DAVID BAKER
Board President
David worked 44 years in Verizon telecommunications, serving in various management roles and in business operations analysis. David and wife Kim have been OSU 4-H leaders for the past 20 years and love working with kids, the fate of our planet depends on how much we invest in them. For years David and Kim nurtured a dream to save the back-forty of their farm dissected by a deep limestone gorge. This desire led them into partnership with the Arc, and today the 100 acre Quiverheart Gorge Preserve is a reality. David currently serves on three different Boards supporting Ohio 4-H and is a Board Advisor for the Arc of Appalachia.
BILL BRUNS
Board Vice President
Bill is a retired federal employee with a passion for land restoration. He puts this enthusiasm to good use volunteering for Arc of Appalachia, ODNR, Franklin County Metro Parks, and other organizations. Bill and his spouse live in central Ohio and along with a large vegetable and fruit garden, have transformed their suburban one acre lot into an oasis filled with native trees, shrubs and a large prairie garden.
JENNIFER KLEINRICHERT
Board Member
Jennifer Kleinrichert is a Midwest native completely enamored with this planet. She is an avid hiker, an environmental educator, and also, more importantly, a student of this planet. She is a rewilder who lives in a sunny yellow house on 3.5 wild and biodiverse Ohio acres with her husband, a menagerie of rescued pets and abundant wildlife. Her background is in biology and ecology and she worked many years publicly as an environmental educator with the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Dept., Audubon New Mexico, Little River Wetlands Project, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks.