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Kiawah Conservancy Welcomes New Trustees and Liaisons
At the annual meeting of the Kiawah Conservancy Board of Trustees on February 15, five new Trustees and
a former Trustee rejoining the Conservancy Board were inducted for three-year terms. Meet the Conservancy’s new
Trustees and its Liaisons from the Kiawah Island Community Association and the Town of Kiawah Island.
Bob Dolson
“After entering the business world with five years of experience in public accounting, I had the good fortune to lead two
different companies in two entirely different industries. While my background is in accounting and finance, these two
businesses provided broad exposure to utility regulation, farming and manufacturing and, of all things, lobbying. I have
served on the boards of several public and private companies, as well as charitable and civic boards and committees.
Beyond just enjoying the wonderful life Kiawah affords, I enjoy reading, photographing nature on Kiawah, travel and
spending quality time with four perfect grandchildren.”
Dick Fishburn
“After 10 years here, my wife Kathy and I continue to marvel at the unexpected moments of Kiawah - two bucks going antler
to antler, a loggerhead turtle’s first steps to the ocean, a bobcat peering from the undergrowth. For us, conservancy is asking
what it takes for those deer, turtles, and bobcats to consider us good neighbors.”
Scott Fister
“I grew up next to the glacial moraines of southwest Ohio which was an ideal setting for a burgeoning nature lover. The
Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) experience aided in a better understanding of inter-relationships between ecology,
humanity and economy. During the years that followed graduation, I performed two internships with the Student
Conservation Association which led to a Naturalist position at Kiawah Island Golf Resort (KIGR). From seasonal
Naturalist to Recycling Coordinator to Sustainability Coordinator, I have had an interest in driving KIGR and island-wide
operations and development to be as sustainable as possible.”
Bill Hindman
“For the past 17 years I have had an opportunity to be a member of the Kiawah Partners development team. I appreciate
this team’s dedication to the “Designing with Nature” principles of the original 1974 master plan. Looking back on my
earlier years on the Conservancy Board, I am impressed with how much the organization has accomplished and I look
forward to helping Conservancy programs.”
Jack Kotz
“After graduating from Washington and Lee University in 1959, I earned a Ph.D. in chemistry at Cornell University in
1963 and was then a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manchester in England and
at Indiana University. Teaching, research and writing have occupied my professional life. My wife Katie and I enjoy
traveling, especially to places where we can learn something of the culture as well as enjoy outdoor activities such a sailing,
snorkeling and game watching. I spend a great deal of time on nature and landscape photography.”
Edna Roberds
“I grew up in the beautiful city of Charleston. Four generations of my family before me and several after me have enjoyed
and loved this place. We took Sunday drives to Angel Oak and beach trips to Seabrook and Kiawah. I grew up downtown
where we had rabbits, ducks, chickens, dogs and a field of corn. I now have yard snakes and lizards as my pets and it seems
that lots of birds come to me for help. I taught kindergarten through second grade for 25 years and never had a lack of
animal stories to share with them. My passion is gardening, and I do the best I can to love the deer no matter what havoc
they play in my yard. I love the birds even though they eat all my loquats and destroy my Savannah holly berries. I also
seem to have a great love of gathering people and organizing just about anything.”
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