Meet Our Board
Our board brings together experience in conservation, agriculture, nonprofit leadership, and community development to support projects across northeastern Washington.
Executive Board
Seth Walser
Chair
Seth is Chief Operations Officer and a consultant at InteGrant, where he helps organizations secure funding for community projects. A former regenerative farmer, he brings experience in conservation, agriculture, education, and food security. As chair, he helps guide UCRCD’s planning, partnerships, and fundraising.
Alex Case-Cohen
Vice Chair
Alex works in agricultural conservation at Spokane Conservation District and previously managed Pend Oreille Conservation District. Her experience includes producer-led soil health research and regional conservation work. As vice chair, she helps guide the Council’s programs and decisions.
Vicki Carter
Secretary
Vicki is Director of Spokane Conservation District, where she helps lead conservation programs and community partnerships. She helped establish Vets on the Farm, connecting veterans with training and opportunities in agriculture. She brings experience in organizational management and program development to UCRCD.
Cori Turntine
Treasurer
Cori is Operations Director at Spokane Conservation District and brings experience in district finance and organizational operations. As UCRCD’s treasurer, she helps oversee financial reporting and the fiscal systems that support community projects and partnerships.
Dave Hedrick
Member at Large
Dave is District Manager of Ferry Conservation District, where he previously served as a district supervisor. His natural-resource experience includes managing family-ranch land and timber and a long career in Alaska’s commercial fishing industry. He brings a Ferry County perspective to UCRCD’s regional conservation work.
Community Liaison
Miles Bergsma
Liaison | Spokane Storytime
Miles is the creator of Spokane Storytime and a program-development partner in Connected to Place. He brings storytelling, interpretive design, digital development, and community outreach to projects that connect people with the history, culture, and natural landscapes of the Inland Northwest.

