flying duck logo The Ernest Oberholtzer Foundation

Mission Statement

Dedicated to the preservation of Ober's North Woods legacy, as a source of inspiration, renewal, and connection to the natural world.

Current Board of Directors

Officers

  • President: Elaine Thrune, Sartell, MN
  • Vice-president: Joe Paddock, Litchfield, MN
  • Treasurer: Tim Heinle, Ranier, MN, and Scottsdale, AZ
  • Assistant Treasurer: Charles Kelly, Chicago, IL
  • Secretary: Jean Sanford Replinger, Marshall, MN

Members-at-large

  • Jim Davis, Stuart, FL
  • Jim Fitzpatrick, River Falls, WI
  • Bob Hilke, Ranier, MN
  • Mike Reid, St. Paul, MN
  • Mary Swalla Holmes, Madrid, IA (on leave of absence)
  • Robin Monahan, Shoreview, MN
  • John Roth, Minneapolis, MN
  • Harry Sweatt, Orono, MN
  • Diane Tessari, Excelsior, MN

Executive Director

  • Beth Waterhouse, Excelsior, MN

Emeritus Members

  • Marnie Monahan, Roseville, MN
  • Gene Monahan (deceased), MN
  • Ted Hall (deceased), MN
  • Charles Kelly, Chicago, IL
  • Douglas Wood, Sartell, MN

Honorary Member

  • Ray Anderson (deceased), MN

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