Drew’s connection to Shenandoah National Park began 30 years ago when a one-hour quick visit turned into an impulsive drive of the full length of Skyline Drive. And after decades of hiking and backpacking trips, he is passionate about ensuring the Park continues to inspire the same sense of adventure, personal growth, and joy that it has for him.

Drew brings 30 years of strategy consulting experience from a range of private sector industries and nonprofits. The common thread linking all that work is a firm belief in two things: that solutions to even the toughest challenges are often found close to the people and places most affected, and that bottom-up collaboration consistently outperforms top-down direction.

Most weekends, Drew can be found paddling, rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, or hiking—or at least thinking about it. He’s happiest when joined by his wife, Allison, or one of his adult children, though he has yet to convince them to help maintain his section of trail in Shenandoah. If you’re interested in a working trip to Lewis Peak, Drew would be glad to have the company.

Frances (Fran) Butterfoss is thrilled to join the Shenandoah National Park Board of Trustees. She and her husband, Tom are longtime supporters of the Trust in its mission to enhance and protect the natural beauty that make Shenandoah National Park a precious resource for all who seek to enjoy it. They helped develop three Track Trails in the Park to promote childhood learning of the Park’s history, Appalachian Trail and animals and plants that live in Shenandoah.

Fran is a retired health educator committed to building, sustaining and evaluating community organizations and partnerships to promote health and social justice for nearly 30 years. She was President of Coalitions Work and an endowed professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She founded and directed several coalitions, received research support from national agencies and foundations and published widely.  Fran earned undergraduate and masters’ degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and a doctorate from the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina.

Fran and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren who share their love of the outdoors.  After years as a military spouse, Fran settled in Yorktown in 1992 in a neighborhood bordered by Yorktown Battlefield Park. She has a second property in Green County that abuts the Park just below the Simmons Gap Ranger Station. Fran has hiked all 59 major trails and the AT section in Shenandoah National Park. Besides hiking, she enjoys biking, pickleball, guitar and boating. As first mate, she just finished the 6.600-mile Great Loop which traverses the major waterways in the east coast on her boat, Eclipse.

Wendy Chamberlin career as a Foreign Service Officer took her to assignments in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.  She served her nation as Ambassador to Laos and Pakistan.  As an Assistant Administrator at USAID, she had oversight over humanitarian and development assistance programs in Asia and the Middle East.

Wendy retired from the U.S. government to continue work on humanitarian affairs to join the United Nations Refugee Agency as the Deputy High Commissioner.  She returned to the Washington DC area to become President of The Middle East Institute where she raised funds to renovate its historic headquarters in Dupont Circle.

Always an avid backpacker, she continues to enjoy hiking in the Shenandoah National Parkwhile living part-time in her Rappahannock County cabin. She now aspires to hike the Appalachian Trail as a sectional hiker and visit every National Park.  Wendy is dedicated to protecting our national heritage and sharing the joy and inspiration our national parks have brought her throughout her life with her four grandchildren.

Pam Drooger currently serves as Director of Facilities Operations at Merck’s Elkton, Virginia site, where she is responsible for site utilities, wastewater treatment, and stormwater operations for the pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. In this role, Pam leads her engineering and operational teams to support continuous uptime while maintaining safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible operations. She is also a member of the site’s extended leadership team, partnering with senior leaders on long-term planning, work culture, and sustainable growth.

Pam’s career is rooted in a deep commitment to environmental quality, regulatory compliance, and the development of people and systems. Earlier roles with the state of West Virginia focused on public water system compliance, permitting and monitoring discharges to state waters, and conducting water quality and benthic surveys. This foundation continues to shape her approach to operational excellence, thoughtful regulatory engagement, and sustainability.

Known for her thoughtful leadership style, Pam approaches new situations by listening and observing, with environmental compliance as her strongest lens and people development at the center of her work. Beyond her professional life, Pam values service, family, and shared experiences. She enjoys hiking and travel—from local trails to international adventures, including completing the W Trek in Patagonia and exploring Italy’s Dolomites and Tuscany—and is always seeking new experiences with friends and her two college-aged children.

Allison El Koubi is a lifelong educator and small business founder committed to fostering authentic connections with land and community. Born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, she moved to Louisiana in 2000 through Teach For America, teaching 8th grade English in Jackson and 5th grade math at a KIPP charter school in New Orleans. She later served as a principal in Louisiana and Richmond, focusing on building positive school cultures, increasing family engagement, and boosting student achievement. Her schools achieved notable growth and accreditation milestones.

Recently, she founded Home From Away, a business dedicated to creating spaces that foster connection and renewal, including transforming a Greene County cabin and barn into Idyllwood, an idyllic mountain retreat. She manages short-term Airbnb rentals and supports clients in planning meaningful milestone events such as weddings and reunions at the Idyllwood Barn, helping guests connect more deeply with each other and the land.

