Who We Are: Board

Catherine Dickson, President. Catherine is an archaeologist and vegetable farmer/extreme gardener.  She has a B.A. from Pomona College and an M.A. in Anthropology from Oregon State University.  Catherine joined HCPC soon after moving to La Grande, ten years ago.

Brett Brownscombe, Vice President. Brett is an environmental attorney (J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School) and currently directs Oregon Trout's habitat department in Portland, OR, working to advance watershed restoration statewide.  From 2000-2005, he advanced fish, wildlife, river, forest and grassland protection, litigation, and collaborative restoration in rural Northeast Oregon with HCPC.

Pete Sandrock, Secretary.  Pete is a an experienced backpacker, former Benton County District Attorney, former Chief Operating Officer of the Metro regional government, advisor to the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, and a retired Navy Captain.  He lives in Portland, OR.

Jennifer Schemm, Treasurer. Jen is an environmental attorney, mother of two, a graduate of Lewis and Clark College, and University of Oregon School of Law.  Jen is a practicing attorney in La Grande, OR, and regularly represents HCPC in litigation.

Brock Evans. Brock is the President of the Endangered Species Coalition and past officer of several national conservation organizations.  He played an instrumental role in convincing the Supreme Court to reject the plan for damming Hells Canyon in the landmark case Udall v. PFC (1967). Brock has a Law degree from University of Michigan and lives in Washington, D.C.

Pam Hardy. Pam is an attorney living and working in Bend, Oregon. She specializes in land use and environmental law, and when she isn’t in her office can usually be found running one of the west’s mighty rivers. She joined the HCPC board in May, 2008.

Charles Jones. Charlie is a local high school teacher and retired Navy commander with a B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics from College of Idaho. He grew up in Ontario, OR, (where his grandpa speared salmon in the Malheur River) and has hiked, biked, or skied all over N.E. Oregon. He lives in La Grande, OR.