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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Karly Foster

Karly joined ONDA in September 2022, as Campaign Manager. She develops and executes conservation campaign initiatives across approximately 12 million acres of Oregon’s high desert public lands at the local, […]

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Claire Cekander

Claire joined ONDA in 2022 as the donor relations manager and is based in our Portland office. She works to deepen relationships with ONDA members by sharing ONDA’s work with […]

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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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Karina Diaz

Karina joined the ONDA team in 2021. As development coordinator, she maintains community engagement and fosters a connection to Oregon’s high desert, coordinates office volunteers and plans events. If you are […]

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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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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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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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