She also curates and facilitates retreats to encourage personal and communal renewal. Allison holds a BA in French and Humanities from Houghton College, an MS in Educational Leadership from Louisiana State University, and an MBA from Université Libre de Bruxelles. She lives in Richmond with her husband Jason and two sons. An avid hiker, she loves exploring the outdoors in Virginia and Newfoundland and continues her passion for community, education, and nature through her work with the Shenandoah National Park Trust.

Brett is a partner of Investment Research Partners and has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in Accounting.  Additionally, he became a CFP® professional in 2012, a Chartered SRI Counselor™ in 2019, and graduated from the Pennsylvania Bankers Association Trust School.

Prior to joining Investment Research Partners, Brett served as a Portfolio Manager focusing on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and sustainable investing at AssetMark, Inc. In this role, he built and delivered sustainable and ESG-integrated solutions for a platform that serves financial advisors and clients nationwide. The role included due diligence, portfolio construction, portfolio management, marketing, and sales responsibilities. In addition, Brett frequently spoke at financial advisor events and conferences on a variety of subjects related to sustainable investing.

He resides in Virginia Beach, VA with his wife and two children.

Ben Hansford is currently Development Director at Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program, an equine therapy facility in Gettysburg, PA that serves children and adults with special needs, veterans, and senior citizens. In this role, he oversees fundraising, marketing, and public relations efforts.

Ben started his career in nonprofit fundraising at the Gettysburg Foundation, where he worked in partnership with Gettysburg National Military Park for over 10 years. This gave him a deep appreciation for the mission of the National Park Service and how vital public-private partnerships with organizations such as Shenandoah National Park Trust are.
Despite being a life-long resident of south-central Pennsylvania, childhood drives on Skyline Drive sparked a love of Shenandoah National Park. In adulthood started taking hiking trips to Shenandoah several times a year and proposed to his now-wife Ashley on Hightop Summit.

Ben holds a B.A. in Political Science from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of and performs in the Hanover Symphony Orchestra and is Secretary of the Gettysburg-Adams Torch Club. When not working or volunteering, he enjoys traveling, cooking, attending concerts, cheering on his favorite sports teams, and taking as many trips to Shenandoah as possible.

Alexandra (Alex) Harris is a senior healthcare leader with Palantir Technologies working with healthcare organizations, including health systems and integrated delivery networks, on technology enablement and access to care. Prior to Palantir, Alex was a Partner in McKinsey & Company’s Social, Healthcare & Public Entities practice where she supported multiple not-for-profit clients / boards and chaired the Washington DC office’s pro bono committee. Alex holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton/School of Engineering & Applied Sciences).

Alex owns a home in Rappahannock County and, as an avid hiker, spends as many days as possible in Shenandoah National Park. She can otherwise be found watching or playing tennis and traveling internationally. She is originally from the Philadelphia suburbs.

Norm is a seasoned technology executive with over 30 years of cybersecurity and IT services experience.

He has held senior executive roles at Verizon, Terremark, VeriSign, Sophos, and Symantec, as well as founding and building several successful startup companies. He is an expert in software design and development, cyber security, and massive online infrastructures such as cloud computing and software as a service. He has bought and sold several companies, resulting in significant merger and acquisition experience. His education is in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and he has held our nations highest level of security clearance while working for various intelligence agencies. He has also been published in over 100 newspapers and magazines, appeared on over a dozen television news programs, been interviewed on local and national radio, and has delivered presentations at numerous international conferences. He has also taught classes on a diverse set of topics, and published research papers and blog articles related to his areas of expertise.

He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at LookingGlass and is responsible for their artificial intelligence research and projects.

Chuck MacDonald is an avid supporter of Shenandoah National Park, having first visited with his siblings and parents in 1968, and has long been active in land conservation causes.  He first purchased property in Madison County VA abutting the Park almost 20 years ago, and has added substantial acreage to the original parcels, all of which are now under conservation easement and have become his primary residence.

Ray Mishler is a nearly 50-year resident of Charlottesville and retired in 2020 from his position as the Vice President of the Martha Jefferson Hospital Foundation, where he had served for 31 years. He was responsible in that capacity for community relations and philanthropy, and he assisted the Hospital with the management of its volunteer program, community health partnerships and outreach services, and governmental relations.  He was a Certified Fund-Raising Executive with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and Association for Fundraising Professionals. 

Before joining the team at Martha Jefferson, Ray served as Director for Development at UVA’s Children’s Medical Center and as Executive Director of the Central Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross.  He currently serves on the board of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation and the Piedmont Virginia Community College Educational Foundation and was previously on the Boards of the Charlottesville Free Clinic, the Thomas Jefferson Area United Way, and other community advisory boards and task forces.  He graduated from Windham College in Putney, Vermont.  He is married to Patricia Smith and they have two grown children. 

