THE LAHONTAN AUDUBON SOCIETY

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  • About
    • History & Mission
    • Staff & Board
    • Annual Reports
  • Birding
    • Area Birding Guide
    • CONSERVATION
    • Plants for Birds
    • Birding By Bus
    • Birding News
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join/Renew
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Calendar
  • Education
  • Resources
    • FAQ
    • Bird Safety & Ethics
    • INJURED BIRD? OR BABY BIRD OUT OF NEST?
    • Urban Waterfowl
  • Store
  • CONTACT US

ABOUT US

leadership

Officers

President: ​Suzie Reynolds

Suzie 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 Duffy

Judy 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: 
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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.​

Trustees

Seat 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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Patty Moen
Community Outreach Coordinator

Patty Moen has been working with the Education Committee on editing and improving the curriculum for LAS classroom visits and field trips to ensure the lessons align with the Next Generation Science Standards. She is helping with teaching, and planning training for volunteers so they will be able to feel comfortable leading and assisting with LAS’s educational offerings. “I have been impressed with LAS and the expertise, passion and dedication of LAS leaders, volunteers and members.” 



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Diane Wong-Kone
Executive Director

When she first arrived in Nevada during the late 1990s, Diane was a traveling bird bander and field biologist working in multiple western states.  Once in Nevada, Diane quickly joined Lahontan Audubon Society (LAS) and Great Basin Bird Observatory (GBBO).  She worked many years as wildlife biologist for Otis Bay Ecological Consultants, assisting with wetland restoration projects throughout Nevada, and focusing on the lower Truckee River.  Simultaneously, Diane collected bird data for GBBO’s Nevada Bird Atlas, Nevada Bird Count, Pyramid/Walker Lake Counts, Desert Thrashers, and Lower Colorado River Riparian Bird Surveys.  She served as the AmeriCorps VISTA Development Coordinator for Lahontan Audubon Society in 2022, and became Executive Director in August 2023. She is honored to take on this new role and aims to continue her predecessors’ work to promote the growth of our birding community. ​

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Lahontan Audubon Society
PO Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505-2304
[email protected]
Lahontan Audubon Society Mission Statement:
To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate people, especially children, ​about birds in our unique Nevada environments.
Bird Photos by Jeff Bleam
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