President- Mark Berg Watershed Address: Muddy Run, tributary to Middle Creek Mark was born in 1942 in Philadelphia. He received a B.S. in Business Administration (Economics and Statistics) from Temple University. 40 years of experience in the IT industry. Community and political activist since moving to Adams County in 1994: President of the Adams County Office for Aging's Citizens Advisory Council; Chairman of the Healthy Adams County Housing Task Force; co-founder of the Adams County Citizens Alliance; member of the Board of the South Central Assembly for Effective Governance; host of Government Update on ACTV.
Vice President- Adam McClain Watershed Address: Tom's Creek Adam is the Watershed Specialist for the Adams County Conservation District. He has a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from Penn State. Adam is a member of the Adams County Water Resources Advisory Committe. He also worked for the National Park Service and the Cumberland County Conservation District.
Secretary- Stephanie J Tilden Watershed Address: Lake Meade, Conewago Creek Stephanie graduated from Hollins College with a B.A. in Sociology. She represented her subdivision at planning meetings with VDOT and the Fairfax County (Virginia) Board of Supervisors on various issues of concern to the community. As a volunteer in a family preservation program, she also worked for a family services agency and provided Therapeutic Respite Care to children whose parents needed short breaks from the daily requirements of a child with special emotional or physical needs. She is also a member of the Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in Woodstock, Virginia, an organization similar to WAAC.
Treasurer - Chuck Reid Watershed Address: Willoughby Run Chuck is the executive director of Strawberry Hill Nature Center. He has a degree in Experiential and Out door Education from Penn State, and a Masters of Public Administration from Virgina Tech. He also worked for the PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources and the Adams County Planning Office.
Director - R. B. Lasco Watershed Address: Willoughby Run Lasco is retired from Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, where he was an English teacher for 15 years and a school librarian for the remainder of his career. He was raised on a lake in Michigan and took an A.B. and an M.A. degree from Central Michigan University. He also holds an M.S. in Library Science from McDaniel College. Currently Mr. Lasco is a part-owner of the Ragged Edge Coffee House in Gettysburg, and has lived in Gettysburg since 2003. He is a longtime member of Trout Unlimited.
Director- Phyllis Chant Watershed Address: Tom's Creek Phyllis is the Environmental Engineer for Schindler Elevator. She was appointed by the governor of PA to serve on the Statewide Water Resources Potomac sub-Committee as part of the Water Resources Planning Act. She also is a member of the Sewer and Water Authority in Carroll Valley Borough. Phyllis enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, painting, drawing and going to the theater.
Director- Wayne Belt Watershed Address: Plum Run, tributary to Marsh Creek Wayne retired form teaching science in Carroll County Maryland public schools after 34 years of service. His tenure in public high school education expanded his college knowledge base in biology and ecology to physical science and physics. In retirement, he teaches biology laboratory at Gettysburg College, and is an Environmental Interpreter at the Eisenhower National Historic Site. Wayne has been an active volunteer for WAAC performing water quality monitoring and habitat assessments before joining the board.
Director- Chad M. Clabaugh, EIT Watershed Address- Conewago Creek Chad is a Civil Engineer, employed by C.S.Davidson, Inc. where he acts as the design engineer and project manager for various municipally related projects. He was born and raised in Gettysburg, Bonneauville to be exact, and currently resides in East Berlin. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering Technology from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in December of 2004 and his Pennsylvania authorization to practice as an Engineer In Training in June 2005. Previously Mr. Clabaugh was employed by Clabaugh Excavating Inc. and served as a member of the PA National Guard.
Director- Sarah Kipp Watershed Address: Stevens Run Sarah is the Land Conservation Coordinator for the Land Conservancy of Adam County. She majored in Environmental Studies at Oberlin College, and worked as a paralegal before earning a Masters Degree in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania.. Originally from Ohio, Sarah spent two years with AmeriCorps.
Director- Carrie Russell Watershed Address: Willoughby Run Carrie is an environmental attorney who specializes in environmental justice-- the intersection of environmental and civil rights law. Carrie is currently a mostly stay at home Mom with her own part time law practice. She has worked at The Conservation Law Foundation, Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Carrie is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
Past President- Patrick Naugle Watershed- Stevens Run
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