Owl Creek Conservancy
Meet Our Board Members
Richard Stallard, Ph.D., President
Clinical Cytogeneticist, American College of Medical Genetics; Founding Fellow,
American Board of Medical Genetics; Vice Chairman, Knox County Regional Planning Commission.
Howard Gratz, Vice-President
Former guidance counselor and biology teacher at Loudonville High School; retired from the
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation as a regional
naturalist and planning section administrator, after 30 years service; member of the Knox
County Park District advisory committee; active volunteer with the Department of Interior,
Ohio Division of Wildlife and Audubon Society on bird monitoring projects.
Ian Watson, Treasurer
Senior Vice President and Trust Officer, First-Knox National Bank; Certified Trust
Financial Advisor; Treasurer, First Congregational United Church of Christ and Public
Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County Endowment Fund; Member, Mount Vernon City School District Board; Native of Knox County.
John Urton, Secretary
Registered Architect, Ohio and Real Estate Development Consultant; Twenty-eight years in real estate development,
managing urban-commercial projects nationwide for major corporations and public institutions; Retired Senior Vice
President, Jones Lang LaSalle, an international real estate services and investment firm, London, England; Former
Senior Vice President and Development Director, The Galbreath Company, an international real estate development
company, Columbus, Ohio; Member, Knox County Storm Water Advisory Committee; Former Trustee and Board Member,
Ohio Easter Seals Foundation.
Jim Henry, P.E.
Former Assistant City Engineer for the City of Mount Vernon ('72-'78), Marketing Manager for Cooper Energy Services
Rotating Products ('78-'93) and Knox County Engineer since 1993; active in the Knox County Regional Planning Commission
and member of the American society of Civil Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, and the National Association
of County Engineers.
Nancy Ingling, Ph.D.
Research and teaching positions in Psychology at Ohio State University and Denison University; Administrator OSU the School of
Architecture ('88-'91) and the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations ('91-'96); Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
at Kenyon College ('96-'01); National consultant in corporate and foundation fundraising ('01-present.); Frequent planner of and
presenter at conferences for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education ('94-'06); Member, Board of Directors for New
Directions in Knox County ('01-05).
Judy Klavins
Retired Senior Vice President, The Killbuck Savings Bank; Board member of community organizations, including: The Foundation of Knox
Community Hospital, Knox County Educational Service Center, Hospice of Knox County (former President), United Way of Knox County,
Knox County Community Concert Association, Danville Lions Club, Habitat for Humanity, Sanctuary Community Action of Danville;
Ambassador for the Mount Vernon Knox County Chamber of Commerce; and Trustee Danville United Methodist Church and member of the
Pastor Relations Committee.
William (Bill) Lawhon, Jr., Ph.D.
Retired after thirty-four years in product development in the lawn and garden fertilize/pesticide industry and environmental
consulting in wetland delineation and restoration; Owner and manager of a 225-acre purebred Shorthorn cow/calf and tree farm in
Pleasant Township; Past chair (2000) of the Ohio Tree Farm Committee; Ohio's Tree Farmer of the Year ('01, with wife, Bonnie); Past
chair (2004) of ODNR Forestry Advisory Committee; Member of the Farm Bureau and Knox County Cattleman's Association; Participant in
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to improve grazing and capacity of his farm, host site for numerous local, state and
national tours and field days.
Charles F. McCluskey, Jr.
Retired District Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, with 30 years in land use/resource
planning and management and in BMP design and implementation in agricultural and urban environments; member, Hopewell
Township (Muskingum County) Zoning Commission; current principal in Mc2 Engineering, Inc., a consulting firm specializing
in residential and commercial site development planning, utility design and storm water management; a native of Knox
County.
Pat Tuttle
Retired public health professional, nurse and health administrator; former Morrow County Health Commissioner; member of numerous
committees on water quality, well field protection, sewage, recycling and land fills; Master gardener through OSU-Extension;
Member of the Sub-Alpine Hiking Club; part time employee of Hospice of Knox County in quality assurance and performance improvement.
Guy Denny (Advisor to the Board)
Retired Chief, Division of Natural Areas and Preserves Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Secretary/Treasurer,
Outdoor Writers of Ohio; Member of the Board, Midwest Biodiversity Institute, Brown Family Environmental Center,
Scenic Ohio, Friends of the Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden, and Ohio Trust for Public Lands; Special
Advisor, Ohio Environmental Council, and Ohio League of Conservation Voters; Member, District Seventeen Natural
Resources Advisory Council; Former Executive Director, Ohio Biological Survey; Appointed by Governor Taft to a
term on the Governor's Residence and Heritage Garden Commission.
Sally Nelson, CPA (Advisor to the Board)
Managing partner of Nelson and Nelson, CPAs; Treasurer, Community Foundation of Mount
Vernon and Knox County; President, United Way of Knox County; Treasurer and Community Partner,
Food for the Hungry; Past President, Psi Iota Xi; Member, Rotary of Mount Vernon.
