NCAP Board of Directors

Officers

Betty McArdle, Oregon (President)
Betty is a contract events coordinator in the greater Portland area teaching Naturescaping, or chemical-free landscaping using native plants and environmentally friendly gardening practices. Betty has a rich background in non-profit environmental organizations as both a staff and board member.

Gail Gutsche, Montana (Vice-President)
Gail served four terms in the Montana State House of Representatives. Curtailed by term limits, Gail currently is a political consultant. She formerly coordinated the pesticide program for Women's Voices for the Earth in Missoula. Gail is active in women's health issues and serves on state and national boards and advisory committees. She was recently elected to the Public Service Commission.

Woody Deryckx, Washington (Treasurer)
Woody is a specialist in organic agriculture. Formerly, Woody was the field representative for Grandview Frozen Foods and the agronomist for Cascadian Farm, both processors of organic frozen fruits and vegetables. He co-founded Tilth and has served on the Boards of Washington Tilth and the Organic Farming Research Foundation. He currently serves on the board of directors of Organic Seed Alliance.

Helen Haberman, Oregon (Secretary)
Helen is an environmental science teacher in the Rachel Carson Program, a small learning community where students gain an in-depth understanding of the natural environment at Eugene's Churchill High School. Students in the program monitor watershed health and provide valuable restoration work in partnership with government and non-profit groups. Helen previously managed a small business in Eugene. She has a master's degree in education.

Members

Karl Arne, Washington
Karl retired from EPA in 2008, after a 28-year career that focused primarily on pesticides. He worked in pesticide risk assessment at the Office of Pesticide Programs at EPA headquarters and then moved to the Region 10 Office in Seattle in 1988. In Seattle, he served as a pesticide expert and also led the Ag Sector, and effort to coordinate EPA programs that have a connection to agriculture. Karl holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Washington State University and began his career in pesticides when he was a postdoctoral research associate at Duke University.

Martin Guerena, California
Martin Guerena is a former Peace Corps volunteer (Ecuador) with a BS from UC Davis and a MS in Agriculture, from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He is a certified organic inspector and California Pest Control Advisor. Mr. Guerena has experience working as a farmer, farm advisor, teacher, sustainable agriculture specialist with the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) and is currently the integrated pest management specialist for the City of Davis, California.

Neva Hassanein, Montana
Neva Hassanein is an Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Montana in Missoula.  Neva has a long history with NCAP, having been an intern and contractor in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  From 1997-2000, Neva was staff at NCAP, and she coordinated a successful coalition effort to get a pesticide use reporting system established in Oregon. Her current work focuses on contemporary food and farming systems, and she has been involved with farm-to-cafeteria programs, a community food assessment, and a local food policy council.