Everett and Smith Appointed to Board of Trustees
June 4, 2015
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy Foundation (MWCF) Board of Trustees appointed Tuscarawas County Commissioner Belle Everett and Dr. Joseph Smith of Guernsey County as the newest members of the Board.
Everett Smith
Ms. Everett was elected as Tuscarawas County Commissioner and currently serves as President of the Board of Commissioners. As Commissioner, Ms. Everett serves on the Tuscarawas County Board of Revision, Airport Commission, Regional Planning Commission, Harcatus Board, Community Improvement Corporation, Community Corrections, Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District Board, and the Jobs Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee for the County Commissioners Association of Ohio. Commissioner Everett was also elected and served three terms as a Warwick Township Trustee. While a Trustee, Ms. Everett was appointed by Governors Strickland and Kasich to the State of Ohio Solid Waste Advisory Council and was the Secretary of the Tuscarawas County Health Advisory Board, President of the Tuscarawas County Township Association, and an
Ohio Township Association Board Director. Commissioner Everett also served as an executive board member of the former Crossroads Resource Conservation and Development Council. Commissioner Everett is currently the President of the Mud Run Watershed Stream Keepers and Treasurer of the Huff Run Watershed Restoration Partnership.
Dr. Smith is a retired educator and natural resources professional. He worked with the California Division of Parks and Recreation and managed income property in the San Francisco Bay Area for five years. He served as Director of the Four Seasons Outdoor Education Center for five years. He was a science, environmental education, and natural resources management teacher for nine years. Dr. Smith also taught conservation, forest management, and outdoor education at Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum for nine years. He has taught agricultural education at Kent State University and served as an adjunct professor at Ashland University and Zane State College. Dr. Smith received his Associate's Degree in Forestry from Lassen College, his Bachelor's Degree in Recreation from the University of California, his Master's Degree in Agriculture Education from Kent State University, and a Doctorate in Earth Science/Stewardship from the Logos Graduate School of Theology. He and his wife now own and operate LavenderWood Gardens, a twenty-five acre hardwood tree farm located in both Guernsey and Muskingum Counties.
Everett and Smith join the other nine Board of Trustees, including Jim Schoch of Tuscarawas County (Chairman), Harry Horstman of Harrison County (Vice-Chairman), Faye Heston of Stark County (Secretary/Treasurer), Jim Bates of Guernsey County, John Davis of Carroll County, John Hoopingarner of Tuscarawas County, Leslie Hudson-Carper of Summit County, David Parham of Carroll County, and DuWayne Porter of Stark County.
The MWCF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to supporting the mission of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) for flood reduction, conservation, and recreation. While the MWCF is completely independent from the MWCD, with its own Board of Trustees, it has developed charitable funds that support improvements and programs on and around MWCD facilities. Since 2004, the MWCF has awarded nearly $300,000 for 64 projects throughout the Muskingum Watershed. For more information on the MWCF, please visit www.muskingumfoundation.org or contact Nick Lautzenheiser toll-free at (877) 363-8500 ext. 2506.
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