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Golden Hills is excited to announce that Cara Marker-Morgan has been promoted to Executive Director. Cara has been the Watershed Coordinator since 2017 and was Interim Director since Michelle Wodtke Franks left last April. Cara will continue to assist in the Water Resources program as well as the other programs that Golden Hills provides including Community Support.  Additionally, Lance Brisbois is now Golden Hills' Deputy Director. This is a new position assisting the Executive Director with day-to-day operations and management for the organization. Lance is still leading and assisting with several of our Land Stewardship and Outdoor recreation projects. He started as a Project Coordinator in 2014.  We have also hired new staff members and have new board members. Stay tuned for details on these changes in our next newsletter soon!
Find information about all our team members at goldenhillsrcd.org/staff
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Mary Lou's retirement, Giving Tuesday, and more... Click here to view this newsletter as a downloadable pdf.    Click here to view the full newsletter and sign up to receive future news. Download the newsletter as a pdf here.    Golden Hills is excited to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors. Kathy Fiscus of Council Bluffs and Seth Watkins of rural Clarinda were recently approved by the Board as West Pottawattamie and Page county representatives. They both bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to help guide our organization and fulfill our mission of collaboratively developing and leading community, conservation and cultural initiatives to improve our quality of life in rural western Iowa. Council Bluffs native Kathy Fiscus enjoyed a 40-year career in television broadcasting in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. After retiring from TV, Fiscus spent 14 years at the Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau in various capacities. While at the CVB, Fiscus worked closely with Pottawattamie Conservation and became an avid enthusiast and promoter of outdoor conservation and activities. Now fully retired, Fiscus concentrates on several board positions, advisory committees, and being a full time artist. One extensive artistic passion is the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway (TM). Fiscus has a daughter and family living in Kansas City, Kansas, and a son living in Des Moines, Iowa.  Kathy Fiscus, Pottawattamie County Seth Watkins is the fourth generation to care for his family’s heritage farm near Clarinda, where he raises beef cattle, corn, hay, oats, and various cover crops. Watkins is passionate about stewardship, especially water quality, the restoration of prairie, woodlands, & riparian areas. Watkins believes that when you have a healthy and diverse landscape combined with the values of inclusion, equality, & accessibility you can accomplish anything. Watkins serves on The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation board of Directors and the Leadership Council for The Iowa Learning Farms. His wife Christy is an Early Childhood Specialist for Green Hills AEA. They have a son Spencer and a daughter Tatum.  Seth Watkins, Page County Please join us in welcoming Kathy and Seth to the Golden Hills team!
Learn more about our B0ard of Directors here. Despite major changes and challenges this year, Golden Hills made progress on our mission and goals. Learn more in our 2020 Annual Report below or click here to download a pdf.   2019 was an exciting year for Golden Hills RC&D, with several new projects and programs. Check out our annual report below, or click the image to download a pdf version.   Learn more about what we've been up to in our 2018 Annual Report below. If you like our work, please consider donating to Golden Hills for Giving Tuesday on Tuesday, November 27! "Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving." As a small nonprofit, we rely on support from generous donors like you to fulfill our mission of developing and promoting sustainable cultural and conservation projects that enhance the quality of life and preserve the assets of rural western Iowa. You can make a one-time donation or set up recurring donations through our Omaha Gives account. All donations are tax-deductible. You can also support Golden Hills on any day of the year through an online donation at http://www.goldenhillsrcd.org/donate.html Thank you for your support!   |
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