The Gifford Pinchot Task Force Staff
Bob Dingethal, Executive Director
bob@gptaskforce.org
Bob recently served as president of Stinger Consulting, a public affairs/public relations and communications consultancy based in Vancouver, Washington. Preceding that, Bob served as the SW Washington regional director for US Senator Maria Cantwell. Bob’s previous career included twenty years as a senior executive in the telecommunications industry and co-founder/co-owner of SandHill Winery and Red Mountain Vineyards.
Bob has also served on a variety of boards and commissions including: formerly as the vice chair of the Gifford Pinchot Task Force and board member of the Clark County Historical Society. Previously Bob served as the co-chair for the Vancouver/Clark County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, board member of the Dream Big Association and board member of the Vancouver Police Activities League.
Bob’s education includes a Masters in Public Administration from Washington State University in 2008 and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from San Jose State University in 1984.
Lisa Moscinski, Deputy Director
lisa@gptaskforce.org
Lisa joined the Task Force in March of 2006 as the program assistant for the Task Force’s regional restoration program. Lisa’s work has led to widely-recognized successes on the Mount Hood National Forest where the local collaborative group recently received the national Two Chiefs Partnership Award. Lisa now manages the Task Force’s restoration program and plays an integral role in collaborative work and restoration on the GPNF.
Lisa grew up La Grande, Oregon and graduated with a master's degree in Environmental Anthropology from Oregon State University in 2003. She has worked in the environmental field since 2001 starting as an intern with Hells Canyon Preservation Council, as a biological technician with the US Forest Service in Michigan, as a restoration coordinator for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and finally with the urban watershed stewardship program for the City of Portland’s Environmental Services Department.
Jessica Walz, Conservation Director
jessica@gptaskforce.org
Jessica Walz joined the GP Task Force in 2008 after earning a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School. While working towards her law degree Jessica was fortunate enough to work with several non-profit environmental law firms and organizations located in Portland including CRAG, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Clinic. With these organizations, she worked on various environmental issues including Oregon land use, water rights, forest issues, and protecting threatened and endangered species using the Endangered Species Act.
Derek Meinhard, Membership Director
derek@gptaskforce.org
Derek joined the Gifford Pinchot Task Force in 2008 with the goals of raising the public profile and increasing the membership of the Task Force. His primary objectives in pursuit of these goals are sustaining a vital Membership Outreach Team and relentlessly telling the Task Force’s important stories to anyone who will listen. To help him accomplish these goals he brings 12 years experience in marketing and fundraising, including founding the highly successful Donor Recruitment Team for the Portland, Oregon based global humanitarian aid organization Mercy Corps. Derek has an academic background in Communications and Public Relations from Purdue University in Indiana, where he was born and raised.
Since relocating to Portland in 1995, Derek has been consistently awed and inspired by the beauty and glory of the forests in the Pacific Northwest. He is proud to bring his passionate belief in storytelling and grassroots, face-to-face communication to the important cause of the forests’ conservation and restoration.
Andy Prahl, Community Relations Coordinator
andy@gptaskforce.org
Andy joined the task force in 2009 bringing nearly 4 years of experience in the environmental non-profit field. Naturally drawn to the Northwest’s lush forests and spectacular mountain ranges, Andy attended the University of Portland and graduated with a degree in Organizational Communication. After graduation he served a year in AmeriCorps with the Northwest Service Academy, focusing on critical environmental issues in the Northwest. Immediately prior to joining the Task Force Andy worked to form the Trailkeepers of Oregon, a local non-profit dedicated to improving the health of hiking trails in the region.
When he is not in the office, you can find Andy leading volunteer trail work crews and exploring our nearby forests to identify opportunities for conservation, recreation and restoration.
