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Jason lundgren
executive director
A graduate of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Jason Lundgren has been involved in fisheries and natural resources for 20 years. Jason is an avid angler, and previously worked for the South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group, our counterpart in Olympia, before moving on to a role with the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Now the Executive Director of Cascade Fisheries, Jason is very excited to be involved in salmon recovery in such a vibrant area. Jason lives in Leavenworth with his wife, three kids and the family dog, George.
(509) 449 2346
Kristen kirkby
Fisheries Biologist
Kristen Kirkby is a fisheries biologist with over a decade of field experience working with salmonids in the Pacific Northwest. A native Washingtonian, Kristen received a BA from Whitman College and an MS in Fisheries Science from Oregon State University. Working in waters from Alaska to Northern California, she’s represented state and federal agencies, universities, and tribes. Kristen is based in Twisp and lives in the Methow Valley where she enjoys all manner of outdoor exploration, and has a particular fondness for donning a mask and snorkel to get face-to-face with the underwater world.
Jen Herdmann
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Program specialist - Community Engagement & Education
After graduating from Central Washington University with a BSc in Biology, Jen worked as a crew leader and biological fisheries technician for Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Grand Canyon National Park, and US Fish and Wildlife Service monitoring and recovering endangered fish throughout the Upper Colorado River Basin. Now she is beyond lucky to spend her time connecting with NCW communities to help individuals of all ages find their own roles in recovering our native finned friends!
(509) 670 0805
Shelly Swanson
Finance manager
Shelly attended Griffin Business College in Bellevue WA. She began bookkeeping for her parent’s family business before she was even out of high school. With over 30 years of experience she has found her niche working with nonprofits. She is a long-time resident of Leavenworth and is Mom to two busy daughters, her best dog Pocket, and a proud grandma. Shelly likes to spend her free time outdoors exploring our wonderful region. She is an avid traveler, having been all over Europe and all points in-between.
Aaron rosenblum
project manager
Aaron is a transplant from the Colorado Front Range who is happy to now call North Central Washington home. Since graduating with a Master’s in Natural Resource Stewardship with a specialization in Ecological Restoration from Colorado State University, he has worked across the west in a diversity of ecosystems for the Bureau of Land Management, a non-profit, and most recently, a conservation district here in Washington. Aaron enjoys all manner of outdoor activities, especially hiking, camping, fly fishing, snowboarding, and foraging, and is excited to spend many years exploring all that Washington has to offer. He lives in Cashmere with his wife, son, and the family dog, Piper.
Phillip Klenke
Salmon habitat project manager
Phillip is a graduate of the University of Missouri, with a BSc in Fisheries and Wildlife Management. After leaving his home state of Missouri, Phillip has had the opportunity to work in a variety of ecosystems across the west and mid-west for the US Geological Survey, non-profits, and most recently the US Forest Service on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. He enjoys the many outdoor recreational activities that Washington provides, including hiking, backpacking, biking, and snowboarding. Phillip is excited to work for Cascade Fisheries on salmon recovery projects that restore and protect stream habitats.
Ethan Lockwood
Salmon habitat project manager
Ethan is a Wyoming native who now calls the mountains, streams, and shrubsteppe of North Central Washington home. He has a Master’s in Community and Regional Planning, Environmental Planning and Policy Concentration, and work experience in forest collaborative facilitation, recreation management, grant management, environmental permitting, and environmental water right transactions having worked for the Forest Service, Mountains to Sound Greenway, and Washington Water Trust prior to joining Cascade Fisheries. Ethan is passionate about protecting and stewarding the natural resources of WA and can often be found skiing, running, biking, and climbing across its high peaks, alpine meadows, forests, rivers and streams, and shrubsteppe.