Staff
Alexis Barton Castro, Executive Director
alexis@tryoncreek.org
Cell: 530 (not 503) 902-7528
In her position at Tryon Creek Watershed Council, Alexis enjoys wearing multiple hats on any given day, whether they be in coordinating restoration projects, implementing workshops, planning volunteer events, or facilitating coordination and collaboration across organizations.
Alexis’ first contact with Tryon Creek was within the Natural Area as a Camp Instructor with Friends of Tryon Creek for several summers. After finishing her B.S. in Environmental Studies, Alexis served for two years as a Confluence AmeriCorps member at Johnson Creek Watershed Council, where she gained experience in riparian restoration and volunteer management, including managing their Community Science program, leading environmental education, and the development of equity-driven planning processes. Alexis represents Willamette Basin Watershed Councils as a Region 3 Director on the Network of Oregon Watershed Councils.
Alexis seeks to consider and incorporate equity and justice lenses into all the work she is a part of.
She’s engaged with the Johnson Creek WC Community Inclusion Committee, City of Milwaukie Tree Board, and more. Alexis spends time away from her desk with her husband and their pets, experimenting both in the kitchen and on various crafts, and tending to their growing backyard habitat.
Board
Megan Hill, President
Megan Hill brings a deep commitment to watershed health and community collaboration to her role on the Tryon Creek Watershed Council Board. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology and a master’s in Natural Resources Policy and Law, grounding her work in both human and ecological systems.
Professionally, Megan serves as the Education Specialist for the Oswego Lake Watershed Council. Her career has included roles with the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association and the McKenzie Watershed Council, where she built strong partnerships to protect and restore waterways.
Outside of work, Megan finds joy exploring Oregon’s wild places with her husband, three children, and their two energetic dogs. Whether in the classroom, the field, or on the trail, she’s always working to inspire stewardship and connection to the natural world.
Rebecca Crosby, Vice President
Rebecca is a long-time resident and dedicated advocate for watershed health; she has lived in the Tryon Creek Watershed for over 40 years, fostering a deep connection to both its natural ecosystems and the surrounding community. She holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and brings together academic expertise with hands-on experience in community engagement and environmental stewardship. Rebecca is deeply committed to understanding the complexities of the watershed, empowering residents to take active roles in its care, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders to restore, preserve, and enhance the health of the Tryon Creek Watershed.
Danielle Goodrich, Secretary
Danielle Goodrich was first introduced to the Tryon Creek Watershed Council in 2017 when she began the composition of the Tryon Creek Watershed Assessment. After the completion of that project, she earned a master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from PSU and joined the TCWC as a board member in 2020. Danielle developed a connection to science and nature in a high school ecology course at Lake Oswego High School and now applies her appreciation for the relationship of humans to the natural world to her work in a local municipality Water Quality Department. She also enjoys camping, hiking, crafting, puzzling, and discussing books with her book club.
Kristie Focht, Treasurer
Kristie has been the Tryon Creek Watershed Council Treasurer since February 2013 and was instrumental in the Council obtaining 501(c)(3) status shortly after joining the board. Kristie is a native Oregonian who enjoys all outdoor activities, volunteering, reading, and skydiving.
Sharon Keast, Technology Director
Sharon holds degrees in Management Information Systems and Science. She provides key technical support for the council, managing the website and other technology needs. A long-time resident of the Tryon Creek watershed for over two decades, she is a strong advocate for the council’s work to educate the community and restore the creek’s habitat and water flow to benefit local salmon populations. Sharon encourages community members to engage with the council by attending restoration and education events.
Gwyn Murphy-Cunningham, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
Gwyn is one of Lewis and Clark’s student representatives to the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. With a major in Sociology and a minor in Environmental Studies, she hopes to pursue a career in parks management and is particularly interested in restoration projects within urban parks. Gwyn is originally from the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon but now resides in SE Portland with her two cats. She is a member of SEED club and has loved learning about the importance of pollinators while helping with the hives at Lewis and Clark’s bee garden. Outside of her studies, Gwyn loves to garden, cook, make pottery, and spend time outdoors.
