Our Team

Anton Chiono

Anton works on land conservation and river restoration in the Columbia Basin for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Prior to this, Anton focused on natural resource issues […]

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Steve Kallick

Steve fell in love with the Oregon Desert while earning his J.D. at Lewis and Clark Law School and working for the Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission. After moving to Alaska, […]

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Michelle Smith

Michelle works at the intersection of land, water, and communities. She serves as a Research Associate at the University of Oregon’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center where she focuses […]

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Terry Butler

Terry Butler has been exploring and advocating for Oregon’s high desert for over 40 years. He’s participated in numerous ONDA stewardship trips and other volunteer activities, becoming a strong believer […]

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Scott McCaulou

Scott is the director of the water stewardship project portfolio at Bonneville Environmental Foundation, where he develops conservation partnerships that improve water stewardship and offers technical and strategic oversight to […]

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Monica Tomosy

Monica brings three decades of leadership experience working for federal agencies — the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) […]

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Natasha Bellis

Growing up in Wyoming and Utah, Natasha gained an early appreciation for wild and open spaces. Cultivating a love of the desert by roaming the canyon lands of southern Utah, […]

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Elisa Cheng

Elisa Cheng grew up in California and Hawaii. She launched her web design career in 2002 spending a few years at an eCommerce company before realizing that her passion was […]

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Jim Stratton

Jim Stratton grew up in Oregon, but his career unfolded in Alaska. At the National Parks Conservation Association, he served as the Deputy Vice-President for Regional Operations and ran the […]

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Gilly Lyons

Gilly works for the Pew Charitable Trusts in Portland with the title of Officer, U.S. Oceans, Pacific. Prior to joining Pew, Gilly worked for Save Our Wild Salmon, spent six […]

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