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EHWA Officers of the Board

Leon W. Brown, treasurer of Elk Headwaters Watershed Association is a Bi-vocational Pastor, Ordained in West Virginia Baptist Churches Convention of American Baptist Churches, USA and current Pastor of Mt.Carmel Baptist Church at Beverly, WV. A graduate of WVU with a BS degree in Forest Resource Mgmt.and is currently employed at Beckwith Lumber Company, Inc. as Land Manager. Within the ownership of Beckwith about 16,500 acres are within the watershed boundaries. Born and raised in the watershed and having hunted and fished within the watershed, Leon has the desire to protect the watershed for future generations. The purpose of working within the association is to get and keep local control of the
watershed and protect the integrity of the same. Leon is involved with other conservation and youth groups and enjoys working to conserve and protect our current natural resources and wants to provide our youth a healthy respect for our stewardship of nature.

Ed Galford, Vice-President of the Elk Headwaters Watershed Association is one the founding members of the watershed association. A graduate of the Forestry School at West Virginia University. Ed started working with Snowshoe in 1974 as a snowmaker, now employed as Vice-President of Operations at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Fishing, hunting, and motorcycling are some of the pastimes enjoyed in the watershed along with working toward responsible stewardship of the communities and environment within the watershed. Ed, born in Pocahontas county, resides in the headwaters of Big Spring Fork with wife Winnie, and two daughters, Casey and Greer. The conservation and sustainability of the watershed resources are the primary focus to insure a healthy natural resource for the future generations that will appreciate the Elk Headwaters. Ed is also involved with the Shavers Fork Coalition, a watershed group based out of Elkins, WV.

Goerge Bell is the President of the watershed group, he and his wife live in Mingo, WV, with their three children. George enjoys skiing, hunting and photography, he manages a construction business in his spare time.