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FROM THE D IRECTORS

TREES, WATER & PEOPLE 1

We all know that there are many people who dont have enough food toeat, struggle to keep the winter heat on, or cannot pay for needed medicine. I reckon

I know it better than most, because I have often traveled to our projects in CentralAmerica... and I work on a daily basis on our U.S. based programs, especially withNative American families.

At Trees, Water & People, we work on moving people beyond survival -to a greater success. We created our Tribal Lands Renewable Energy Programto provide sustainable, economical, and culturally appropriate energy solutions toNative Americans living on reservations. This assistance is important for every oneof us, as the history of Native Americanpeople is a litany of forced movement andmarginalization stretching over 200 years.As a result, reservation lands on the GreatPlains now occupy some of the harshest

landscapes in the United States. For people in reservation communities contending with high rates of poverty andunemployment, adequately feeding their families and heating their homes can be an insurmountable challenge

That is why we continue to focus on building and installing solar heating systems. But we also recognizethat stepping out of poverty requires good, new jobs. That is why we created the Red Cloud Renewable EnergyCenter- so that Native Americans can be trained by other Native Americans and get the skills necessary forgreen jobs in a new energy economy - jobs that help the individuals, but also help their communities.

Together we have the opportunity to show our respect for this lands original people. Although we cannochange the history of bad relations with Native Americans, we can create opportunities by opening our heartsand knowing that we can and we willbuild a better future!

Richard FoxNational Director

At Trees, Water & People, wework on moving people beyondsurvival - to a greater success.

Two-thousand nine was still a very tough year for people and our economyin the United States, as well as for people across the globe. As Ignacio Osorto,head of the Honduran Association for Development (AHDESA) our partner non-governmental organization in Honduras likes to say, When the U.S. catches a cold,

we Hondurans get pneumonia.Despite the bad economy, Trees, Water, & People (TWP) continued to growthanks to several signicant awards, including the $1 Million Rio Tinto Prize for

Sustainability. Distributed over the nextthree years, this funding has allowedus to add staff in both Central Americaand here in Fort Collins, and to expandour improved stove and community tree

planting programs. Sebastian Africano, Deputy International Director, and ClaudiaMenendez, International Program Consultant, are two stellar additions to theInternational Program. Their dedication to the cause of building a more just andsustainable world is integral to accomplishing TWPs mission.

This year, I was also honored to be selected by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) forthe 2009-10 Sasakawa Prize and had the opportunity to meet one of my personal heroes, Professor WangariMatthai, an avid tree planter in Kenya and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. That $100,000 award to TWP wilallow us to build many more of our forest and life-saving stoves for the millions of people who still need them,and to expand our community tree nurseries in Central America and Haiti.

Once again, I want to acknowledge the generous support of private individuals, foundations, corporationsand our other international partners who make our efforts possible. Together, we can build a more sustainablefuture for our children and grandchildren.

Stuart ConwayInternational Director

Building a more just andsustainable world is integral toaccomplishing TWPs mission.


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F INANCIAL REPORT

2 ANNUAL REPORT 2009

REVENUE

Public Support $555,079Grants $150,305Corporate Funding $350,359

Government Funding $472,842Fundraising Events $10,914Contributed Services and Equipment $66,367Miscellaneous Income $7,266Gain on Investments $30,220

Total Cash Revenues $1,643,352Donated / Volunteer Service $37,165

Total Revenue $1,680,517

EXPENSES

International ProgramEl Salvador $75,317

Guatemala $105,444Haiti $60,254Honduras $160,677Nicaragua $100,423

International Program Total $502,115National Program

Regional Watershed Protection Program $441,154Tribal Lands Renewable Energy Program $137,116Community Resource Protection Program $17,884

National Program Total $596,154Administrative $213,981Fundraising $100,118

Total Cash Expenses $1,412,368Donated / Volunteer Service $37,165

Total Expenses $1,449,533

Net Assets at End of Year $907,862

International

Program36%

NationalProgram

42%

Administrative15%

Fundraising7%

EXPENSES

PublicSupport34%

Grants 9%CorporateFunding

21%

GovernmentFunding

29%

FundraisingEvents

0.6%

Services &Equipment

4% Miscellaneous 0.4%

Gain on Investments 2%

REVENUE


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FOREST-SAVING STOVES PROGRAM


We have seen great accomplishments andgrowth in 2009 throughout our forest-saving stovesprogram in Central America and Haiti.

