Stella grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, attended Sweet Briar College in Virginia and graduated from the University of Alabama. Stella has an entrepreneurial spirit. She has created companies, products, and services all over the world … from selling real estate in Atlanta, Georgia; to starting a shopping service in Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore; to being a floral designer and event planner in …
Board
Tina Culman
Tina moved to Teton Valley in 2009 once she retired in 2013, after a working life spent in academic publishing that took her to 3 continents and 8 states. Upon landing after retirement, she felt the need for permanent roots and to give back to this amazing valley. That’s when she joined the Community Foundation for the first time. After 6 years on the board, she elected to take a break, but the …
Pam Walker
Serving on the Community Foundation of Teton Valley is the ultimate privilege in nonprofit work. This organization serves the entire network of greatly needed and diverse nonprofits in this valley. As a former nonprofit leader, the fundraising arm of the Community Foundation was a vital component in our ability to accomplish our work. Pam and her husband, Tom, came to the valley from Wyoming in …
Scott Pierson
Scott moved to Jackson Hole 45 years ago there he worked first as land surveyor then started his own land consulting business in 1986 with his wife Lisa. Pierson Land works opened their office on Little Street in Driggs in 2007, which deepened his appreciation for Teton Valley. Lisa worked for 20 years flying in and out of the Driggs Airport. Scott and Lisa were finally able to buy a home in Alta …
Shawn Meisl
Shawn is a California native who traded beaches for mountains in 2000 when she landed in Wyoming. She and her husband Chris raised their two boys in Jackson and then moved to a little cabin the Big Holes in 2018. Shawn is grant writer and fundraising consultant who has worked for nonprofit organizations in the greater Teton area for 20 years. She has raised funding for the arts, environment, …
Natalie Volcko
Natalie first landed in Teton Valley in 2005, fresh from the small island community of Martha’s Vineyard. Even though it snowed that Labor Day weekend she knew immediately that she wanted to stay. The warm and friendly community drew her in and the amazing public land access made her feel right at home. She appreciates the physical beauty of the valley and enjoys the diversity of her friends and …
Nancy Siverd
Nancy Siverd received a BA in biology from Vassar College and an MS in microbiology from the University of Notre Dame. Professionally, she worked as a Scientific Writer, Manager, and Consultant for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. She and her late husband, John, built their home in Alta in 2001. They enjoyed riding their mustang horses together, as well as hiking and biking in the surrounding area. John …
Ben Reese
Ben grew up in South Carolina and earned a B.S. in Business Management from Clemson University. Born with a fascination for airplanes and a love of the outdoors Ben pursued the first of those passions by learning to fly at 17, and ultimately retired from American Airlines as a senior captain. And it was through his travels that he discovered the beauty (and bugless, low humidity) of the …
Sue Mason
Sue became a board member in 2018 motivated by a strong passion to give back to the community she and her husband have called home since 1996. Sue grew up in Utah then moved to Colorado where she graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in Psychology. Sue has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector primarily working in fundraising and development. …
Delwyn Jensen
Delwyn Jensen was born and raised on a potato farm in Eastern Idaho. Growing up he spent his weekends skiing at Grand Targhee. When the opportunity to move to Teton Valley presented itself in 2005, he jumped on it. He and his wife Loriann have enjoyed living and raising their four boys (Jack, Jonas, Cache, and Teague) in Teton Valley over the last 14 years. After graduating from BYUI, …
