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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 the impacts of climate
and land-use change on Cook Inlet salmon streams. Sue holds a
B.S. in Zoology from Duke University and an M.S. in Fisheries
Science from Oregon State University. Before heading to Alaska
and joining Inletkeeper in 2000, Sue discovered her love of
aquatic ecosystems through her work at the Xerces Society in
Portland, Oregon, Earthwatch in Massachusetts, and at the
Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 24
Rachel
Lord,
Outreach & Monitoring Coordinator:
Originally from Maine, Rachel moved to
Alaska in
2005 for her MS degree at University of Alaska, Fairbanks in
Wildlife Biology. She received a BA
in Biology & Spanish from Mount Holyoke College, and spent
several years working as a field biologist before returning to
school. Rachel worked the 2008 halibut season for the
International Pacific Halibut Commission before joining Cook
Inletkeeper.
As the
volunteer coordinator, Rachel will be training citizens to
monitor local water bodies, overseeing a new initiative to gauge
bacteria levels on Homer’s public beaches, and helping local
citizens identify drinking water and related concerns.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 29.
Michael Sharp,
Communications Director:
Michael spent the last decade as a private
consultant helping commercial and non-profit organizations
navigate the morass that is the collision of branding, market
strategy, technology integration and process efficiency.
Michael arrived in Homer, Alaska aboard his sailboat after
spending 3 years exploring the Inside Passage, Prince William
Sound and the North Gulf Coast of the Gulf of Alaska.
Phone 907-235-4068 x 23
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 &
Office Manager:
 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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