Trees, Water & Peoples El Salvador programcontinued to strengthen its status among sustainabledevelopment projects in the country. In 2009 theArboles y Agua para el Pueblo (AAP) team builtimportant partnerships with several municipalitiesand organizations, including a stronger link with theEl Salvador Peace Corps. Peace Corps Volunteerssolicited workshops from AAP, which allowed ourteam to educate several new communities aboutfuel-efcient stoves, tree nurseries, and sustainableforestry practices.

Our longtime partner in Nicaragua, PROLEA,diversied their offerings to the Central American fuel-

efcient stove community by advising the Ministry of

Energy and Mines on the production, distribution, anduse of charcoal in Nicaragua. Charcoal is commonlyused on the Caribbean coast of the country, andPROLEA was selected to develop more efcientmethods of producing this energy intensive fuel andprototypes of fuel-efcient charcoal stoves. Everypoint gained in charcoal efciency is a monumentalaccomplishment and our qualied team at PROLEAis leading this charge.

Despite the complications caused by thepolitical crises in Honduras, the Honduran Association

for Development (AHDESA) won contracts with thegerman development agency Deutsche Gesellschaftfr Technische Zusammenarbei and FUNDACINPROLANCHO to build more than 4,500 Justa stovesThe contract with PROLANCHO was for the promotiontraining, and construction of 3,200 Justa stoves in

six municipalities of the department of Olancho inHonduras. This put AHDESA in a supervisory role inwhich their technicians trained and monitored the workof over 100 builders. Trees, Water & People (TWP) usedRio Tinto Prize funds to match 10% of the $200,000granted by PROLANCHO, and AHDESA contributedthe $32,000 FORCUENCAS award to furnish its ofcewith up-to-date computers and equipment, tools fortheir stove factory, and four all-terrain vehicles.

In Guatemala, TWP supported three femalestove promoters who were in charge of building newstoves and providing training in proper stove useand maintenance to beneciary families. In 2009they built 189 new stoves, beneting more than 900family members in the vicinity of Tiquisate. They alsorefurbished 180 existing stoves, giving them anotherthree to ve years of functionality. Our GuatemalanDirector Leonel Jarquns presence and popularity asmayor in the region has allowed him to successfullyextend his projects reach to several communities inhis large, coastal district.

Trees, Water & Peoples Haiti project sawmajor transitions in 2009. After completing our pilot

project with the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team(AMURT) in the north of the country and seeing theinterest of the populace in fuel-saving technologieswe invested in the production of a portable, reinforcedversion of the stove for systematic production andmicro-entrepreneurial distribution. We ordered our rstcontainer of 1,344 rewood/charcoal hybrid Rocketstoves for Haiti, distributing this prototype to determinethe long-term viability of the design and to examinethe components of the stove in a real-world setting.

FOREST-SAVING STOVES PROGRAM

2009 To Date

El Salvador 360 3,114

Guatemala 189 4,167

Haiti 1,684 5,500

Honduras 2,076 15,538

Nicaragua 1,192 10,314

Every point gained in charcoalefciency is a monumental

accomplishment, and our qualied

team is leading this charge.

Cooking tortillas in El Salvador on a Justa stove


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COMMUNITY REFORESTATION


The increased need for agricultural lands toprovide food for a burgeoning population, combinedwith a growing demand for cooking rewood in CentralAmerica, are overwhelming for the forest reserves

in nations where less than 50% of their forest coverremains. In 2009, Trees, Water & People (TWP) andour partners produced a total of 757,647 trees in sevennurseries, protecting forested areas and educating

communities about the importance of replenishingwhat has been taken and conserving what remains.

In December, Trees, Water & People visitedArboles y Agua para el Pueblo (AAP) in El Salvadorand saw the nursery where 32,000 wood and 5,747fruit trees were produced. TWP and AAP met withrepresentatives of the National Protected Area of LaMagdalena and with members of Counter CultureCoffee (CCC). These meetings led to CCC becominga carbon offset partner, with plans for plantingAAPs diverse array of shade trees on their organiccoffee farms. Two new TWP funded projects a soilconservation curriculum, complete with hands-on

workshops for rural land owners and institutions, anda composting latrine initiative were approved for AAPand will go into effect next year.

The forestry program in Guatemala wasconsistent in its production of 20,000 hard wood and10,000 grafted fruit trees. Participants of the 2009Ecotour contributed to this number by planting morethan 625 citrus trees in the community of PinulaTiquisate.

