ABOUT US
leadership
Officers
President: Suzie ReynoldsSuzie Reynolds is a retired educator. She taught elementary and middle school science in both public and private school settings. She also wrote science curriculum for pre-school through high school level classes as well as university curriculum for training science teachers. Most recently, Ms. Reynolds served on the board of trustees of a private school and as the interim Head of School.
Ms. Reynolds has a BS degree in Geology and a BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University as well as a Master of Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston. Suzie and her husband David recently moved to Reno, NV from Houston, TX. |
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Vice President: Lauren Whitenack
Lauren Whitenack is a PhD student at the University of Nevada, Reno studying mountain chickadees in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. She has been involved in LAS since 2021 and has served on the Board of Trustees since 2022. She also serves as chair of the Program and Activities (monthly meeting speaker series), Field Trip and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging committees.
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Secretary: Linda St-Cyr
Linda is a retired aerospace engineer with a Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics from UCLA and a B.S. in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College. She is finding birds to be a fun replacement for rocket engines, and particularly likes counting shorebirds and going to bird festivals, hoping to eventually have an eBird list from every county in Nevada. She volunteered for the Secretary position on the LAS board because there are definitely more arduous tasks that need doing, but believes one should work up to the difficult stuff gradually.
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Treasurer: Judy DuffyJudy Duffy is an almost-retired software engineer who worked in the aerospace industry for many years as well as with several technology startups. In the past, she served as treasurer for the nonprofit Friends of the Milpitas Library in California. Judy is an avid nature photographer who was first energized by birds during a trip to the Galapagos Islands in 2010. She maintains multiple websites including that of the Reno Photo Club (renophoto.org). Judy is delighted to serve as treasurer for the Lahontan Audubon Society.
Judy holds a BS in Computer Science from Santa Clara University and an MS in Computer Science from U. C. Berkeley. |
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CommitTees
Activity and Program: Lauren Whitenack, Chair
Audit: Jacque Lowery, Chair Communications: Vacant, Chair Conservation: Vacant, Chair Education: Alan Gubanich, Chair Field Trips: Lauren Whitenack, Chair Fundraising/Membership Vacant, Chair Jody Lawlor Jane Burnham Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Lauren Whitenack, Chair Investments: Suzie Reynolds, Chair Judy Duffy Nominating Committee: The Board of Trustees shall, no later than the first Board meeting of the fiscal year, appoint up to two (2) members of the Board, whose terms are not expiring, to the Nominating Committee as provided in Article VI, Section 2. |
TrusteesSeat 1 – Linda St-Cyr – 2026
Seat 2 – Judy Duffy – 2026 Seat 3 – Phyllis Henderson – 2026 Seat 4 – Bruce Blackadar – 2027 Seat 5 – Marisa Ernst – 2027 Seat 6 – Lorraine Hickey – 2027 Seat 7 – Tom Stille– 2025 Seat 8 – Lauren Whitenack – 2025 Seat 9 – Suzie Reynolds – 2025 Staff
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