Board
Erik Schultz
Confluence Fund Founder, 2008
Director of the Arthur B. Schultz Foundation since 1997
Sun Valley, Idaho
B.A. in Political Science, University of California, Davis 1991; M.A. in Environmental Studies, Prescott College, Arizona 2007.
Philanthropic interests include socially and environmentally responsible economic development, wildlands conservation, appropriate technology wheelchair distribution, and ethnic/cultural tolerance and understanding.
Personal interests include skiing, whitewater rafting, flyfishing, music, and international travel.
Scott Bosse
Board member since inception, 2008
Current Board Chair
Bozeman, Montana
B.A. in Geography and Political Science, University of Vermont, 1987; M.S. in Environmental Studies with an emphasis on Fish and Wildlife Biology, University of Montana, 1993.
Scott has been the Rivers Conservation Coordinator for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition since 2001, where he has spent most of his time developing campaigns to permanently protect the Snake Headwaters watershed in Wyoming and the Yellowstone River watershed in Montana. A fisheries biologist by training, Scott is a respected leader in the effort to protect and restore native trout fisheries throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Philanthropic interests include protection of pristine, functioning watersheds; empowering local citizens and business owners to step up and become conservation leaders; and building support for conservation amongst the angling and hunting communities.
Personal interests include skiing, fly-fishing, whitewater boating, hiking, and outdoor photography.
Linn Kincannon
Board member since inception, 2008
Ketchum, Idaho
B.A. in Psychology and Sociology, University of Texas.
Central Idaho Director of the Idaho Conservation League since 1990, working on National Forests and public lands protection, including public outreach and fundraising. Issues have included wilderness designation, timber harvest, livestock grazing on public land, off-road vehicle planning, species protection and wilderness designation.
Philanthropic interests include protection of wildlife and wildlands, empowerment of underprivileged individuals and assisting the disabled to pursue their potential and dreams.
Personal interests include spending time with family and friends, skiing, whitewater rafting, hiking, and reading.
Rachael Knapp Richards
Board member since inception, 2008
Program Officer, Arthur B. Schultz Foundation
Lander, Wyoming
B.S. in Wildlife Biology, UC Davis, 1992; B.S.N. from Georgetown University, 2006.
Instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) since 1994, teaching mountaineering and leadership skills throughout the world. Instructor for the Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI) since 2001, teaching pre-hospital medicine to individuals living, working & playing in remote environments.
Philanthropic interests include protection of wildlife and wildlands, empowerment of underprivileged individuals and assisting the disabled to pursue their potential and dreams.
Personal interests include biking, skiing, climbing, and exploring remote regions of the world.
Rachael now lives in Lander with her husband and son, and works as an RN at the local hospital.