After retiring in 2020 and a Covid hiatus, Ray was aware of the Trust primarily through Banff and offered some volunteer time to work in the office, getting to know the team and learning from other volunteers about their passion for the park. Ray has traveled to many other national parks but felt he had missed that which was in his own backyard. His relationship with the Trust has become a motivator to explore and develop his own personal connection, and he hopes to bring his professional work and other board experiences to support the Trust’s mission.

Kevin Morgan is the Global Head of Tempo by Hilton and is a 24-year veteran of the hospitality industry. As the brand manager, he is responsible for the product development of one of Hilton’s newest lifestyle brands. Kevin also served as the global project manager for CleanStay and was responsible for the global execution and management of Hilton’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Starting his career at Hilton as a front desk agent, he has worked his way through the organization in positions ranging from technology to strategy to brands.

Kevin served as the Senior Director of Global Brand Initiatives, setting the strategy, and managing the execution of enterprise projects for Hilton’s largest category representing over 4,000 franchised hotels. Previous leadership roles and experience include Focused Service Owner Support, hotel operations, product management, brand performance support, communications, technology, and franchise support with other prominent brands such as Hampton by Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and McDonald’s USA.

Kevin has a BS in Management, an Executive MBA from the University of Memphis, and an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration from Georgia State University. His dissertation was written on brand strategy and franchising.

Sean Nelson is currently an Executive at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) serving as the Culpeper District Engineer responsible for the construction, maintenance and operations, project development and business functions within in the Culpeper District’s nine counties: Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock. The district stretches from the Blue Ridge Mountains east toward the Commonwealth’s capital city of Richmond and includes about 10,500 lane miles of public roadways.

Sean has more than 18 years of progressive engineering experience working within VDOT.  Prior to becoming a District Engineer, Nelson served as the Richmond District maintenance engineer, responsible for the maintenance program and emergency operations for over 18,000 lane miles. Other roles include Acting Deputy District Engineer of Maintenance and Operations in the Hampton Roads District, and Fredericksburg Resident Engineer in the Fredericksburg District.

Nelson holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering technology from Old Dominion University and is a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

A native of Louisa County, Nelson currently resides there with his wife, Laura, and two sons, Cameron and Christian. When they aren’t participating in sporting events with the kids, Nelson’s wife’s job at the Department of Conservation and Recreation affords them the opportunity to spend time at many of Virginia’s State Parks.

Joseph W. (Rick) Richmond, Jr., Of Counsel, has a transactional and relationship legal practice which primarily emphasizes the areas of real estate law, estate planning, trust and estates administration, and business law. Prior to becoming Of Counsel with McCallum & Kudravetz, P.C. in July 2014, Mr. Richmond was a senior partner with the law firm of Richmond & Fishburne, having practiced with the firm since 1971. Mr. Richmond is a graduate of Episcopal High School and Washington and Lee University. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, after serving in the U.S. Army where he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal. Mr. Richmond has served in many professional leadership roles. His publications include The Virginia Homebuyer’s Manual (Editor) and Real Estate Transactions In Virginia (Co-Editor). Mr. Richmond also has served in many leadership roles in the community. Mr. Richmond has received numerous recognitions and awards from the community and his peers.

Douglas Ward is a retired physician who fell in love with Shenandoah National Park in 2008, although he’s enjoyed hiking and biking in the area since the mid-80s. He is the founder of Dupont Circle Physicians Group, a private practice in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases in Washington, D.C., and the largest HIV/AIDS specialty practice in the MidAtlantic. Doug was also an Educational Speaker for multiple pharmaceutical firms.

Doug earned an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College; graduated from UMDNJ: New Jersey Medical School; completed his residency in Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center; and crowned his education with a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the National Institute of Health, NIAID in Bethesda, Maryland.

Along with his many professional accolades and accomplishments, Doug and his husband Earl are the proud managers of Seven Islands Refuge, a 220-acre waterfowl and wildlife refuge in Woodville, Virginia.

Fun facts: Doug and Earl are avid art collectors; Doug ran for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2021; and Doug served in the Peace Corps teaching junior high school in Liberia!

Susan Brock Wilkes, Ph.D., is an organizational psychologist and the owner of a consulting firm specializing in strategy and leadership development for nonprofit organizations. An award-winning instructor, she serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Richmond.

A founding member of the ConsultCorp for the Center for Nonprofit Excellence, Susan’s community leadership includes service as Board Chair for both Health Brigade and the Innerwork Center. She is also a co‑founder of Impact 100 Richmond, the women’s philanthropy initiative that has awarded more than $2 million in local grants.

A Phi Kappa Phi graduate of the doctoral program at Virginia Commonwealth University, Susan also holds undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Virginia.  She is a certified teacher in several evidence‑based mindfulness programs, including the leading research‑supported approaches.

An avid hiker, she is currently on a quest to visit all of America’s national parks—a journey that reflects her deep commitment to conservation, public lands, and the enduring value of protected natural spaces.