Board of Directors
Sharon Walbridge
Sharon Walbridge is a native of the Great Basin, raised and educated in Reno public schools. A retired educational consultant, she is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in social psychology.
Barbara March
A third generation Nevadan and graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno in English, Barbara is publisher of numerous award-winning poetry and photography books.
Ray A. March
Educated at San Francisco State where he earned a degree in English Literature/Humanities, Ray is editor and co-owner with his wife Barbara of the Modoc Independent News. He is the author of various nonfiction works and a National Book Award nominee.
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Advisory Board
Jon Christensen
Jon Christensen is executive director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University and an environmental journalist. He was a Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University in 2003-2004 and is currently at work on a doctorate in history at Stanford.
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith recently retired from the U.S. Forest Service as the Province Ecologist for the Modoc, Lassen, and Plumas National Forests. She lives on a small farm in Surprise Valley.
Chris Coake
Christopher Coake is the author of the story collection “We’re In Trouble.” He teaches creative writing at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the winner of the PEN/Robert Bingham award, and in 2007 was named one of America's Best Young Novelists by the journal “Granta.”
Gail Mahood
Gail Mahood is a professor at Stanford University where she teaches courses ranging from introductory geology to advanced courses in her research specialty: the origins and histories of the explosive volcanoes that spread ash continent-wide and are related to geothermal systems and ore deposits of gold, silver, copper, and uranium.
Jeanie French
Jeanie French earned a master’s in English from the University of Nevada, Reno, and now teaches writing and literature at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. She is the former poetry editor for “Red Rock Review.”
Sarah Kukuruza
Sarah Kukuruza graduated from St. Mary’s College with a bachelor’s in business and from Lorenzo Patino School of Law as salutatorian. She is a legal professional in the greater Sacramento area.
Sara Gooch
Sara Gooch is a co-founder of Deep Creek Editing, based in Surprise Valley. She taught English to high school students and adults for many years before becoming a free-lance editor.
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Honorary Advisor
William Kittredge
William Kittredge is the author of novel “The Willow Field” and various fiction and nonfiction works including “The Next Rodeo: New and Selected Essays.” He taught creative writing a the University of Montana for 29 years and retired as Regents Professor of English and Creative Writing.
Paul Zarzyski
Paul Zarzyski is author, among other works of poetry, of “Wolf Tracks on the Welcome Mat,” which won the Western Writers of America’s 2004 Spur Award. In 2005 he was awarded the Governor’s Arts Award for Literature in Montana.
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