Pat Stevenson
Retired Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resource Director
Retired Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resource Director, President
Pat has over 35 years of experience working in the field of habitat restoration with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (3yrs) and the Stillaguamish Tribe (32yrs). He recently retired from the Stillaguamish Tribe, where he served as both the Environmental Manager and Natural Resources Director. While with the Tribe, he was focused on implementing the Stillaguamish Chinook Recovery Plan over the past fifteen years, which included habitat work on riparian, sediment, floodplain, estuary, hydrology, and large wood. He also served as the Tribal Representative on the Washington State Invasive Species Council. Throughout his career, he has been working with Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups in a variety of capacities. Pat has also been active in his community in other ways, serving on the board of the Bellingham Food Bank, Opportunity Council, and Whatcom Democrats. Pat is excited to bring his expertise to the Skagit watershed and work collaboratively in an area where the potential for making a significant difference in protecting and recovering salmon populations is so great. Pat has served on the board since 2021 and is serving his first term.
Bill Hebner
Retired Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)
Having spent nearly half a century working in natural resource management, Bill is interested in continuing to engage in the field of conservation by joining SFEG’s Board of Directors. In his retirement, Bill enjoys engaging in varying outdoor activities, including but not limited to fishing, hiking, birding, boating, and wildlife photography. He is also an avid international traveler, and in his extensive travels, he has taken particular interest in experiencing and learning more about the natural and cultural resources in other countries. Bill looks forward to using his combined knowledge, experience, and passion for this field, and hopes to aid SFEG specifically in meeting its outreach and fundraising goals. Bill was elected to the board in 2024.
Kimberly Cauvel
Kimberly is an environmental journalist whose work focuses on human-caused environmental challenges that affect the Pacific Northwest. She is currently a staff member of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, serving as the North Sound Information Officer. She additionally produces the Nooksack Indian Tribe’s newsletter on a monthly basis, and is a member of several writing focused organizations, such as the Northwest Science Writers Association, the National Association of Science Writers, and the Native American Journalists Association. Kim looks forward to using her experience as a writer and lifelong Washingtonian to help educate others on the importance of recovering salmon.
Kim was elected to the board in 2023.
Rick Haley
Rick has a degree in fisheries from Oregon State University and has worked in a variety of capacities assessing salmon habitat and participating in ecotoxicology research. Most recently, he served as Skagit County’s Water Quality Analyst for 17 years before retiring in 2019. While with the County he coordinated Skagit County’s Marine Resources Committee and became very knowledgeable about Skagit salmon and the challenges associated with improving habitat. Rick has served on the board of the Skagit Conservation Education Alliance and is active in his community through serving on several citizen advisory boards. Rick is a self-described fish and bird nerd and is excited to put his knowledge to work helping SFEG further salmon recovery work.
Rick has served on the board since 2021.
Bob Everitt
Retired WDFW Natural Resource Agency Manager,
Bob spent his career working in natural resource management and conservation. He is a wildlife biologist who has worked with both terrestrial and marine resource management issues from both the science and policy sides. Bob served as the Regional Director for WDFW’s Puget Sound Region for over 20 years before retiring in 2017. Bob served on the Board of the Skagit Watershed Council as well as the Executive Committee for the Wildlife Society. He has enjoyed being involved in local youth groups as well from little league and youth soccer associations to Chief Seattle Council. Bob is looking forward to engaging again in salmon recovery activities in the Skagit basin.
Bob was elected to the Board in 2021.
Matt DesVoigne
Matt recently retried from the field of accounting and financial management, and wishes to bring his expertise regarding finance and data analysis to the SFEG board. Upon election, he would be interested in reviewing and working with Form 990 for SFEG. He has previously volunteered for SFEG, and has given his time to a number of different organizations in a variety of roles, including a position on the Audit Committee of a Thrivent Chapter where he gained experience in non-profit auditing.
Matt was elected to the board in 2023.
Steve Ranten
Retired Forest Practices Coordinator, WA Dept. of Natural Resources
Steve recently retired from a career in forestry with the Washington Department of Natural Resources at their regional office in Sedro Woolley. Steve was raised in Skagit County and thoroughly enjoys being in the forest, especially to go fishing. Steve has a degree in Forest Management from Washington State University, and the bulk of his career was spent working with large and small forest landowners to help them understand forest practices rules, and how the rules, to protect streams and wetlands, would be applied to their proposals. Steve was an active volunteer with Ducks Unlimited for 23 years. He has enjoyed both volunteering for SFEG projects and being a Board Member (where he serves on the Outreach and Habitat Committees). Steve looks forward to continuing to share his knowledge of forestry and streams with the community through his various roles with Skagit Fisheries.
Steve has served on the board since 2015.
Scott Schulyer
Upper Skagit Tribe Policy Representative for Natural & Cultural Resources
Scott is a member and elder of the Upper Skagit Tribe. He has lived, fished, hunted, and gathered just as his ancestors have for centuries along the Skagit River. He is employed by the Upper Skagit Tribe as the Policy Representative for Natural & Cultural Resources. He has been the lead negotiator for the Tribe for fish & wildlife issues since 1994. Scott serves on a variety of other boards supporting his interest and passions.
Scott began serving on the board in 2025.
Dr. Ken Radke
Retired University of Washington Professor
Following a 50-year-long career in the field of wildlife biology and natural resource conservation, Dr. Ken Raedeke knows that in his retirement he still has more to offer the field that he is so passionate about. Ken taught as a professor within the Wildlife Sciences Group at the University of Washington from 1975 until 2015, and he is the owner of an environmental consulting firm. He has served on numerous advisory groups for different organizations, including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Board and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Game Management Advisory Committee, and served as a board member for the First Place School, a school for homeless children, from 1995 until 2000. Ken is an avid outdoorsman that is deeply passionate about the conservation and preservation of our natural resources, and he believes that the Skagit River Basin is an area of great beauty that deserves our attention with regard to conservation.
Ken began serving on the board in 2024.
Wayne Watne
Fisheries Biologist
Wayne grew up on the Olympic Peninsula and was raised in a family with ties to the logging, plywood mills and commercial fishing. Wayne has worked in fisheries from Oregon to Alaska his entire career, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Watershed Management from OSU. Wayne was the Timber, Fish and Wildlife biologist for the Lummi Nation and a Forest & Fish biologist for WDFW. He currently works as a fisheries consultant on salmon recovery efforts. Wayne has been involved with SFEG for twenty years and enjoys planting parties and teaching volunteers. He collects antique salmon lures. Wayne is involved in world missions in Africa, Mexico and northern British Columbia and has a fishing ministry where he hopes to help 10,000 children catch their first fish.
Wayne was elected to the board in 2023.
Erik Young
Retired Research Scientist
After spending most of his career as a corporate lawyer, Erik chose to return to school and pursue his passion for marine life. He first obtained a BS in Marine Biology followed by a Master of Marine and Environmental Affairs from the University of Washington. Since then, Erik has worked as a Research Scientist under a NOAA grant with the UW and continues to work on a grant funded project to monitor salmon using visual recognition, artificial intelligence, and underwater SONAR. He is deeply interested in salmon habitat issues having put his new skills to work with habitat restoration projects in California and is excited about putting his skills to work here in the Skagit now that he has settled in Washington State.
Erik has served on the board since 2020.
