Board of Directors
Craig Aase, Treasurer, retired Chief Investment Officer for Macalester College; prior to that he was the Treasurer. His family owns a cabin near Cable in northwestern Wisconsin and he has been on many canoe trips in the BWCAW over the past 30 years.
Nicholas Banovetz, Public Affairs Manager for MinnCAN, is experienced at mobilizing people and connecting key players to help create change in the fields of the environment, education and health care. Prior to MinnCAN, he served as a Senior Account Executive in investor relations at Padilla Speer Beardsley. Nick earned his master’s degree in Public Communication and his bachelor’s degree in communications, legal institutions, economics and government from American University. Originally from Duluth, Minn., he has enjoyed more than two dozen trips to the BWCAW.
Reid Carron, Vice Chair, is an attorney at Littler Mendelson. Reid received his B.A. from Southeast Missouri State University and his J.D. from the Law School of the University of Missouri. He and his wife, Becky Rom, have three adult sons. Reid has regularly visited the Boundary Waters Wilderness since 1974. His primary outdoor interests are fishing, birding, hiking, canoeing, and snowshoeing.
Dodd Cosgrove retired in 2008 after employment as an Investment Manager at Wells Fargo. Dodd serves as Treasurer of the Board of the Quetico-Superior Foundation. He makes regular trips to the BWCAW; his family owns a cabin on Little Long Lake (outside of Ely) and has ties to Camps Widjiwagan and Warren.
Pete Fleming, Chair, a chemist by training, retired in 2004 after a 36 year career at 3M in primarily technical management. Pete has been an active volunteer with the Friends, serving on the Development Committee as well as working on special projects to inventory roadless areas in the Superior National Forest and improve relations with Ely outfitters. He is a volunteer naturalist at the Dodge Nature Center in West St. Paul and a former member of the city council and planning commission in Woodbury. He holds a BS degree in chemistry from Union College in New York and a Ph.D in inorganic chemistry from Iowa State. Pete is the father of five grown children and lives in Woodbury with his wife, Barbara.
Steve Hoffman is Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. and was Director of their Environmental Studies Program 1992 to 2004. Steve holds a Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware. Steve has served on several boards including Superior Studies at Wolf Ridge (1999-2004), Minnesotans for An Energy-Efficient Environment (now Fresh Energy; Director and Chair, 1994-2003), and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (Director and Vice Chair, 1993 to 2000).
Tom Mahlum is a partner with the national law firm of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP where he focuses on commercial and intellectual property litigation. Tom has been making regular canoe trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the surrounding areas since the 1970′s. Tom lives in the Twin Cities, and has three young children who are becoming good canoeing partners.
Nicole Rom, Secretary, is the Executive Director of the Will Steger Foundation where she works to slow global warming. Prior to working for WSF, Nicole managed the education programs for the National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes office in Ann Arbor, MI, where she developed and directed educational programming in the Midwest. Nicole also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Kazakhstan and has traveled extensively throughout the BWCAW and the world. She received her MS in Natural Resource Policy and Behavior from the School of Natural Resources & Environment at the University of Michigan and a BA in Environmental Studies and Education from Bates College in Maine.
Matt Poppleton is currently the District Outreach & Events Administrator for REI. He was employed in various capacities at Wilderness Inquiry and Camp Widjiwagan, and was an Outdoor Science Instructor in Pasadena for two years.
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