Our partner in Nicaragua, PROLEAcontinued to have a strong relationship with the ForestReplacement Association (FRA) nurseries, once againincreasing their production. The four FRA nurseriesproduced 677,900 seedlings of 15 fruit and hard woodspecies. Sixty-two percent of last years production

was for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)whose goal for this year was to plant one milliontrees. San Benito nursery managed a 3,000 seedlingcontract with World Vision, and the La Paz Centro FRAagreed to a trade of 100,000 seedlings in exchangefor construction materials with Albanisa (a jointVenezuelan-Nicaraguan oil company). Production forall FRAs is expected to rise again in 2010 to supportthe planting goals of the MCC.

COMMUNITY REFORESTATION

2009 To Date

El Salvador 35,747 428,023

Guatemala 30,000 393,841

Haiti 14,000 14,000

Honduras - 61,500

Nicaragua 677,900 2,489,028

TWP produced 757,647 trees,protecting forested areas and educatingcommunities about the importance ofreplenishing what has been taken.

UNEP SASAKAWA AWARD

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) honored Trees, Water & People (TWP) with itshighly regarded 2009-10 Sasakawa Prize. Each year, the prize is presented to sustainable and reputablegrass roots projects around the planet. Green Solutions to Combat Climate Change was the 2009-10theme, awarded to TWP for our collaborations with non-governmental organizations in Latin Americaand the Caribbean to distribute fuel-efcient cook stoves. The $100,000 prize will support and expandour forest-saving, life-changing stove projects and community tree nurseries throughout Central Americaand Haiti.

Teak seedlings in La Paz Centro nursery, Nicaragua


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TRIBAL LANDS RENEWABLE ENERGY


TRIBAL LANDS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

2009 To Date

Solar Heating Systems Produced 299 502

Trees Planted 77 1,045

Workshops & Conference Presentations 8 39

Introductory Training Participants 105 330

Certied Solar Technician I Students 38 38

Since 2002, Trees, Water & Peoples TribalLands Renewable Energy Program has providedeconomically benecial and culturally appropriateenergy solutions to Native Americans living on

reservations. To help reduce excessive heating costs,Trees, Water & People (TWP) provides supplementalsolar air heating systems manufactured and installedby Native Americans for tribal families battling thebitter winters of the Great Plains. These systemssave families 20-30% of their heating costs everyyear up to twenty years. We also co-created the RedCloud Renewable Energy Center (RCREC) on thePine Ridge Reservation, where tribal representativesfrom all over the country receive intensive, hands-ontraining in renewable energy applications from fellowNative American instructors.

Trees, Water & Peoples Tribal Lands Programgrew exponentially in 2009, along with our primarypartner Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), owned byPine Ridge resident Henry Red Cloud. We more thandoubled the number of heating systems manufactured,

trained Solar Technicians from tribes in North andSouth Dakota, and vastly improved facilities at RCREC.Lakota Solar Enterprises produced 299 solar heatingsystems in 2009, including 250 systems purchasedby the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and theSpirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota, as well as systemsfunded by TWP and installed by LSE for Pine Ridgefamilies.

Several tribes completed two-week trainingsessions in solar heating at RCREC. These newlycertied Solar Technicians were then employedinstalling heating systems in their home communities.In July, a solar electric system, donated by Namaste

Solar in Boulder, Colorado, was installed at RCRECduring an interactive workshop.

In 2009, TWP secured funding from theDepartment of the Interiors Ofce of Indian Energy

& Economic Development (OIEED) to construct anew road, which makes RCREC signicantly moreaccessible to delivery vehicles, trainees, and visitorsInside RCREC, we installed a concrete oor and

radiant hot water heating system, also funded by theOIEED. Native contractors performed all of this workproviding desperately needed jobs and income.

In October 2009, Henry Red Cloud receivednational recognition as a 2009 Innovative IdeaChampion by the Corporation for EnterpriseDevelopment. Accompanied by TWP National DirectoRichard Fox, and Board President Jon Becker, Henryshared his concept of renewable energy on tribalands with hundreds of people at the national 2009Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. The threehad key meetings with Secretary of the Interior, KenSalazar, members of Congress, and other ofcialsfrom the Department of the Interior and the WhiteHouse.

TWP more than doubled the number ofheating systems manufactured and vastlyimproved facilities at RCREC.

