About the Board
Board Leadership & Governance
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors composed of 12 individuals dedicated to fostering the organization’s mission. The Board has oversight responsibility in areas such as strategic planning, financial strength and compliance. The Board does not participate in daily operations of WRV; these activities are the responsibility of the Executive Director and other staff. WRV seeks to maintain a list of Board candidates and actively encourages individuals with a passion for our mission to apply for consideration. Typically one to three individuals are invited to join the Board each year. Board service includes quarterly meetings, an annual retreat, monthly committee participation, and a two-year term (renewable up to three times). To learn more or express interest, contact info@wrv.org.
Committees
Committee Work
WRV relies on a number of standing committees to carry out governance, planning, risk management, and inclusion — helping the Board by dividing up responsibilities and ensuring diverse input from staff, volunteers, and community members. Several committees are open to non-Board members who wish to contribute.
Our standing board committees include: Development, DEI, Finance, Executive, Policy and Risk Management.
Board members
Ashley Vander Meeden
Chair
Marketing & Communications Manager, Bicycle Colorado
M.F.A. in Photography, San Jose State University
9+ years of experience in the outdoor industry
Term : December 2022–December 2026
Matt Williamson
Vice Chair
Legal Counsel, Crocs, Inc.
B.S. in Journalism (Advertising), University of Colorado
J.D. from University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Avid skier, hiker and mountain biker
Term: December 2023-December 2025
Daniel Miller
Secretary
Sr. Advanced Data Analyst for Medtronic, Inc.
B.A. in Psychology from Stanford University
7 years with WRV and 3 as a Crew Leader & Instructor
Term: February 2024 – February 2026
Laurel Brown
Treasurer
Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Rocky Mountain Human Services
Master of Science in Accountancy, Wake Forest University
Certified Public Accountant
5+ years of experience in nonprofit finance and accounting
Term: October 2023-October 2025
Daniel Dominguez
Ph.D. Student in Watershed Science, Colorado State University
MSc Sustainable Water Environments, University of Glasgow
MSc Computing, Cardiff University
Climate Equity Committee Member, City of Fort Collins
Veteran, United States Marine Corps
Term: December 2024-December 2026
Mark Flower
Systems Analyst, Univ of Colorado – Retired
Former Chair, City of Longmont Board of Adjustment & Appeals
10+ years as WRV volunteer, including as Crew Leader and Project Leader
Term: September 2025–September 2027
Ann Erickson Lang
Retired finance professional
30 years experience in public and nonprofit finance
10 years experience in nonprofit management
Board of Directors of Colorado Health Facilities Authority
Term: January 2022–December 2025
Pedro Lopez
MS Watershed Science from CSU
Campbell Valley Monitoring Project Leader
WRV Volunteer of the Year 2020
Currently employed at the VA
Term: December 2020 – December 2026
Margaret Paget
30 plus years of public service managing trees, trails and natural resources (retired)
BS from Colorado State University
WRV volunteer Crew Leader and seed gleaner
Volunteer for Boulder County Open Space native plant projects and at the Ag. Heritage Center
Avid gardener, geekish about native & noxious plants, insects, wildlife – particularly birds
Term: December 2022 – December 2026
Mark Paschke
Professor of Restoration Ecology, Colorado State University
PhD in Biology, University of Illinois
Over 100 scholarly articles published
Active member of the Society for Ecological Restoration
Term: December 2024-December 2026
Breana Winters
Community Engagement Specialist, Metro Water Recovery
B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Former Associate Director of Community Programs, High Line Canal Conservancy
Term: December 2020-December 2026
our founder
Ed Self
Ed Self is the Founder of Wildlands Restoration Volunteers and served as Executive Director for 19 years. He has a Master’s Degree in Volunteer Program Management with an emphasis on ecological restoration and environmental education. Ed’s Master’s thesis looked closely at the wide range of benefits that communities and individuals derive from involvement in habitat restoration work, and included a nation-wide survey of over 300 Forest Service employees involved in community-based restoration projects. Ed has been a community organizer for over 20 years. He started a community garden in Boulder, which continues to thrive after 15 years. He’s been a volunteer naturalist, outdoor educator and avid volunteer. His former career was as electrical engineer and software developer.