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Board Member Profiles
Harry Barber, of Washougal, is a member of the board of directors for the Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group, co-chair of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Steelhead and Cutthroat Trout Policy Advisory Group, and a member of the Columbia River Recreational Fisheries Advisory Group. Mr. Barber is retired from the paper manufacturing industry, where he was the senior vice president of manufacturing for the Fort James Corporation, also know as the James River Corporation, and vice president of manufacturing for the Crown Zellerbach Corporation, where he started in 1968 as an engineer and worked his way up. Mr. Barber received a bachelor of science degree from State University of New York at Syracuse and a doctor of philosophy degree from the Institute of Paper Chemistry in Wisconsin. Term runs from February 15, 2010 to July 15, 2013.
Josh Brown is a Kitsap County commissioner. He has distinguished himself as a regional leader, serving as Kitsap County's primary representative to the Puget Sound Regional Council, on its executive and transportation boards. Mr. Brown also is an active member of the Washington State Association of Counties, where he has represented Kitsap County on the association's Legislative Steering Committee since 2007. He currently is president of the association's Western District, serves as chair of the Coastal Counties Caucus, and is on Transportation Committee for the National Association of Counties. Locally, Mr. Brown serves on the boards of Kitsap Transit, Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority, Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, Hood Canal Coordinating Council, Kitsap County Health District, Cencom and Emergency Management. The son of a Puget Sound Naval Shipyard worker, he graduated from North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo and the University of California, Berkeley, earning a degree in interdisciplinary studies and a minor in city and regional planning. Josh owns a home in Silverdale and enjoys fishing, camping, and baseball. Term runs from April 28, 2011 to July 15, 2013.
Donald "Bud" Hover, of Winthrop, is an Okanogan County commissioner. He serves as president of the Board of Okanogan County Energy and president of the board of directors for Okanogan County Electric Coop. He also is a member of the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board, Washington State Association of Counties’ Legislative Steering Committee, National Association of Counties Public Lands Steering Committee, and the Washington Timber Counties Group. Mr. Hover grew up in Issaquah and attended Washington State University on a football scholarship. He graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor of science degree in agriculture education, forestry, and range management. Upon graduation, he was drafted by the Washington Redskins in 1978 and played professionally in the National Football League for three years and in the Canadian Football League. He and his wife have lived in Winthrop for 33 years, where he operates a hay farm with one of his two sons. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking. Term runs from July 29, 2011 to July 15, 2015.
Phil Rockefeller, of Bainbridge Island, is a member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and a former Washington State Senator. Among his legislative accomplishments are the 2007 bill creating the Puget Sound Partnership, a unique state agency dedicated to the protection and recovery of Puget Sound; and legislation enacted in 2011 which transitions Washington State from coal-based power production at the TransAlta facility in Centralia. He also has been one of the strongest advocates of renewable energy investment, fish and wildlife protection, and development of state and local adaptation strategies to address impacts of climate change. His previous work includes service in the U.S. Air Force, federal employment with the U.S. House of Representatives, and various federal agencies in the Pacific Northwest, as well as four years as assistant to former Governor John Spellman. Before his appointment to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, he served 13 years in the Washington State Legislature where he chaired the Senate Environment, Water & Energy Committee. Mr. Rockefeller received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree from Harvard. He and his wife have three daughters and two granddaughters. They live on Bainbridge Island, and spend much of their free time in their community garden where they grow food to donate to the local food bank. Term runs from July 8, 2011 to July 15, 2015.
David Troutt, of Dupont, is the natural resources director for the Nisqually Indian tribe. He also serves as chair of the Nisqually River Council and president of the Nisqually River Foundation. Term runs from July 30, 2010 to July 15, 2014.
