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Directors
 | Mary Austin Crofts, Executive Director When Mary arrived to work at the Blaine County Recreation District over 20 years ago there was no bike path, no swimming pool and only a few programs. With Austin Crofts’ guidance, the Recreation District established the Wood River Trails, Blaine County Aquatic Center, Carey and Picabo Parks, North Valley Trails and the Harriman Trail. The list of contributions to the community continues with managing Galena Lodge, opening the Community Campus and embarking on the Quigley Canyon project. Since her departure from the BCRD in 2004, Mary has continued to guide a number of community efforts and programs. She has worked to bring success to the Trailing of the Sheep Festival since 2009. |
| Heather C. Hammond, Development Director Originally from Savannah, GA Heather lived around the US before moving to Ketchum December 2009. She holds 2 Masters degrees in International Finance and has worked for Fortune 500 companies as well as started her own real estate development firm. Heather has many years experience in non-profit work and fundraising and lived near the Basque country for a year in Valladolid, Spain. And she loves the Sheep! :) | |
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 | Dick Springs, President Dick Springs runs the Sustainability Center in central Hailey, in a compound of former Forest Service buildings. Dick and wife Melinda are also owners of Kelok Illahee Farm and founders of Wood River Natural Foods CSA. "Grown right and right nearby" is the motto for Dick and Melinda. The couple also sells salmon from a small-scale netting and processing plant in Bristol Bay, Alaska. |
 | Julie Noh, Vice President Julie Noh, along with her husband John are fifth generation Sheep Ranchers. They live near Kimberly, Idaho and run Noh Sheep Company. The Nohs are proud of their rich heritage and are always excited to share their experiences and love of their farm and ranch. Business is a family affair. Along with their son Andrew and John’s parents Laird and Kathleen, they manage the operation with a love of tradition and respect of the land. |
 | Julie Oxarango-Ingram, Secretary Prior to moving to Shoshone, Julie was raised working on the Oxarango Sheep Ranch in Rupert, ID. She worked on the Simplot Dairy in Declo for 2 summers and traveled to France, Spain & Mexico to learn more about her family heritage. Julie worked as office manager for husband Mark Ingram's law firm Ingram Law Office & Mediation Center for 10 years. Their entrepreneurial venture Marco’s was Burley’s first Express Bakery & Bistro, which the Ingrams established and operated for a total of 7 years prior to selling. They have two children who are now in college. |
 | Julie Flolo, Treasurer Julie Flolo is a Certified Public Accountant in the Wood River Valley, splitting her time between firms in Hailey, Bellevue and Ketchum. She finds helping her clients to be a very rewarding experience but also enjoys teaching community education courses at the College of Southern Idaho. Julie and her husband, Jack, have owned and operated a retail photo store and photo lab, Flolo's Imaging Center, in Hailey for 15 years. They have five children ranging in age from 22 to 5 and really enjoy the variety of activities available in the valley, events like the Trailing of the Sheep Festival make this valley a special place to live, work and raise a family. |
 | John Peavey John is a third generation sheep rancher, owner of Flat Top Sheep Company, former state senator, and co-founder of the Trailing of the Sheep Festival. John and his son Tom run their sheep ranch, started in the 1920's by John’s grandfather and located along the Little Wood River about 40 miles from Ketchum. Diane Josephy Peavey, the author of Bitterbrush Country, writes a weekly essay for NPR, providing an insiders view of the joys, struggles and adventures of life in rural Idaho. |
 | Ivan Swaner Born and raised in the Wood River valley, life long resident Ivan Swaner is the local story teller and keeper of memories and traditions dear to the valley's history. Ivan's recollections pre-date many of the newer changes to the valley. He shares these stories throughout the festival weekend. Check calendar for times and places. |
 | Alberto Uranga When Alberto Uranga arrived in Idaho from the beautiful Basque region of Northern Spain in 1968, the 22-year-old Basque man went to work for John Faulkner, a sheep rancher in Gooding. Faulkner sent Uranga out as the herder's assistant, where he was expected to cook, set up the tent, move the wagon, feed the dogs, care for the mules and horses, and everything else required to keep 2,300 sheep on the move. He moved to Hailey in 1986, founded Uranga and Associates in Ketchum, and began to develop the business he is in today. He makes frequent trips to his hometown in Spain with his son, Sebi, 23, and daughter, Solee, 21. |
 | Dominique Etcheverry Trailing sheep is a familiar activity to Dominique Etcheverry, who grew up on a second-generation sheep ranch in southcentral and southeastern Idaho. Dominique studied graphic design and anthropology at the University of Notre Dame and after graduation, worked in Colorado for over five years as a graphic designer. She returned to Idaho in 2006 and has been a freelance graphic designer since, enjoying the opportunity to do design work within the sheep industry. Dominique was on the National Wool Council for two years while living in Colorado and is still involved with her family's ranch. She is passionate about her Basque heritage and the American sheep industry and is proud to be a part of this event that helps preserve, celebrate and educate. |
 | Frank Shrontz Frank Schrontz, chairman emeritus of The Boeing Company, retired as chairman of the board in 1997. Shrontz joined Boeing in 1958. He was appointed assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations and logistics in 1973 and in 1976 became assistant secretary of defense. He rejoined Boeing in 1977 as a corporate vice preisdent and later became CEO. Shrontz was raised in Boise, Idaho, received a law degree from the U of I and an MBA from Harvard. He was also a Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is married to the former Harriet Houghton and they have three grown sons. |
| Kelli Young With more than 25 years experience in banking, Kelli Young is currently branch manager at the D.L. Evans Bank in Hailey. Young has worked for D.L. Evans Bank team for the past three years, and previously held the position of business development and operations officer. She is a lifelong member of the Hailey Community and is a member of the Wood River Lions Club, Hailey Rotary, and Blaine County Historical Museum. | |
 | Joan Davies Retired program coordinator for the College of Southern Idaho's Blaine County campus, Joan Davies has been the tie that binds education to community for over two decades. From her home in Old Hailey, where she and her husband John Davies lived for 40 years and raised three sons, Davies has worked exhaustively to change the picture of post secondary education in the Wood River Valley. For Davies, who remains deeply involved in many aspects of her community, from emergency services to chambers of commerce, getting immersed is just part of being fully engaged in life. |
 | Kathi Kimball Kathi was raised on a small farm in Buhl, Idaho, where she learned the value of producing quality food products. As a Master Gardener, she shares her passion with others including youth in the Junior Master Gardener Program. Educating youth about culture, heritage and science are all in a day’s work as 4-H Program Advisor for University of Idaho Extension 4-H Youth Development. Traveling from her home in Shoshone to work in Hailey allows her to enjoy the vistas and geology of the Magic and Wood River Valleys. A husband, three children and seven grandchildren share her interests. |
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