A student at Red Cloud Renewable Energy Center


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WATERSHED PROTECTION


Next to the air we breathe, there is nothingmore essential to our well being than water. For thelast ten years, Trees, Water & Peoples WatershedProtection Program has been working with local and

statewide organizations across our region and nationto protect our waterways.In 2009, our Protecting the Waters of the

Arid West (PWAW) project was primarily funded byan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) TargetedWatersheds Capacity Building Grant. As part of thisproject, Trees, Water & People (TWP) and its partners

assisted 213 watershed groups and conservationdistricts. Representatives from 134 different watershedgroups and conservation districts attended a formaltraining session funded by PWAW and 97 participatedin multiple PWAW programs. More than 50 watershedgroups received one-on-one technical assistance.

In addition to helping all these watershedgroups build their capacity - become stronger andmore effective organizations - PWAW also assistedcountless individuals. Private citizens, governmentofcials, and other key stakeholders beneted fromPWAW activities. Assistance to watershed groupsincluded support for multiple individuals, watershed

leaders, staffs, boards, and members.For TWP, however, capacity building meansmuch more than training and technical assistance.In addition to the activities listed above, TWP andits partners created an information sharing network,provided database software and support, conductedoriginal research, ran a watershed youth camp, createda new capacity building assessment tool, deliveredkeynote addresses, produced educational posters anddisplays, created new websites, provided fundraisingtools, developed a water quality educational program

for local planning organizations, and provided countlessresource materials.

A major objective of PWAW was to buildthe capacity of our partners: Colorado Watershed

Assembly, Montana Watershed Coordination CouncilUtah Watershed Coordinating Council, and Wind RiverAlliance. Not only did PWAW enable these groups tolaunch new and improved programs, but also helpedrevitalize, transform, and sustain these organizationsduring a very difcult economic time.

High-quality trainings inspired, educated, andconnected participants, and board retreats proved tobe an especially effective opportunity for PWAW to helpwatershed groups refocus their efforts and reenergizetheir participants. Trees, Water & Peoples leadershipcoaching program provided 18 watershed leaders with

critical on-going support. The topic of the coaching wasselected by each participant and generally revolvedaround being a more condent and effective leader.

The culmination of PWAW was our WesternHeadwaters Roundtable. Thirty-seven participantsfrom Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North DakotaSouth Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming met to discuss thefuture of watershed protection efforts in the region.

Beyond all the specic workshops and otheractivities, there were also countless interactions thatook place - the information exchanged, the friendshipsformed and strengthened, and the mutual suppor

provided. While it is difcult to quantify the value of thisnetworking, we realize it is one of the most importantbenets of PWAW. All of these activities helped

build a larger watershed community and increasedsocial capital, which, in turn, has helped sustain andstrengthen the people and organizations that are thefuture of western water.

We would like to thank the EPA for its supportof all our capacity building efforts. The need tobring people together and strengthen watershedorganizations is at the core of the EPAs watershedapproach and certainly of TWPs Watershed ProtectionProgram.

TWP helped to build a larger watershedcommunity which, in turn, has helpedsustain and strengthen the people andorganizations that are the future ofwestern water.

A water sampling demonstration


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TWP IN FORT COLLINS


SUSTAINABLE G IFT STORE

As part of TWPs Fort Collins-based operations, we continueto offer affordable and unique gifts purchased directly frominternational and tribal artisans. Through our online SustainableGift Store, shoppers can purchase these amazing, hand-madeproducts, collected whenever we visit Central America, Haiti,and reservations here in the United States. In addition to thesebeautiful and fairly-traded gifts, our catalog also offers carbonoffsets and a selection of TWP merchandise.

spending on utility bills.With a legacy of more than 150 planting projects

in and around our home of Fort Collins, ColoradoTWP continued its efforts in 2009 by participating

in Colorado State Universitys annual Carpe Diemvolunteer planting day at the Environmental LearningCenter. We also contributed to McGraw ElementarySchools Expedition Project.

We greatly expanded our restoration

capabilities this year through our new partnership withthe Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV). Theorganization, based out of Boulder, Colorado, has along history of expert and efcient restoration workIn April of 2009, we opened up our ofce to WRVestablishing a Fort Collins ofce and expanding itsvolunteer and project base. TWP looks forward to along and fruitful relationship with WRV in the years tocome.

