Peg Reagan served a four-year term as county commissioner in a rural, timber-dependent county along Oregon's coast from 1991-1995.  Recognizing the need for information, communication and staff support among Oregon's conservation-minded county commissioners and the opportunity environmental activists have to turn county commissioners into allies, Reagan founded the Conservation Leaders Network in 1996.  In 1998, the network expanded its geographic scope to encompass the entire country.

In addition to her work as the Executive Director of the Conservation Leaders Network and serving as county commissioner in Curry County, Reagan's public service includes six years on the Oregon Seismic Safety policy Advisory Commission, two years on the Oregon Community Services Commission, two years on the board of directors of 1000 Friends of Oregon, four years on the Association of Oregon Counties' Land Use Committee and Public Lands, Natural Resources and Agriculture committee, four years on the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association and three years as an active member of the Coastal Natural Hazards Policy Working Group.

Reagan holds an M.A. from Goddard College and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Many thanks to our volunteers who help us with our work, especially Karim Shumaker, Suzanne Ankrum, Morgan Covington, Carol Fordonski, Laura Greathead, Kay Jenson, Deborah Lieberman, Mike Murray, Ben Pearlman, Evelyn Reagan and Elaine Smith.

Annual Volunteer Luncheon 2011
From Left: Peg Reagan, Director, Kay Jenson, Mary Spini, Office Assistant, Karim Shumaker, Jan Short, Administrative Assistant.

Standing in back;
Laura Greathead and Maryann Barnhart