Dean Druckenmiller President Dean was introduced to the sport of fly-fishing by his father at the ripe age of 6. His dad ignited the passion for the sport by taking Dean to his uncles spring fed pond where they hooked many steelhead-sized rainbows. But the addiction really did not start until the age of 12 when Dean caught his first wild trout off the surface of Penns Creek. To this day Dean continues to fish the numerous streams of Centre and Mifflin county as much as possible but the waters of the Lehigh have inspired him. Dean has chased trout all over the Northeast along with many western states on such rivers as the Madison, Big Horn, Yellowstone, the South Fork of the Snake River in Idaho, the San Juan River in New Mexico, White River in Arkansas and even the Alagnak River in Alaska. Since his college days, he has expanded his fly-fishing knowledge by targeting smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River, shad on the Delaware and steelhead in the many Lake Erie and Ontario tribs. Recently, Dean has attained the thirst for the salt. Going after stripers, bluefish and weakfish along the New Jersey Coast, Martha's Vineyard and Boston Harbor. However, the mighty Lehigh River has ignited a passion and desire in him to see the river become one of PAs crowned jewels for wild trout fishing.
	Joe DeMarkis Vice President/Treasurer
	Jake Markezin Secretary Jake first began to fly fish at the age of 10 on a local bass pond. From there Jake has traveled throughout the Rocky Mountain states and the Pacific Northwest, as well as, up and down the East Coast in pursuit of all types of species - on the fly. Western waters he has fished include the Snake, the Metolius and the Deschutes to name a few. One of his favorite destinations is Martha's Vineyard, with annual trips to the Vineyard being a ritual with a group of friends. Jake got his start throwing salt by plying the suds along the north jetty of Indian River Inlet, DE. More recently, during the fall blitz, you can find Jake chasing the migratories along the Northern NJ beaches. However, it's the waters of Pennsylvania that rank at the top for him. From the big tail-waters such as the Lehigh River to the small spring creeks, Jake has put time on many of them. Extensive hours were logged on the Central PA limestoners during his college years and to this day he continues to fish them as much as possible. His vast experience with similar fisheries across the United States has guided Jake to see the Lehigh River become a premier wild trout fishery it so rightfully deserves.
	Charles Meck Charles R. Meck, a lifelong Pennsylvania resident and the author of several successful books on fly-fishing, has fished virtually every trout stream in the state of Pennsylvania. He has also fished throughout the Mid-Atlantic States, Arizona and New Mexico. When he is not fishing, he is writing, teaching or speaking. His numerous works include the third edition of Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania, Arizona Trout Streams and Their Hatches, Mid-Atlantic Trout Streams and Their Hatches, Fishing Small Streams with a Fly Rod, and Meeting and Fishing the Hatches. His nation wide public appearances include book signings, seminars, work shops and Fly Fishing shows. Recently, he published an article in Fly Fisherman Magazine (Sept 2005) entitled New Life on the Lehigh that has given the Lehigh River national recognition as an up and coming trout river.
	Robert Bachman, PhD. Dr. Bachman holds a doctorate in behavioral ecology from the Pennsylvania State University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography from the University of Washington, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine and Electrical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy. After service in the US Navy, Dr. Bachman was employed with the state of Maryland for 13 years where he held a number of fish and game related positions including: Director of Fisheries (inland and marine), Director of Fish and Wildlife, and Chief of Freshwater Fisheries. Throughout this thirteen-year period he supervised, among other things, Maryland’s coldwater fishery and in such capacity was instrumental in establishing environmental and regulatory changes resulting in the creation of four nationally recognized tailwater trout fisheries. His pioneering behavioral study of brown trout at the Pennsylvania State University won him the American Fisheries Society’s “Best Paper Award” and has been widely cited in professional papers, magazine articles, and national publications such as the New York Times and Newsweek. His article in the 1985 Winter Issue of Trout, “How Trout Feed” won him the C. E. Orvis award “Best published how-to fly fishing magazine story.” Bob currently serves as Chairman of the Trout and Salmon Management Committee of the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited, president of the Cocalico Creek Watershed Association, as well as a board member for various other trout/fly fishing fishing related organziations. He is an avid outdoorsman with a fondness for duck hunting with his black lab, Tater. He is a well traveled fly fisherman that has recently discovered the trout oppurtunities on the Lehigh River.
	Bill Derhammer President of the Lehigh River Stocking Association.
	Owen Owens Nearly twenty years ago, when Owen Owens' favorite fishing haunts in Chester County, Pennsylvania, were threatened by increasing urbanization, he pulled together friends and formed the Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited (VFTU), which has worked ever since to restore and protect local streams. Owens, a Baptist minister and sport fisher, has written a book that will lend heart to anyone who has silently and helplessly witnessed the degradation of a well-loved local waterway. "Living Waters: How to Save Your Local Stream" is not a how-to manual or a technical guide. Although VFTU has worked with state agencies, particularly in obtaining Exceptional Value status to protect West Valley Creek, Owens doesn't believe we can leave the fate of our waters to state agencies alone. "Laws need to be enforced with vigor, and unless citizens are paying attention and monitoring, there are going to be losses. If there is going to be change, it will be from citizens getting involved in critical issues and decisions." Owen brings much experience and expertise to the Lehigh Coldwater Fishery Alliance. He realizes the importance of restoring and saving wild trout in the State of Pennsylvania. Owen has fished the Lehigh River many times wondering "What If" or "Only if this could be changed" would that make the Lehigh River into one of the east coasts premier wild trout tailwater fisheries.
	Chaz McDonald Vice-President of PA Trout Unlimited.
	Paul Kanaskie Membership & Development
	Tim Skoraszewski Communications
	Mike Roth, Esq. Roth & Dempsey, P.C. 436 Jefferson Ave. Scranton, PA 18510-2448 570-961-1064