The bylaws of the Alliance for Historic Wyoming calls for a Board of Directors to be composed on no less than five (5) and no more than twelve (12) members. Our first board was composed of five members. If you are interested in serving on our board, please send us information about your qualifications and interests. Our current board members are: 

1. Barbara Dobos of Casper, WY. Ms. Dobos is a former Natrona County educator and representative to the Wyoming state legislature. She spearheaded the fight against the sale of Martin's Cove and co-founded the Alliance for Historic Wyoming. Barbara was just re-elected to her second term on the board which expires in 2011. 

2. Lesley Wischmann of Laramie, WY. Ms. Wischmann is a writer, historian and story-teller who has long been involved with historic trails in Wyoming. She is the author of Frontier Diplomats:  Alexander Culbertson and Natoyist-siksina' among the Blackfeet (Univ of Oklahoma Press, 2004) and a co-founder of the AHW. She is currently working on another fur trade book, based on the recently discovered letters of Andrew Dawson. Lesley's term on the board expires in 2012.

3. Mary Humstone. Ms. Humstone lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. She spent many years working for the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Denver. She now teaches historic preservation in the American Studies Program at the University of Wyoming and is also a preservation consultant. Mary was just elected to her second term on the board which will expire in 2012.

4. Tom Bell of Lander, Wyoming. Mr. Bell founded the Wyoming Outdoor Council as well as the well-respected regional newspaper, High Country News. In the 1980s and 1990s, he was instrumental in saving South Pass from the Altamont Pipeline. Tom served on our first board of directors and now serves in an emeritus position.

5. Jason Marsden of Glendale, Colorado. Mr. Marsden is a Sheridan High School and Harvard College graduate and covered politics and the environment for the Casper Star-Tribune from 1995 through 2001, including two years as the Washington, D.C., bureau chief. An avid student of history, he recently resigned after several years as the Executive Director of Wyoming Conservation Voters and is currently the Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation in Denver. Jason's term on the board expires in 2011. 

6. Tom Rea of Casper, Wyoming. Tom grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa., and has lived in Wyoming for 35 years.He holds degrees from Williams College and the University of Montana, and worked for many years as a reporter and editor on the Casper Star-Tribune. His books include Devil's Gate: Owning the Land, Owning the Story (Oklahoma, 2006), winner of the 2006-07 nonfiction book award from the Wyoming State Historical Society, and Bone Wars: The Excavation and Celebrity of Andrew Carnegie's Dinosaur, (Pittsburgh, 2001, paperback 2004) winner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for contemporary nonfiction. He lives with his family in Casper. Tom's term on the board expires in 2012.

7. Katherine Longfield of Jackson, Wyoming. Katherine is an architectural historian for Grand Teton National Park and lives in Jackson, WY. Katherine received her Master's degree in historic preservation from Columbia University, concentrating on public land history and cultural resource management. Her passion for Wyoming¹s architectural heritage began at the age of sixteen, on her first visit to Wyoming, at a backcountry cabin in the Wind River Range. Katherine's term on the board expires in 2011.

8. Sarah Egolf of Laramie, Wyoming. Sarah is a Wyoming native who grew up around historic preservation. As a child, she watched her parents tackle several big preservation projects, including the Bath Houses in Laramie and the Snowy Range Lodge in Medicine Bow National Forest above Centennial. After graduating from Earlham College with a degree in art, Sarah returned to Laramie where she now works as development director for Biodiversity Conservation Alliance. Her term on the board expires in 2013. 

9. Misty Moore Stoll was born and raised in rural Wyoming. She grew up with an inborn sense of our wide open spaces and an understanding of our deep, rich cowboy culture. In May 2009, she received her Master's in American Studies from the University of Wyoming with a combined emphasis in journalism and historic preservation. She has worked with the Alliance for Historic Wyoming for several years as a volunteer and was a paid intern during the summer of 2008. She is currently living in Laramie with her husband and adorable daughter, Natalie, who has put in her own fair share of time at AHW functions. Misty's term expires in 2013.