Will Weber, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board

Will has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nepal as a science teacher and conservation education specialist. He has also served a Peace Corp training director. He has taught environmental policy related courses at the University of Michigan and other institutions. He has served as a ecotourism development consultant for the US/AID and Department of State. He is a professional member of the International Ecotourism Society. Will is currently the director of JOURNEYS International, Inc. In this capacity he travels extensively to remote areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Hawk Migration Association of North America.

Joan Weber, Co-Founder and Vice-Chair of the Board

Joan has a PH.D. in psychology and education from the University of Michigan. She is also certified teacher and currently is active in home schooling her son. She has written on cross-cultural issues, taught English as a second language in Nepal and worked with women's support projects in various countries. She is also the co-founder of JOURNEYS International, Inc and has traveled in most of the countries where the EPF has had projects.

Brad Cross, Board Member

Brad Cross has an M.S. in Wildland Management and a B.S. in Forestry/National Park Planning and Management from the University of Michigan. For his Master’s thesis he developed a model for private ecodevelopment reserves, as a component in a wildland management system. He served three years as a Peace Corps Volunteers in the National Parks Program in Colombia. He spent one year researching national park systems management through South America and five years consulting in Central and South America on Wildland Management and planning with USAID, the World Wildlife Fund, Peace Corps, International Union for Conservation and Nature, and the IUCN Commission on National Parks. Brad is currently the President of Harmony Hollow Bell Works, a privately held company specializing in original design, durable garden accents. Brad was also a founding board member upon incorporation in 1979.