Isabelle Simon, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
Isa is one of Lewis and Clark’s student representatives to the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. She’s majoring in History with a minor in Environmental Studies and plans on continuing her education to study Tribal Law and Environmental Policy. For the past three years Isa has been involved with Native Student Union and United Front, two student-led organizations where she has enjoyed participating in community events like powwows, cookouts, crafting circles, and group volunteering. In her free time Isa likes exploring NW Portland, cooking, jewelry making, and spending time with her cat.
Jordan Owen, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
Jordan is currently a Political Science major at Lewis & Clark, and hopes to pursue a career in environmental law or policy. She is a member of SEED leadership, where a majority of her projects have involved sustainability education, general duties of running a club, and occasional manual labor at the Bee Garden. She is a co-hub coordinator for Sunrise LC, pursuing political action for a more sustainable future and supporting legislation to regulate the CEI hub in Portland. She also helps run ‘The Nest’ at Lewis & Clark, which is a free food pantry and student resource center where students can donate and swap all sorts of items. In her free time, she loves to bake, do crosswords, and cuddle with her cats.
Sylvia Barclay, Director
Sylvia graduated from Lewis & Clark College in May 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Environmental Studies. She joined the board as a LC Student Representative in 2023 and remains on the Board while she lives in Portland. She is passionate about invertebrate pollinators and plans to attend graduate school and work in the field of pollinator conservation. She grew up in the rural Midwest, but now resides in SW Portland with her friends. Sylvia has loved running and hiking in the Tryon Creek State Natural Area and helping out with restoration events in the watershed. You can often find her poking around the garden for insects, looking at bees under a microscope, and beekeeping at hives around Portland.
Dusty Day, Director
Dusty Day has a bachelor’s degree in biology, a master’s degree in environmental management, and has worked in the environmental field for over 25 years. He resides within the Tryon Creek watershed and enjoys the opportunity to improve our watershed through restoration efforts. When not working, Dusty enjoys cooking, hiking, fishing, skiing, golfing, or exploring the wonderful parks and open space of the Tryon Creek watershed with his family.
Jill Gaddis, Director
Jennifer Jones, Director
Jennifer Jones is an ecologist and environmental scientist working professionally on a variety of habitat assessment and restoration projects. Jennifer has a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in environmental science. She lives with her partner, 2 dogs and a cat near the headwaters of Tryon Creek. She is continually working on restoring native habitat in her backyard and also enjoys birding, hiking, kayaking, and most anything out in nature.
Will Krolikowski, Director
Will has recently joined the TCWC in an effort to continue to support local land management projects, give back to the world, and protect our local native ecosystems. He double majored in Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management and in Environmental and Natural Resource Management at the University of Wyoming. While earning his degree, he found a love for riverine stewardship and decided to focus on watershed management in his degree. Currently, Will works as an environmental consultant, participating in a variety of habitat assessment projects to support natural resource management. Will primarily works with fisheries science, but his goal is to work more with the institutional and socio-economic factors related to water and natural resource management. He lives near the headwaters of Tryon Creek and frequently enjoys camping, hunting and fishing, snowboarding, riding horses whenever he can, and really…any activity outside.
Glen Leverich, Director
Glen Leverich is a fluvial geomorphologist with over 20 years of professional experience working on numerous riverine studies and restoration efforts throughout the western states. Glen studied environmental science and geology at University of Oregon and Portland State University before earning his master’s degree in geology from San Francisco State University and receiving geology licenses from Oregon, Washington, and California. Glen is a resident in the Tryon Creek watershed and has served on the TCWC board since 2019. Glen and his family are outdoor enthusiasts who are often found hiking in the state park and paddling the local rivers.
