Governors Interstate Indian Council, WOJB 88.9 FM Public Radio, Denver's Spirit of the Sun Youth-Business and Development Board and the Inter-Tribal Maple Syrup Producers Cooperative. He chairs several organizations including the Navajo Times Publishing Company (the country's largest Native stock-owned publication) Native American Education Technologies, Inc. (of Hayward, WI); the Akiing 8th Fire-Solar Energy Community Cooperative; and, with executive director, Winona LaDuke, Honor The Earth, a Minnesota environmental organization.
Bob Boucher
Bob serves as founding President of the Superior Bio-Conservancy and is President and owner of Still Meadows, LLC. Bob lives in Wisconsin but spends time at a family cabin situated between old growth forests and Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His interest include protecting and restoring keystone species in ecosystems and bioregional landscape linkages for protection on a global scale. He has an MS in Water Resource Management for the UW Madison with an emphasis in ecosystem management of watersheds. He became a "Beaver Believer" when he realized the role this keystone species plays in the health of our river's hydrology and their significance to biodiversity. He serves as an advisor to the Beaver Institute. He founded Milwaukee Riverkeeper and served as Executive Director of Wisconsin’s oldest land trust (The Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation). Bob has traveled to over 60 countries exploring wild and tame places. He has worked in Alaska as a fishing, kayak and naturalist guide and led wilderness trips for Camp Manito-Wish. He is a member of the Birch Leggings club and has summited Denali in Alaska. Bob and his wife, Mary, share a love of nature, wildlife, hiking, biking, skiing, and their dogs.
Paul DeMain
Also know by his Ojibwe name Skabewis, Paul is a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and a retired business owner living with his family in Hayward, Wisconsin with summer residence on historic Madeline Island. DeMain is the former CEO of Indian Country Communications, Inc. and publisher of the national Native newspaper "News from Indian Country". He is recently retired after over 40 years of being affiliated with Indigenous led media. DeMain also produced video programming for IndianCountryTV.com, First Nations Experience (FNX) and special projects for the Inter-Tribal Agriculture Council. He is a former President of the Native American Journalists Association, and incorporated the largest coalition of Journalists in the world, UNITY: Journalists of Color in 1994, DeMain was Indian Affairs Policy Advisor to Governor Anthony S. Earl from 1982-1986, Vice Presidential Campaign Manager for Green Party candidate Winona LaDuke in 2000 and served on numerous profit and non0profit board of directors ranging from the Little Rock's Sequoyah Research Institute at the University of Arkansas, Governors Interstate Indian Council, WOJB 88.9 FM Public Radio, Denver's Spirit of the Sun Youth-Business and Development Board and the Inter-Tribal Maple Syrup Producers Cooperative. He chairs several organizations including the Navajo Times Publishing Company (the country's largest Native stock-owned publication) Native American Education Technologies, Inc. (of Hayward, WI); the Akiing 8th Fire-Solar Energy Community Cooperative; and, with executive director, Winona LaDuke, Honor The Earth, a Minnesota environmental organization.
Mary Washburne
Mary is a family medicine physician providing health care services to the Milwaukee Brewers, students at Marquette University, and others. She serves as Medical Director for Milwaukee Job Corps and the Medical and Laboratory Director for the IBBI plasma center. Dr. Washburne spearheaded and implemented one of the first integrative medicine programs in Milwaukee at Columbia-St. Mary’s. When working for Doctors Without Borders in 1996 and 1997, she oversaw medical services for three refugee camps of up to 30,000 people. She has a lifelong relationship with and love of the Laurentian Forest Province via her family's cabin on the shores of Lake Superior. With her husband, Mary is an avid outdoor enthusiast and supporter of the environment. She recognizes parallels between the health of the environment and the health of humans and sees SBC as a healthcare plan for this region of our planet.
