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Cook Inletkeeper
Staff
Bob
Shavelson, Executive Director/Cook Inletkeeper:
 Bob
is a reformed attorney with backgrounds in biology, chemistry,
and environmental sampling and compliance. He was
Editor-in-Chief of the University of Oregon’s Journal of
Environmental Law and Litigation, and has considerable
experience in toxics, the Clean Water Act, and Right-to-Know
issues. Prior to joining Inletkeeper in 1996, Bob worked in the
United States Senate, Oregon’s Senate Majority Office, the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey
Marine Sciences Consortium, and the University of Oregon’s Ocean
& Coastal Law Center. He currently serves on the Boards of
Directors of the National Waterkeeper Alliance and the Cook
Inlet Citizen’s Regional Advisory Council. He holds a BA in
Biology & Chemistry from Boston University and a JD from the
University of Oregon.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 22
 Michael
holds a B.S. in Management from the Illinois Institute of
Technology, in Chicago, IL. Michael joined Cook Inletkeeper in
2006 to oversee the membership program, grant writing, and fund
development. Michael’s background includes long range and
strategic planning, budgeting, and program development with
Kawerak, the Native non-profit for Alaska’s Bering Strait Region
and Chugachmiut, the Native non-profit for Prince William Sound
and the Lower Kenai Peninsula. His history also includes
contract negotiation, business and financial management as the
Director of Consulting Services for Advanced Programming
Resources and AGS Information Services in Chicago and as a
contract negotiator for AT&T Bell Labs. His business experience
brings a unique management perspective to the non-profit sector.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 27
Dennis Gann, Alaska Coal Organizer:
Dennis is a former commercial
fisherman and tug vessel operator who worked escorting oil
tankers through Prince William Sound. For the past 5 years,
Dennis has worked with the Kachemak Bay Conservation Society,
the Cook Inlet Alliance and Cook Inletkeeper on various water
quality and fisheries issues related to hard rock and coal
mining. He holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Marketing from
Missouri State University. He is responsible for implementing
the communications and outreach planning efforts for the Chuitna
Coal Working Group and Alaska Coal Working Group projects.
Sue heads Inletkeeper’s efforts to study nonpoint
source pollution impacts in wild salmon streams on the Kenai
Peninsula. Sue joined Inletkeeper in Summer 2000, and has
considerable experience in water chemistry, water quality
monitoring, and macroinvertebrate assessment. Before joining
Inletkeeper, Sue worked for the Xerces Society as Project
Director for the Aquatic Invertebrate Monitoring Program and for
Earthwatch, as Project Coordinator in the Life Sciences
Department of Field Operations. Sue holds a B.S. in Zoology
from Duke University and an M.S. in Fisheries Science from
Oregon State University.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 24
Tala
Woodward,
Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator:
 Tala
set her sights on Alaska when she was accepted into the Alaska
Conservation Foundation’s Conservation Internship Program, where
she chose to work on water quality and salmon stream monitoring
work with Cook Inletkeeper. She quickly moved up the ladder,
and now runs Cook Inletkeeper’s Citizen Environmental Monitoring
Program, where she trains citizens to monitor local waterbodies,
oversees a new initiative to gauge bacteria levels on Homer’s
public beaches, and helps local citizens identify drinking water
and related concerns. Tala holds a B.S. degree in Biology and
Environmental Science from the College of William and Mary, and
set the world on fire in 2008 with her prolific razor clamming
exploits.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 29
Will Schlein,
Information Technology Specialist:
Will received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from
the University of Rochester, where he gained expertise in
Geographic Information Systems. He has volunteered for several
nonprofits and serves on the Board of Directors of Vessels of
Hope. Working to implement clean, renewable energy technology,
Will is active in the Alternative Energy Group in Homer. Will
is the owner of the Homer Hostel. Prior to moving to Alaska he
worked renovating and recycling old buildings in California.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 28
Joan Stempiak, Finance
Officer:
 Joan
is a seasoned administrator who comes to Cook Inletkeeper with
more than 15 years of nonprofit management and financial
experience. Prior to joining Inletkeeper in 2007, Joan helped
grow Homer’s first public radio station (KBBI), and more
recently she has devoted her considerable efforts to the UAA
Kachemak Bay Campus and to public education reform on the Kenai
Peninsula. She has an educational background in social
services, and she received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology
from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 21
Nancy Tappan-Eigenheer, Finance
Officer:
 Nancy was born in Switzerland and has a Mater’s Degree in Economics from the
University of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland and obtained her CPA
from Chambre Fiduciaire Suisse in Berne, Switzerland in 1996.
She comes to Cook Inletkeeper from KPMG, a top 5 world financial
consulting company, where she managed multiple engagements for
their Mergers and Acquisitions Department. After commuting for
two years between Alaska and Switzerland as a consultant to
KPMG, Nancy now provides high-end financial services to
Inletkeeper on a part-time basis.
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