Stuart Myers, Director
Stuart is a consulting ecologist and certified ecological restoration practitioner with over 25 years of experience in natural resource assessment, regulatory compliance, and restoration with a focus on sound natural resource management. He has a Masters Degree in Geography from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon. Stuart has lived in the Tryon Creek watershed for 25 years and is an avid outdoor recreator. He can often be found running rivers with a fishing rod in hand, seeking out powder turns on his snowboard, or experiencing the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest’s wild places with his wife and daughter in his free time.
Terri Preeg Riggsby, Director
terri@tryoncreek.org
Cell: 971-404-4909
Terri Preeg Riggsby has been a TCWC board member since 2001, including a 12 year stint serving as the Board Chair. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from James Madison University, a master’s degree in public administration and natural resource policy, as well as a graduate certificate in watershed management from Portland State University, and a graduate certificate in sustainable communities from Harvard University. Terri has been the publicly elected Zone 5 Director on the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Board since 2005, and uses her voice to advocate for effective environmental programs and projects throughout West Multnomah County. Terri lives near Multnomah Village and has extended her commitment to watershed health as the Executive Director of the Network of Oregon Watershed Councils since 2024. She shares her love of the Pacific Northwest rivers and woods with her family and loves hiking from Oregon up to British Columbia, from the coastal regions out to the desert.
TCWC’s work is made stronger through ongoing relationships with partner organizations and agencies.
Several of our partner organizations have representatives on TCWC’s board:
- Ariana Scipioni, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
- Colleen Mitchell, Bureau of Environmental Services
- Katherine Kallus, Oregon Parks & Recreation District
- Sonja Johnson, City of Lake Oswego
Our work with partners is rooted in our quarterly Stewardship Committee Meetings, which includes participation from the above partners as well as the Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, Westside Watershed Resource Center, Portland Parks & Recreation, Friends of Tryon Creek, and Oswego Lake Watershed Council.
Board “Alumni”
Jack Fiocco, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
Jack Fiocco is one of Lewis and Clark College’s student representatives to the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. He is an Environmental Studies Major and Earth System Sciences Minor at Lewis and Clark College, whose studies have allowed him to work with groups both on and off the college campus. Jack is excited to connect activities on the Lewis and Clark Campus with the work of the Tryon Creek Watershed Council.
Qwynci Bowman, Director
Qwynci Bowman served as Lewis & Clark College’s student representative for Tryon Creek Watershed Council. Qwynci is originally from Austin, Texas; while living in Austin she did a lot of different things in the environmental field: she worked as a state water monitor for the City, worked on a sustainable farm for two years, and developed a community garden at her high school. Water conservation and sustainability are two areas that she holds dear to her heart and hopes to bring into the council. In this role, Qwynci wants to bridge the gap between the watershed council and Lewis and Clark students, staff, and faculty to bring in volunteers and increase awareness of the watershed.
Nhan Han, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
I’m one of Lewis & Clark’s student representatives on the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. I’m an international student from Vietnam studying economics and mathematics with the goal of becoming an environmental consultant. When I was in Vietnam, I led Let’s Do It Binhthuan, one of the province’s largest non-profit environmental organizations, which aligned with the Let’s Do It World movement. We have completed many projects, such as hosting garbage pick-up sessions on the beach every weekend, arranging World Clean-Up Day to collect 200 kg of trash, and teaching kids about sustainability. I’m thrilled to learn more about the watershed and get more LC students to know about TCWC.
Mateo Kaiser, Director, Lewis & Clark College Student Representative
Mateo Kaiser served as one of Lewis & Clark College’s student representatives to the Tryon Creek Watershed Council. While majoring in History and International Affairs, Mateo also loves to work on hands on projects around campus. He leads the Garden Club, Students Engaged in Eco-Defense (SEED), and a student beekeeping project. Mateo hopes to use this experience mobilizing student projects to get more Lewis & Clark students involved in the important community work that TCWC does.