With the ground-breaking of Trees, Water &Peoples fourth outdoor classroom, our second annualRenewables on Schools project, and the start of abrand new restoration partnership, 2009 was a great

year for Trees, Water & People (TWP) in Fort Collins.Thanks to the generous support of REI, LarimerCounty Open Lands, Poudre School District (PSD),Lopez Elementary School, and community volunteers,TWP began the restoration of the Outdoor & WildlifeLearning Site (OWLS) for use as an outdoor educationarea. In October, community volunteers, along withPSD and TWP staff, planted trees, removed invasiveRussian Olive species, collected litter, and installeddurable outdoor benches for use by neighbors andstudents at the nearby Lopez Elementary School. Withthese efforts, we hope to be a powerful part of the No

Child Left Inside campaign, encouraging environmentaleducation and enjoyment of the outdoors.

Through TWPs 2009 fundraising event,Renew the Rockies The Future IS Clean Energy, wecontributed, for our second year, to our Renewableson Schools initiative. Our second recipient, KinardJunior High School, will put its $4,000 Renewableson Schools donation toward the installation of a

solar electric system. By bringing renewable energyto local schools, TWP is once again integrating theenvironment into education, while at the same timereducing greenhouse gas emissions and public

TWP is once again integrating theenvironment into education, while at thesame time reducing greenhouse gasemissions and public spending on utilitybills.

Volunteers planting a tree at the OWLS


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THANKYOU TO OUR DONORS


PONDEROSAP INE ($250 - $499)

Rosalind & Robert Abernathy Marcella Anderson Thomas & LaVerne Anderson Aqua Engineering, Inc. Association ofLakota Sioux Indians W. Vance Baker David & Ruth Becker Elizabeth P. Becker Theodore & Undine Bistany Shirley &Timothy Blancke Dudley & Kathryn Blossom Blossoms Montessori Elspeth G. Bobbs A. G. Boissevain Richard & LucieBourdon Glenn Bowman Therese A. Brennan Glenda Bunce Tim & Gretchen Carney George C. & Fanny Carroll SunChen William & Evelyn Clark John & Mallory Clarke David Cleveland Richard & Chris Coen Collins Family Foundation Color Pro Douglas Conrad John Constable Tim & Carolyn Conway Richard & Laurie Cullor Daniel Paul Dennison Michael & Erika Deru Gerald Dickinson Dohn Construction Henry C. & Mary Doll Hal & Mary Douthit Mary H. Du Pree

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Amy Risch & Nancy Andrews James & Louise Arnold Robert & June Baker, Seacrest Foundation A. Jonathan Becker

Bella Energy Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Daniel Blanchard Bohemian Foundation Eugenie Rowe Bradford Nancy & Jonathan Brown Coleman & Nancy Burton Gerald & Mary Cannon Peter & Rita Carfagna Lawrence Carroll Charles B. Israel Foundation City of Fort Collins Coloradoan Community Shares Kevin & Kelley Conway CottonwoodFoundation Laura Devoe Lynn Diamond Rebecca Didomenico Page & Adele Dinsmore Stanley Dole Randon & DebDoverspike Episcopal Diocese of Western New York John D. Fitzgerald Foerderverein Fuer Bedrohte Fort Collins Now Fort Collins Nursery Leo R. Gilleran Kathy Cosgrove Green Agnes R. Hayden JAX Mercantile Company Miriam Jencks Carl W. Kohls Steven Kommrusch Larimer County Open Lands Bernice C. Maertz Thomas Leibowitz & RoxanneMcDaniel Jeff & Kristin Moore Poudre Valley Health System Ready Foods ReDirect Guide Garth & Joanne Rogers Rotary Club of Thompson Valley Jan B. Scott Jim Volpa & Patty Snyder SolarFlo Corporation Jennie Strable TaubertMemorial Foundation Nicholas Vavra Wendy B. Walsh Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weiss Zero Hero

REDWOOD ($2,500 & ABOVE)

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Murray & Sylvia Abramsky Robert Ackerberg Sebastian Africano Jane Alexander Catherine Alfred Scott P. & Laurie Allan William & Joyce Allen William & Dorothy Amann American Express Foundation Richard & Heather Ames Ruth Ammlung Catherine H. Anderson Clifford Anderson Nancy Anderson Russell Clarke & Billie Anderson James Andreson Kenneth& Vivian Andrews Apace Stoneworks Barbara Appel Alan & Judith Appelbaum Robert & Barbara Appleby John & DebraApplin Holly & Paul Ashby Rebecca Warner & Steve Asher Nelson W. Babb, Jr. Brad Udall & Jane Backer Janet Seeley& John Bartholow Joyce E. Bartlett Stephen & Dagny Batchelder Jeffrey Baumoel Robert & Jennifer Beccard Kiri Saftle& Mark Beck Deborah Becker Doug Beckmann Gregory & Diane Behm Richard & Sarah Behrendt Bellingham FriendsMeeting Richard & Michelle Bellows Daniel Bennett James Berger John J. Bernet David & Rachel Bernstein MaryBigeagle Eleanor Blomberg Tempra Board Tim & Cate Boddington Elizabeth Boland Robin L. Brack Jack Rofs & LeahBradley Thomas Brewer, DDS Jeffrey & Kristen Brown Thomas Prugh & Evanne Browne Lawrence Cecil, III & DebraSue Bruce Granville & Angelika Brumbaugh James Brummel Thomas & Glenda Buchanan Patrick & Marcia Smith Burns Thomas Bussing James F. Caffrey Conrad & Donna Calimpong Peter Canby William Arens & Carla Cannatti JoshuaCanter William & Barbara Carl Douglas Carnahan Sybil Carof William & Nancy Carpenter Thomas M Carroll Doris

