Jim is a video producer and community media activist. He has been utilizing television and the Internet to increase public awareness of environmental and social justice issues. Jim produces Bark’s award-winning “Bark for Mt. Hood” TV show, and is active with the Portland Indymedia Collective. See www.philosopherseed.org.

Long-time Bark member, Joy’s first leadership role was as a member of Bark’s Events Committee. After organizing several successful fundraising events, Joy decided she would like to increase her commitment to the organization and happily became a Bark Board member. Old-growth forests are her love, but her expertise is in the office. She is chair of the personnel committee and hopes to help Bark streamline its operations. Recently she left the Oregon League of Conservation Voters and now provides the Board with a stronger connection to state and local politics.

Kristen grew up on the Oregon coast and has always been passionate about protecting the forests in her backyard. But it was her unique combination of women’s studies and environmental politics coursework at the University of Oregon that led her to activism. For over five years, she has worked on grassroots and direct action campaigns serving to empower women while protecting the environment. Bark is honored to benefit from her experience.

A long time Bark hike leader, Mark joined the board in 2008. An urban farmer by day, Mark has also been a tireless advocate for the abolition of genetic engineering and continues to be actively engaged in Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering. Because of Mark’s expansive knowledge of mycology and forest ecosystems his hikes are consistently our most anticipated and attended.

Candace is an avid birder, mycology geek and native plant enthusiast, with a passion for Mt. Hood's gorgeous, east side forests. Candace has been active in social and environmental justice struggles since 2001. Like many Barkers, her concerns represent the strong connection between healthy ecosystems and healthy communities. As a volunteer naturalist with Metro, Candace helps our region's kids and adults connect with urban forests and greenspaces. She also participates in several bird monitoring projects with the Portland Audubon Society.

Amy has been involved in forest conservation and public lands advocacy since 1998. She has led hundreds of hikes and backpacking trips, educating people on the threats that face our ancient forests. In addition, she has developed and led trainings for activists to learn how to engage in public land decision-making and hold federal agencies accountable to environmental laws. She is the co-founder of Signal Fire, an organization that provides opportunities for artists of all disciplines to engage in the natural world.

Courtney studied environmental and natural resources law at Lewis and Clark Law School and joined the Crag Law Center in 2008 as a staff attorney working to protect the Pacific Northwest's natural legacy. Courtney's background teaching preschool allowed her to share her love of wild places with children and re-learn from them the ability to be awed by the smallest of nature's players. Courtney lives in Clackamas County, where she loves exploring the Mt. Hood National Forest and the Clackamas River.

Alex is a native Portlander who grew up hiking and camping in the Mt. Hood National Forest. As an activist he has tasted success in the campaign to stop the Eagle Creek 'salvage rider' timber sales and in organizing support for the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. For five years Alex worked for Oregon Natural Resources Council organizing opposition to regional threats to our forests as well as mounting a successful Wilderness campaign. He brings a full range of non-profit management skills to Bark and most importantly, he brings a passion for protecting Mt. Hood National Forest.

Matthew's love for the forest and Oregon's progressive communities led him to Bark in November, 2005. As a Canvasser and Field Manager he has played an integral role in the success of Bark's outreach efforts and as Canvass Director he helps to bridge the gap between Bark's mission and other progressive issues in the greater Portland area.

Gradey Proctor is a former Bark board member, botanist, and co-director of the Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies. He apprenticed at the Columbines School of Botanical Studies with Howie Brounstein and has surrounded himself with plants in many aspects of his life, from years of nursery work, to working on a CSA farm, to monitoring timber sales as a Bark Groundtruther. When not with the plants, he spends his time with his children Scarlet and Madrone and wife Rhea.

Brenna brings to her work a lifetime of passion for the Pacific Northwest, twelve years of organizing experience, and an extensive background in environmental law and education. Her involvement with Cascadia Forest Alliance and the campaign to save Eagle Creek led her to Lewis & Clark Law School, where she graduated cum laude. Brenna has worked with numerous non-profits and is a co-founder of Tryon Life Community Farm - a community sustainability education center. She also lives, and is raising her two young children, in Cedar Moon - the intentional community at TLC Farm.

Meredith brings a diverse background in activism ranging from working alongside migrant farm-workers in Southwest Florida to organizing against current coal export proposals for Oregon and Washington. She first fell in love with Northwest forests while climbing an old growth western hemlock, and has been dedicated to keeping Oregon’s forests in tact ever since. Climbing trees has been an important element of her activism and she loves teaching others the joy of ascending into the forest canopy. Since moving to Oregon Meredith has dedicated much of her time volunteering with Portland Rising Tide, Cascadia Forest Defenders, and in East side forests with the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project. Above all, she believes in the importance of people powered movements to bring about meaningful change.

Olivia’s experience as an activist began in her early teens volunteering with the Feminist Women’s Health Center and advocating for equal access in public education for Latino communities in her hometown of Chico, CA. Since she moved to Oregon in 2000 her focus has shifted toward environmental justice. From 2007-2010 Olivia served as the Community Organizer for the Anti-LNG coalition – successfully defeating the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal and organizing communities directly impacted by the Palomar and Oregon LNG pipelines. Olivia brings with her a special connection to the Clackamas River Watershed, experience in coalition management, and love of Mt. Hood.

Committed to the importance of social change groups communicating and working together, Jenny has been a longtime cross-pollinator between many groups and individuals. In addition to over seven years as a contributor to the City Repair Project , she has played an integral part in the beginning and continuing work of the Tryon Life Community Farm in Portland. In 2007, Jenny travelled to Africa as a Community-Supported Activist learning about other social change movements and attended the World Social Forum.

An interdisciplinary artist and long-time Barker, Christine happily brings her grant writing and development skills to Bark. As a child in Ohio, she learned the intrinsic value of maples, oaks, elms, of creeks and fireflies, and spent hours watching birds from her aunt’s kitchen window. This shaped her view as an artist and activist: to learn to listen to the natural world, to find meaning through our connection to these landscapes, and to work to protect these fragile places.