Council Staff

Please contact us if you have watershed concerns or want to get involved!
 

Council Staff: Sarah Dyrdahl, Pamela Archer, Tara Davis, Denise Hoffert-Hay, and Erika Lang

Tara Davis, Executive Director
Tara has been with the Council since May 2006 as their Coordinator, and as of July 2009 their Executive Director with the Council’s recent transition into a non-profit organization. Tara is a native Southern Oregonian (or Jeffersonian if you believe in the “State”), and grew up playing on the Rogue River. She received her degree in Environmental Science from Santa Clara University and her Masters in Water Resources Management from the University of New Mexico, but much of her research and studies occurred abroad in developing nations. Tara has worked with both social and environmental non-profit organizations for over 8 years. As Director, her favorite aspects of “the job” are project development and friendships developed with landowners in the watershed.

Sarah Dyrdahl, Regional Project Manager
Sarah began working regionally with the Calapooia, North Santiam and South Santiam Watershed Councils in 2009.  Prior to this, she worked as a restoration projects manager for the Coos Watershed Association and as a fisheries biologist in Alaska.  Sarah holds a B.S. in Biology from Oregon State University.

Erika Lang, Regional Project Manager
Erika Lang has been working with the Calapooia, North Santiam, and South Santiam Watershed Councils since 2005. She works collaboratively with local landowners to identify resource concerns and implement solutions to improve watershed health. Most days, you can find her out in the watersheds on a site visit. Erika graduated from the University of Minnesota with a M.S. in Natural Resource Management with an emphasis in social science. 

Denise Hoffert-Hay, Project Manager

Pamela Archer, Program Assistant
Pamela Archer began working with the Calapooia Watershed Council in 2008 as part of the regional education program. She now provides council assistance and technical support for several restoration projects. Pamela graduated from Oregon State University with a M.S. in Marine Resource Management.