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Susanne Dunbar Earth Sun Moon Trading Company eCommerce Industries, Inc. Emerald Planet Hamilton & LillianEmmons Richard & Margaret Essenberg Elizabeth Field Dr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Flanagan John & Margaret Fogarty Seymour Frank Barbara J. French Donna A. Friedman Merrill F. Garrett Chiara Ghetti Simone Ghetti Thomas J.Grahame Kate Kinley Gregg Dan & Donna Carol Hafeman Ruth E. Hanold Russell Clay Harvey June E. Heilman Gary Amato & Gayle Hemenway Glenda Rae Hernandez Oliver A. Hofstad Tim Holzheimer Lynn Israel Peder & NancyJones Patrick & Denise Juliana Kaiser Permanente Community Giving Campaign William Douglas Kilbourn, Jr. WandaKoehler Cherie Koepke Mary Kremser KUNC Thomas Kuzmic Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. LaFave, Jr. Lakota Coffee Company Penelope Lee Margaret Leinbach Local Living Economy Project Robert & Frances A. Ludwig Deborah Malden Ben& Anne Manvel James Kelly & Betsy Markey Alison Mason David & Denise Mayer Mayer Family Foundation Timothy& Pamela McCarthy Tessa McRae Nelder & Maryagnes Medrud Jean L. Merlet Charles E. Merrill, Jr. Barbara Meyer Dana Michaud Kenneth F. Mountcastle, Jr. Michael Nimkoff Olaf & Sondra Olsen Thomas & Dominique Palmer Foxhall& Helen Parker Joel & Marguerite Parliment William & Judith Penniman Merle Peratis Kitty Peterson Pivot Architecture Roberta Rams Reckitt Benckiser Gary Eastman & Kathy Reid John & Theresa Reid Randolph Richardson RMFFoundation Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association Ron & Jill Rohde William & Mary Russell Barrie Ryan NancySchwanfelder Peter J. Shomer Sign-A-Rama Sisters of Mercy Philip W. Teeter & Ann Sjoberg Donald W. Smith Brenda& Kenneth Songy Thomas & Jean Sutherland Kevin & Constance Sutton Karen Spencer & Doug Swartz Phillip & StarrTeague Barbara Thomas Eileen Tse Julia Ann Tullis Carrington & Mary Tutwiler Stephen & Pat Tweedie Jackie VanRuler William Volavka Thomas Funk & Susan Weaver Stephen Werner Tarah & Matt West Louise Westling ThomasWheadon Thomas & Valerie Williams Rollin & Katharine Wilson Josephine Wood Anne A. Yoshino


