Phil Hough, Chairman - responsible for overall direction and coordination of the group.

Phil graduated from Colby College in 1981 with a BA in English Literature.  After 20+ years in Hotel/Hospitality management, organizing and directing staff, assisting with sales and marketing and coordinating events and conventions, Phil moved to Sagle, Idaho in 2002.  He is a past president of the American Long Distance Hikers West Assoc (ALDHA-WEST), a past president of the Kinnikinnick Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society, and the former chair of the Bonner County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force.  His love of the wilderness has led him to thru hike the entire Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest trail (twice) as well as to paddle the length of the Yukon river, among many other shorter trips to most of the corners of our continent.  During the summer months Phil leads backcountry trips for the Galena Ridge School for troubled teens.

In May 2007 Phil was awarded the Idaho Conservation League’s highest award for environmental activism for his work on the proposed Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Area.

Phil is shown here with his better half and hiking partner, Deb Hunsicker.

Doug Ferrell, Vice Chair and Montana Outreach Director

Doug graduated from Brown University in 1972, and moved to Montana soon after. He is a home designer, happily married with two sons, who also love to hike and camp. Doug also serves on the board of the Council of the Montana Wilderness Association, and has been working to protect roadless areas on the Kootenai National Forest for over 30 years.

Jacob Styer , Treasurer - responsible for managing and reporting the financial aspects of FSPW.

Jacob graduated from Idaho State University in 2002 with a double major in Accounting and Finance.  After completing his CPA requirements in 2003 he moved to Sandpoint where he still works in Coldwater Creek’s tax department.  Jacob has lived in Idaho since 1990 and loves calling it home.   He takes advantage of the outdoors mostly in the form of hiking, biking, and climbing but hasn’t really found anything not to enjoy yet.  

He also currently helps out other local Non-profit organizations such as the Panhandle Animal Shelter, Sandpoint Bike to Work Week, and the Bonner County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue.

Carol Jenkins, Secretary and Grant Writer

Carol has a BS and MS in nursing, and is retired from a 24 year career including nursing education and administration. An active volunteer since high school, she is teaching in the Kaleidoscope elementary art program and participates in several organizations. She is President of the Kinnikinnick Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society and is past chair of its conservation committee. "After a full career and supporting my husband and daughter through graduate programs in the environmental sciences, climbing Scotchman Peak was a highlight and milestone in my life, as those who were with me can testify!"

Neil Wimberley, Hope/Clark Fork Outreach Director

Neil was born in Alabama in 1947. He graduated from medical school in 1973, and practiced pulmonary medicine for 25 years on the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama. 

In addition to FSPW, he enjoys hiking and serves on the Conservation Committee of the Kinnikinnick Chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society, as well as the board of the Sandpoint Chapter of the Ice Age Institute, and the Advisory Board of Bonner General Hospital.

Bill Martin, Founding Committee Member

Active in conservation issues for over 30 years, Bill Martin was one of the founders of the Cabinet Resource Group at its inception in 1976.  He currently serves as president of that organization. Bill worked close to the land as a forestry contractor.  And he has hunted and hiked in the Scotchmans for 3 decades.  Bill is self sufficient, living completely “off the “grid” just outside of Troy Montana.

Charlie Clough, Board Member

Charlie Clough is a third generation native of Libby, Montana. He was born in 1943, graduated from Libby High School in 1961, and took a BA in Education at the University of Montana in 1973.

He has been active in land management issues, serving as the president of the Libby Rod and Gun Club during the successful campaigns to stop dam construction at Kootenai Falls and Osprey Landing, and during the contentious times of the Kootenai-Lolo Accord.

Retired from teaching in 1998, he has worked for 23 seasons as a wilderness ranger, logging over 7000 miles on trails in the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness.

He and his life partner, Ann Brownback, enjoy hiking in the mountains and kayaking on the streams and lakes of western Montana and the Kootenay region of British Columbia.

One of their greatest pleasures has been making music, he on the stand-up bass and she on the hammered dulcimer.

Sarah Lundstrum, Board Member

Sarah graduated from Utah State University in 2003 with a BS in Environmental Studies and minors in Public Policy and Philosophy.   She spent three years working for the Sierra Club in New Mexico, on both public land campaigns and elections, before taking a job with the Montana Wilderness Association in Kalispell MT.   Sarah grew up in Spokane, WA and spent a lot of time camping and hiking in Northern Idaho.   She currently lives in Whitefish MT with her two dogs, plays ultimate Frisbee, does all the outdoor activities possible and also serves on the board of the Whitefish Animal Group and the Montana Conservation Voters.

Sarah is shown with her faithful hiking companion, Paige

Ann Wimberley, Editor of Peak Experience, the newsletter for FSPW.

Ann moved to Hope, Idaho in 2003, after retiring from the practice of internal medicine in Mobile, Al.  An Idaho Master Gardener, she is also active in the Kinninnick chapter of the Idaho Native Plant Society and the Sandpoint chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute.  She enjoys hiking and snowshoeing, especially in the Cabinet Mountains behind her home.

Jim Mellen, Merchandise Manager

Jim was born in Washington DC in 1948 and raised in Northern Virginia. After attending college for four years (business admin/economics) and four years in the Air Force (electronics), he moved to Sandpoint in 1975. He has worked for Encoder Products Co since 1978 as an electronics technician, applications engineer, quality assurance manager and manufacturing engineer. He and his wife Sandii spend as much time as possible hiking, backpacking, skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding and snapping pictures in the mountains.

Will Valentine, Friends List Coordinator

On retiring from the energy industry in 2004, Will moved to Idaho from Qatar. 

Concluding that “conservation” fitted his personality, he joined FSPW. 

In addition he volunteers at the Bonner County Historical Society three days a week and is a volunteer fireman.

Trisha Miller, Webmaster

Trisha has been deeply involved in technology for the past 25 years, primarily in the Telecommunications industry until she discovered Web Development and Graphic Design over 5 years ago.   She now works primarily as a Webmaster for over 40 different websites and in her spare time blogs on technology issues.

Trisha volunteers her time to maintain the website for the Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.