River Councils

American Rivers works with River Councils around the country to help support our efforts to protect rivers.

California River Council

Fred St. Goar (Co-Chair)
Atherton, CA

Susan Sogard, Ph.D. (Co-Chair)
Scotts Valley, CA

Jason Bogardus
Woodside, CA

Kristin Hull, Ph.D.
Piedmont, CA

David Kennedy
Palo Alto, CA

Jeff Mount, Ph.D.
Davis, CA

Caroline Perkins
Seattle, WA/Walnut Grove, CA

Pallavi Phartiyal, Ph.D.
Berkeley, CA

Dan Reicher
Piedmont, CA/Warren, VT

Steve Rothert
Nevada City, CA

Mike Sutton
San Francisco, CA

Clavey Wendt
Angels Camp, CA

Southwest River Council

Matt Moseley (Co-Chair)
Boulder, CO

Jim Youssef (Co-Chair)
Durango, CO

Tom Barney
Durango, CO

Jordana Barrack
Fort Collins, CO

Carrie Besnette Hauser
Glenwood Springs, CO

Mike Boyd
Boulder, CO

Nat Cobb
Los Ranchos, NM

Marianne Eppig 
Boulder, CO

Ed Kabotie
Santa Clara Pueblo, NM/Second Mesa, AZ

Ben Kurtz
Denver, CO

Patty Lynch
Denver, CO

Deirdre Macnab
Steamboat Springs, CO

Kate McBride
Snowmass, CO

Bob McDermott
Cherry Hill Village, CO

Gibson Mckay
Phoenix, AZ

Kim Milligan
Durango, CO

David Parker
Aspen, CO

Fred Owen Phillips
Ouray, CO

Roy Romer
Denver, CO

Mike Ryan
Fort Collins, CO

Gregg Somermeyer
Durango, CO

Northern Rockies River Council

Clay Moorhead (Co-Chair)
Jackson, WY

Jim Klug (Co-Chair)
Bozeman, MT

Dotty Ballantyne
Bozeman, MT

Caroline Byrd
Bozeman, MT

Darren Calhoun
Thermopolis, WY

Bill Collins
Big Sky, MT

Swep Davis
Bozeman, MT

Amanda Deaver
Sun Valley, ID

Sascha Douglass
Big Sky, MT/New York, NY

Mike Garcia
Bozeman, MT

John Heminway
Bozeman, MT

Hilary Hutcheson
Columbia Falls, MT

Susie McDowell
Wilson, WY/Naples, FL

Whitney McDowell
Bozeman, MT/Santa Barbara, CA

Ranga Perera
Bozeman, MT

Gia Randono
Missoula, MT

Andy Sheehan
Palo Alto, CA/Jackson, WY

Joe Sowerby
Missoula, MT

Southeast River Council

Jay Mills (Chair)
Chattanooga, TN

David Solomon
Jacksonville, FL

Angela Wiggins
Chattanooga, TN

Northwest River Council

Brad Axel (Co-Chair)
Seattle, WA

Mark Busto (Co-Chair)
Seattle, WA

Linda Balfour
Bellingham, WA

Bob Denman
Redmond, WA

Leif Embertson
Bellingham, WA

John Engber
Seattle, WA

Diana Gale
Seattle, WA

Queta González
Portland, OR

Yawei Hao
Seattle, WA

Derek Johnson
Eugene, OR

Steve Malloch
Seattle, WA

Jay Manning
Olympia, WA

Anji Moraes
Seattle, WA

Chuck Peven
Wenatchee, WA

Julie Tokashiki
Seattle, WA

Dave Warren
Olympia, WA