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Hendricks Natalie Hendrickson Christopher L. Henley Sigrid Hepp-Dax Robert G. Herne Heather Herrell Michael Levy& Cathy Hettleman Hewlett Parkard Matching Gifts Ann & Philip Heymann Lee A. Hinerfeld James Hird Jo Ellen Hirsch Hirschi Investments Martyn & Joanna Hitchcock Donald & Mary Hoagland Arlene D. Hobbs Jeannette Hoffenkamp Kathryn Holladay Sally Hooper Richard & Heather Hopkins Steve & Lucretia Hosmer Philip & Holiday Houck Keim &Sylvia Houser Dennis & Noreen Houska Michael & Robin Hoy Marcia Huber Arnold Heller & Marion Huff Philip E. Hult Linda Humphreys Barbara L. Hunt Katharine C. Hunvald Jeannine Hyde Marjean Ingalls Richard Inglis Tom & BonnieInscho Ward & Lois Irwin Donald M. Jack Stacey Baumgarn & Jennifer Davey Jeffrey Jens Jewish Communal Fund Gregory Johnson Jean Elizabeth Johnson Lewis & Maureen Johnson Emlen & Bernadette Jones Louise Coleman Jones Jean Jordan Charles & Sally Jorgensen Krishan & Vicky Joshi Michael Ryan & Linda Joyce Dave & Jenny Kahn Elizabeth A. Karpati Renee Kaseff Robert McCoy & Laurel Kearns Kurt & Gail Keeley Jean Kelley John S. Kendall Heather Kiley William Timpson & Gailmarie Kimmel Lawrence & Judith Klein Nina Klein David & Kaaren Klingel William& Christine Kneeland Suzanne Knight Katy Kohnen Robert L. Kriel & Linda Krach Lorna Kugler Raymond Kurkjy MaryLacock Gretchen & Ron Larson John & Priscilla Larson Joseph P. & Gloria Latona Richard Latterell Bert & Brenda Lazar Stephanie Lee Donald L. Leonard Denison Levy Neal & Barbara Liden Peter R. Limburg Kay Lindgren F. YvonneSchulman & Thomas Lipscomb Samuel & Judith Livingston Anna Coe London Lora Lonsberry June Lovejoy LizLoveland Frank & Victor Lucero Lucoma Designs Thomas Ludwig Jane Lusk Brinton Lykes James & Harriet Lynch Chris & Cristi L. Mac Waters Alicia MacArthur Lisa Mackey Hasan & Malama MacNeil Mary Malatesta Gary Paul Mallard Michael & Christine Manda Mack Mann Michael & Sandra Nesbit Manning James K. Manzuk Keith & Virginia Marcotte Anne P. Mark Lori & Keith Marshall Robert & Joy Marshall Christopher Martalus Chris Massetti Peter Mattisson Andrew L. Matz Thomas Mauch Alexander & Nina McAfee Patrick McAleney David McArthur John & Bette McCarron Amy & Brian McCoy Robert & Mary McDonald Jarlath McEntee Richard & Alexandria McKinley Dorothy McMeekin Jason McVay Marilyn Murphy & Robert Medlock Kathy Meehan Meeting House for Aspiring Spirits Jim Meiman Melvin& Sylvia Kafka Foundation, Inc. Jeffrey Mertz John Mesch, M. D. B. L. Metz Peter S. Mihaly James Miley DeborahMilkowski Donna & Dean Miller John & Louise Mills Ruth Miner Elizabeth Moberly Mojo Pages John Molinari SteveBradley & Isabella Mollien Katherine Morgan Ross & Mary Morgan Michael O. Morris Sheila Morris Hans & MarciaMosimann Reed Moyer Ben & Elizabeth Mozer Edgar & Mary Lou Muhlhausen Jean Muirhead Patrick & ChristineMuldoon Edward Munyak David C. Myer Jane Myerding Dory Myers Marilyn Myers Mary Ellen Myers NaturalInvestment Services Doris E. Neuman Wanda W Newman Robyn Nietert Kathleen Nokes Hans Noll E. MacArthurNoyes Cheryl Oakes Paul McCarthy & Orla OCallaghan Damon Ogle Marjorie Oliver Shirley Ottenbrite David Pack Palmer Walker Foundation Jeff & Jessica Pearson Barksdale Penick Anne S. Perrote Susan Peters Robert A. Petersen Dale Petty Rebecca Pierce Pinkys VCR Jonah Blaustein & Leslie Plant Peter Pomeroy Robert & Marilyn Pomeroy Morgan Porteus Joan Prybys Joan Pryor Stephen Ramer Daryl & Gertrude Reagan William King Reilly Gayle ARenick R. A. Rich Roberta Richardson Karl Zeller & Jill Rickards Lauranne Rink Martin & Heather Roberts Rick S.Rominger Tim Rondthaler Kimberly Rosa Clair Rosati Bob & Carolyn Rose Richard & Ester Ross Jacqueline Rouff Beatrice Roy David Rudovsky Stephen B. Sanborn Ida Sands Dick Sarafolean Margaret Sayvetz Jeanne Schamel Steve & Barb Schleper Paul Schmidt Becky & Robert Schroeter Renate E. Schubert Mark Schueneman CatherineSchuon Mark & Betty Schwab Brian & Debi Schwartz Elizabeth Schwartz John Barthalow & Janet Seeley Contee &Maggie Seely Abigail Seixas Ruth M. Seksinsky Steve Seltzer Margaret Rice & William Sette Mary Ann Settegast Duane & Martina Shaneyfelt Lynn Sheldon Thomas Short Thurman & Doris Silks Sisters of Charity of the Blessed VirginMary Sleepy Hollow Chimney Supply, Ltd. Freeman & Emily Smith Gaddis & Barclay Smith Georgeanne K. Spates AnnSprayregen Brian J. Sprenger Bruce Spring Andrew & Margrit Staehelin Kat Stephens Sarah Sterling Richard & LiaStevens Lyle & Helen Stewart Robyn Stockton Claudia Stoscheck Margaret Strahl Cheryl Stratten Jack Lain & KimStraus Diane Israel & Lindsay Strum-Hanson Margaret Sturtevant Liz Sunderland Ronald Sundmark Daniel C. & LoisSussen Earl Sutherland, III Carol Gertsch & Louis Swanson Timothy Swartz T. Kaljian Real Estate Nadia Telsey George & Jenny Tempest Rebecca Tesich The Financing Group The Richard R. Howe Foundation William Theimer Kevin Thompson Marcie Thompson Michael Thornberg Swati R. V. & William Toppin The Toscano Family Donald &Frances Trott Eugenie Trott Raul & Mary Tuazon Robert O. Tyler Selma G. Ullman William Corey & Kathy Umbdenstock George Vacek Paul & Karen Van Buren Reid Van Nattan Reinout & Janet Van West Doug & Deborah Vandenberg Barbara Vella Volker Vogt Martha Waddell Charles Wagner Paul & Karen Wagner Clement & Patricia Walker Mark &Ligia Walker George & Nancy Wallace Jacqueline Wallace Mary & Dougles Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wallin Geraldine Wallman Keith Cowan & Linda Walsh Emmerson Ward Janet W. Warner Pauline Washington Reagan &Janice Waskom J. Richard & Margaret Weaver Jim Webster Richard & Clarice Weinberg Henry Weinberger ElizabethWeinstock Johann & Margaret Weisenfelder Lorraine Gill & Eric Welsh Patti Westfall Rosemary & Steven Wheeler JB. Leventhal & David White Anne Whittaker Steve Whittal Francine A. Wickes Mark & Elizabeth Willhite David & HelenWilliams Janet Willis Jean M. Wilson Patricia H. Wilson Robert Wittig Sonia Woldow Joan Wolfe Michael Wood Phi& Melanie Wood Tina Wood Wood Joiners William N. Woodin Loel Gene Wooldridge Myrna Wosk John Yondorf CaroYoung Edward & Jane Young Jim Young Robert & Esther Youngs Andrew W. Zanella A. V. Zenisek Thomas Jubin &Elizabeth Zerga Marjorie Zimmerman Paquita Zuidema