Max Rock
Max Rock is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a bachelor's degree in Geography. He is currently a Customer Success Manager at Planet Labs and a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying Cartography and GIS Development. During Rock’s undergraduate program, he helped develop a research project on the hydrological impact of the North American Beaver on the Milwaukee River Watershed, co-spoke at the International Beaver Conference, BeaverCon, with Bob Boucher and created the first iterations of maps for the Superior Bio-Conservancy. After his undergraduate career, Rock began working as a team participant & eventually as a team lead for NASA DEVELOP, a program where researchers take part in 10-week feasibility studies housed under NASA Applied Sciences. DEVELOP conducts feasibility studies that bridge the gap between Earth science information and society. Aside from his research he enjoys skiing, riding his bike, camping, and rock climbing where he lives in Bend, Oregon. The Superior Bio-Conservancy is important to Rock due to his long lasting ties to the region. He grew up sailing in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior with his father. Protecting the Laurentian Forest Province and the hydrology of Lake Superior is at the forefront of his priorities.
Max Rock is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a bachelor's degree in Geography. He is currently a Customer Success Manager at Planet Labs and a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison studying Cartography and GIS Development. During Rock’s undergraduate program, he helped develop a research project on the hydrological impact of the North American Beaver on the Milwaukee River Watershed, co-spoke at the International Beaver Conference, BeaverCon, with Bob Boucher and created the first iterations of maps for the Superior Bio-Conservancy. After his undergraduate career, Rock began working as a team participant & eventually as a team lead for NASA DEVELOP, a program where researchers take part in 10-week feasibility studies housed under NASA Applied Sciences. DEVELOP conducts feasibility studies that bridge the gap between Earth science information and society. Aside from his research he enjoys skiing, riding his bike, camping, and rock climbing where he lives in Bend, Oregon. The Superior Bio-Conservancy is important to Rock due to his long lasting ties to the region. He grew up sailing in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior with his father. Protecting the Laurentian Forest Province and the hydrology of Lake Superior is at the forefront of his priorities.
Our Staff
Hannah Malicky, Executive Administrative Assistant
Hannah graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in Environmental Justice and concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies. While on campus, she was an environmental student leader for three years and was the Environmental Sustainability Chair for Grinnell's Student Government Association. Her interests include creating lasting, sustainable peace surrounding ecological repair, conservation, and environmental justice efforts to protect communities and ecosystems from damages due to human activity and increasing climate disasters. More specifically, she is aware how important water is to our lives and planet and seeks to improve access to clean water within communities. In her free time, Hannah enjoys spending time with her three rabbits and two cats, hiking in new places, cooking new recipes, and playing hours of cards with her partner.
Hannah Malicky, Executive Administrative Assistant
Hannah graduated from Grinnell College with a degree in Environmental Justice and concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies. While on campus, she was an environmental student leader for three years and was the Environmental Sustainability Chair for Grinnell's Student Government Association. Her interests include creating lasting, sustainable peace surrounding ecological repair, conservation, and environmental justice efforts to protect communities and ecosystems from damages due to human activity and increasing climate disasters. More specifically, she is aware how important water is to our lives and planet and seeks to improve access to clean water within communities. In her free time, Hannah enjoys spending time with her three rabbits and two cats, hiking in new places, cooking new recipes, and playing hours of cards with her partner.
Chelsea Williams, Outreach Coordinator
Chelsea is a fourth-year student attending the University of Minnesota studying Political Science and Horticulture. She is passionate about sustainable farming, rural and metropolitan development, food sovereignty, and the intersections between policy and agriculture. Originally from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, she feels strongly about the conservation and protection of the Great Lakes region and is delighted to work with the Superior Bio-Conservancy. Outside of work, she can be found working in local community gardens, exploring Minnesota and Wisconsin, or on a run.
Chelsea Williams, Outreach Coordinator
Chelsea is a fourth-year student attending the University of Minnesota studying Political Science and Horticulture. She is passionate about sustainable farming, rural and metropolitan development, food sovereignty, and the intersections between policy and agriculture. Originally from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, she feels strongly about the conservation and protection of the Great Lakes region and is delighted to work with the Superior Bio-Conservancy. Outside of work, she can be found working in local community gardens, exploring Minnesota and Wisconsin, or on a run.
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