MERG Directors

MERG is proud to have the below listed individuals as Directors of the organization.  Their educational and professional backgrounds are diverse and bring a variety of talents to MERG.  Academic degrees are indicated for those who chose to have them listed.  Additionally, most are active in a number of other service organizations in Mariposa County to include Yosemite Area Audubon, Sierra Club, Sierra Foothill Conservancy, YARTS Advisory Committee, Friends of Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Watershed Council, Mariposa History Center, and J.C. Fremont Hospital Volunteers.

Betty Boykin, R.N., Retired Nurse

John P. Brady, B.S., M.B.A., University of Nebraska; M.A., U.S. Naval War College, Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired

Barton A. Brown, Chairman, B.S., University of California; M.D., Harvard University, Retired Neurosurgeon

Joan Conlan, B.A., M.A., Stanford University, Retired Educator

Len McKenzie, B.S., University of New Mexico, Retired, National Park Service

Shirley Schmelzer, R.N., Retired Nurse

Rita Kidd, CGFM (Certified Government Financial Manager), Public Administrator and Consultant to Government and Industry in Business Process Reengineering, Retired

Tony Kidd, B.A., University of California, Davis; M.S.W, California State University, Fresno; Retired Social Worker

Sharon Dickinson, B.A., San Jose State, Bilingual Education Teacher