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BOARD OF D IRECTORS

Jon Becker, PresidentJim Volpa, Vice PresidentAdele Dinsmore, Secretary

Kevin Shaw, TreasurerJenny BramhallGerry Conway, Jr.Kathy Cosgrove GreenLaura DavisPatrick FlynnJeremy FosterGarth RogersTammy Wolff

STAFF

Stuart Conway, International DirectorRichard Fox, National DirectorLacey Gaechter,Ofce & Community Outreach CoordinatorHeather Herrell, Development DirectorClaudia Menendez,International Program ConsultantAllison Shaw / Sebastian Africano,Deputy International DirectorPamela Stevens / Amanda Haggerty,Data & Mailings Manager

Liz Sunderland, Tribal Lands CoordinatorDiane Vella, Finance DirectorJim Webster, Watershed Protection Director

PROGRAM PARTNERS &

CONSULTANTS

Marlyng Buitrago, PROLEA, Nicaragua

Henry Red Cloud, Lakota Solar Enterprises, SDArmando Hernandez,AAP, El SalvadorLeonel Jarqun, GuatemalaIgnacio Osorto,AHDESA, HondurasElizabeth Sipple,AMURT, HaitiDr. Larry Winiarski,Aprovecho Research Center

2009 INTERNS

Andrea Akers, Tribal Development InternKalyn Clemens, PR/Marketing InternAlyssa Grant, International Development InternKatie Huffman, Tribal Development InternMarlee Keeven, Tribal Development InternChris LaCasse, International Development InternMegan Maiolo, PR/Marketing InternKelsi Ottenbacher,International Development InternChristy Proulx, Website InternMalika Ringel, Tribal Development InternAnna Taylor, International Development Intern

2009 TWP TEAM

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