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.