Past Board Members
Sally Bostrom has been a community leader, activist and volunteer for over 40 years. While a resident of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Sally represented the environmental community on a broad based “smart growth” coalition. The group included ranchers, farmers, community leaders, and policy makers that worked to build consensus on issues relating to residential growth, public transportation and working lands. This unique collaborative community effort became a model for other areas of the country.
Anna Jones-Crabtree is the Sustainable Operations Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Region of the Forest Service. She received a Ph.D. in Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology where her dissertation work focused on the paradigm of sustainable decision-making. Anna is a registered Professional Engineer, as well as a farmer.
Jean Duncan is the Director of Finance & Administration for Women’s Voices of the Earth (WVE) in Missoula. She has worked for the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, the Montana Hunger Coalition, the Good Food Store, and the Organic Certification Association of Montana (OCAM.) She has extensive experience with natural foods stores and cooperatives. She helped to establish Sundog Ecovillage near Missoula, where she lives with others in a community with a small ecological footprint.
John Mann After receiving his BA in psychology from the University of Oklahoma, he moved to Bozeman and met his wife Jodi. After moving to Helena in 2004, his interest in gardening and agriculture became more vivid while learning to shear sheep, spin yarn, and weave. John and Jodi now own a farm, complete with a flock of Icelandic sheep, in Toston.
Kate O’Brien was absolutely instrumental in the concept, design, and creation of AERO’s new website. She, her husband Frank, and their sons Henry and Ben recently moved from Whitefish to Neskowin, a small town on the Oregon coast.
Jill Owen resides in Choteau with her husband and two horses. Jill owns and operates Mountain Front Market in Choteau, a grocery store specializing in organic and locally grown foods.
Bruce Smith is the Dawson County Extension Agent in Glendive. He has a BS in Agricultural Production/Animal Science, a BS in Agricultural Business from Montana State University, and an MBA from Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo. Bruce managed food manufacturing plants in California, Illinois, and Idaho before returning to Montana. He is currently working on developing local food systems, value-added agriculture, and rural leadership development.
Brett Tallman has been a self employed woodworker and building contractor for the past 14 years and focuses mostly on creative designs. He has also spent several years as a coach for the Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation. Brett has a degree in physics from Montana State University and has had a long time interest in alternative energy, energy conservation, and sustainable practices.
Charlotte Trolinger completed her architecture degree in Chicago in the 70s, of which passive solar, appropriate design, and pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit planning were all important components. While still in Chicago she became involved in the city’s urban garden program. In 1981, she moved to Bozeman to teach photography in the Media and Theatre Arts Department at MSU. As a faculty member and community activist, Charlotte’s courses and workshops focused on both image content and civic involvement. She recently moved to Boulder, MT.
