E-mail OWAA at info[at]owaa.org or call our office at 406-728-7434. The postal address for OWAA headquarters is 615 Oak St., Ste. 201, Missoula MT 59801.
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OWAA headquarters staff
Robin Giner
Executive Director
After working as OWAA’s executive assistant in 2000-01, Robin Giner re-joined OWAA’s staff as the Director of Membership and Conference Services in May 2007 after returning to Missoula from Chicago where she worked for the Urban Libraries Council, a nonprofit membership-driven organization similar to OWAA. There she honed her skills in membership, programming, development, board governance and conference planning. While away from Montana, Giner earned a bachelor’s degree in English and another in linguistics from Chicago’s Northeastern Illinois University. Giner assumed the position of Executive Director in May 2010. Contact Robin Giner at rginer[at]owaa.org.
Ashley Schroeder
Publications Editor
Ashley Schroeder was promoted to Publications Editor Aug. 1, 2009, after being hired as Executive Assistant in January 2009. Ashley solicits and works with editorial submissions for Outdoors Unlimited and edits, designs and oversees publication. She is also OWAA’s webmaster. Schroeder graduated from the University of Montana with a B.A. in print journalism and a minor in media arts. She hails from Gillette, Wyo., where her outdoors experience included summer backpacking trips and surviving windy winter blizzards. Schroeder enjoys her relocation to Missoula and gets her fill of fresh air by snowboarding and soaking in hot springs. Contact Ashley Schroeder at aschroeder[at]owaa.org.
Jessica Pollett
Membership & Conference Services
Jessica Pollett grew up outside of Seattle, Wash., before heading out East to get her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. She moved to Missoula in January 2010, before joining the OWAA team in May 2010. Pollett has volunteered in nonprofit event planning with the American Red Cross and the Ronald McDonald House of Missoula and continues to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House of Missoula on the weekends and for special events. She enjoys camping, visiting National Parks, snowboarding and is excited to explore the beautiful outdoors in Montana. Contact Jessica Pollett at jpollett[at]owaa.org.
Wil MacAllister
Journalism Intern
Born and raised in New Hampshire, Wil MacAllister has been in Montana for five years while completing his B.A. in journalism. MacAllister has had articles and photography published in several Northwestern publications, mainly through NewWest. He has many hobbies including astronomy, wildlife photography, snowshoeing and watching documentaries. MacAllister joined OWAA as an intern in September 2011, with primary duties of editing and compiling News Briefs and Support Group News Tips and crafting Character Sketch articles. Contact Wil MacAllister at wmacallister[at]owaa.org.
OWAA contractors
Paul Queneau
Web Development Advisor
After getting hired as webmaster of the student newspaper back in college, Paul arrived at 6 a.m. on his first day to find a broken website maintained with an application he’d never used before. Five hours later, the site was up — just barely. He’s gotten much better since then, and has designed and maintained numerous other sites. He’s also gotten married, had two gorgeous sons with his wife Laura and now works as conservation editor of Bugle magazine at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
OWAA Officers and Board Members
PRESIDENT
- Mike Walker, Arizona
OFFICERS
- 1st Vice President: Mark Taylor, Virginia
- 2nd Vice President: Bill Graham, Missouri
- Secretary: Katie McKalip, Montana
- Treasurer: Jack Ballard, Montana
BOARD MEMBERS
- Bruce Cochran, Kansas
- Mark Freeman, Oregon
- Jason Jenkins, Missouri
- Matthew Miller, Idaho
- Mary Nickum, Arizona
- Brett Prettyman, Utah
- Ty Stockton, Wyoming
- Paul Queneau, Montana
- Randy Zellers, Arkansas
OWAA board members are elected each spring by the active membership. Board members serve three-year terms. The slate of candidates for the board is determined by the Board Nominating Committee. If you would like to nominate an OWAA member for consideration by the Board Nominating Committee, or if you are interested in running yourself, contact the Executive Director. He will put you in touch with the committee chair. Nominations should be provided to the committee by Oct. 15.
