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August 30th, 2008
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THE RED LODGE AREA
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONCHAIRPERSON
Sally Martin
VICE CHAIRPERSON
Merv Coleman
SECRETARY
Sherri Dunlap
TREASURER
Mark Schubert
Gordon Gallager, Sarah Ewald, Hope Smith, Ruth Brown, Erin Oley, Vivian Beam, Wayne Engebretson, John Walsh.
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Linda Eckhoff, Lynn Weimer, Jennifer O'Shea, Newton Sacks.
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Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
Meet the Board Members
Sally Martin
Chairperson, R.L.A.C.F.
 Sally Martin's professional career has spanned 30 years, including experience in retail, wholesale, manufacturing and Internet marketing. She has been involved with businesses from start-up to multi million dollar revenues, holding senior positions with firms such as Federated Dept. Stores, May Co. and The Limited Inc. As Executive Vice President of the "Victoria's Secret" lingerie firm, she helped the company achieve world-wide recognition through the introduction of innovative products that revolutionized the industry. Sally and her husband Don have lived in Red Lodge for 13 years and own Lone Pine Lodging.
Sally serves as chairperson of The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation. She serves on the Board of St. Joseph Hospital in Santa Ana, CA., and is associated with the Forum of Directors of Orange County, CA.. She works on the Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities and the Western Design Conference in Cody, Wy.
Merv Coleman
Vice Chairperson, R.L.A.C.F.
 Merv Coleman grew up on a farm in Nebraska and attended high school in the small town of Adams. Later he attended Colorado State University and graduated with a degree in Range Biology, he served four years in the United States Marine Corps as a reconnaissance systems officer in an F-4 Phantom jet. After the Marines he started a career as a range conservationist with Bureau of Land Management.
In 1980 he and his family moved to Red Lodge, Montana to operate a photography studio and gallery with the Rockies and Yellowstone National Park as a backdrop. Merv is an award-winning photographer of both nature and portrait photography. He was honored as Photographer of the Year in 1996 and 1998 by the Montana Professional
Photographers Association. In 2001 Merv won the animal portrait category of the prestigious BBC and London Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
Merv has served on numerous boards and committees in Red Lodge. In 1986 he was honored as the Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year. He has been an active member of the Red Lodge Lions for 24 years and is currently chairman of the Beartooth Front Community Forum.
He is married, has two grown children and one granddaughter
Ruth Brown
Director, Beartooth Nature Center
 Ruth came to Red Lodge in 1988 and worked for Red Lodge Zoological Society from 1989 -1990. In 1990 the board of directors changed the name to Beartooth Nature Center in order to become a wildlife refuge. The first wild animal arrived in 1992.
Ruth came to RL from Columbus, OH where she was the Assistant Director for International Field Studies, a non-profit educational organization. Ruth was in charge of all continental field studies for high school and college students from all over the US. For eight years while there she worked with the Bahamian Government on Andros Island where she secured work permits for American staff for the marine biology field station.
Ruth attended Ohio State and Capital University in Ohio and worked in the science department at Worthington High School as an aide and also taught special education science classes. Ruth takes continuing education classes through the American Zoological Association. She works closely with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Humane Society of the US along with the USDA.
Sarah Ewald
Chairperson, R.L.A.C.F.
Sarah Ewald originally hails from Minnesota and has lived in Red Lodge since 1998. She had planned on living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area her entire life until she married a “migrant computer worker”, her husband Bo. They have since lived in several places in the Midwest and Western parts of the US, but Sarah refused to move anymore once she got to know Red Lodge. If there were only a Dairy Queen in Red Lodge, she wouldn’t even have to go to Billings.
In addition to seasonal computer work, Sarah and Bo own and operate a ranch a few miles north of Red Lodge. Sarah has been very active in several community activities including the Co-Chair of the Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities. She also went through recruit training for the Red Lodge Volunteer Fire Department in 2002; has become the Secretary of the Firefighter’s Association, and was selected as the “Firefighter of the Year” in 2005. Prior to moving to Red Lodge, Sarah had served on the Board of the Ann Bancroft Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by the Arctic explorer of the same name, to help girls and women aspire to and achieve their dreams.
Sarah loves outdoor activities, is an avid skier, hiker, and has run in several marathons. You may see her on occasion walking her big dogs around town in the (not too) early morning. Sarah graduated from St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition to majoring in psychology and criminal justice, she also played varsity women’s basketball at St. Thomas.
Hope Smith
Board Member, R.L.A.C.F.
Hope Smith was raised in Kentucky, and attended Colorado College and the University of California, Santa Cruz where she earned degrees in biology and environmental studies. In addition, Hope holds a graduate degree in education from the University of California, Irvine. She is certified to teach grades K-12 and adult education classes.
Volunteering for numerous community organizations keeps Hope working full-time. Besides sitting on the Red Lodge Area Community Foundation Board she currently serves on the boards of the Red Lodge Carnegie Library, the Carbon County Arts Guild and the Carbon County Resource Council. In 1998 The Committee for Community Excellence named her “Community Champion”, and in 2004 she was honored as the Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year.
Passionate about running, Hope coaches cross-country and track and organizes races and meets for all ages and abilities including the Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities, the Beartooth Run, the Beartooth Invitational and the Hershey Meet.
Hope and her husband, Steve, have lived and grown hay on an 80-acre ranch west of Red Lodge since 1986. They have two remarkably accomplished daughters of whom she is inordinately proud.
Erin M. Oley, MA, RN, MS, FNP
Board Member, R.L.A.C.F.
Erin Oley is currently Director of Home Care, Hospice, Private Duty, and Wellness at the Beartooth Hospital and Health Center, Red Lodge, Montana. Erin is a registered nurse in Ohio and Montana and is a board certified family nurse practitioner in Montana. Erin also writes articles on wellness and fitness topics for the Local Rag and Carbon County News, and is an active member of the Red Lodge Search and Rescue team, and the Red Lodge Volunteer Fire Department. She brings with her a love of running, hiking, down-hill and cross-country skiing, fly-fishing, horseback riding, reading, and quilting.
Vivian Beam
Board Member, R.L.A.C.F.
Vivian Beam grew up in the small town of Hysham after moving from South Dakota. Growing up in a small town community, Vivian understands the needs and concerns relevant to small town community life, and through her experiences, developed an appreciation for the simple aspects of life.
Vivian attended college at The University of Montana for 3 years, before taking a 4 year break to evaluate her career choices. Four years later she graduated Cum Laude with a degree in behavioral sciences from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Putting her "people" skills to work, she chose to enter the hospitality business, gaining experience in country club management in Missouri and Kansas, eventually moving to Oklahoma, where she met her husband, Craig, in Oklahoma City. After a further 5 years spent in Denver, Colorado, Vivian and Craig discovered Red Lodge.
Vivian and Craig have lived in Red Lodge for 11 years and own and operate Garden Party, a full-service flower container business. Vivian also works for Bridge Creek Restaurant during the winter months. Through her work and experience over the years, Vivian has developed a unique perspective which is invaluable to any community effort and looks forward to many more opportunities for enhancing the quality of life in Red Lodge, Montana.
The Red Lodge Fun Run for Charities is supported by the generosity of the local community and administered by The Red Lodge Area Community Foundation
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