Board of Trustees:
Bob Jurick, President
Mike Cox, Board Chair
Tom Duffee, Vice President, Secretary and Chief Steward
Jim Byrd, Treasurer
Eric Borth, Katy Buddelmeyer, and Trevor Martin, Trustees
Bob Jurick is a retired engineer/computer scientist from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In his post-retirement years, he has volunteered for many local conservation and religious organizations. He was one of the founders of B-W Greenway Community Land Trust and has served as its President and Executive Director. He is currently Chair of the Land Conservation Projects Team. He has been married to Beverly for 59 years and has 3 children, 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. The Jurick Homestead of 11 ½ acres in Clark Co is protected by a Conservation Easement.
Bob is enthused with the wonderful things happening at B-W Greenway including multiple wetland and wildland acquisitions as well as real progress with restoration projects. “I am looking forward to working with the new trustees, staff members and all of our volunteers."
Jim Byrd retired from a career as an engineer at WPAFB in 2007 and has been a long-time volunteer with the Beaver Creek Wetlands Association, Greene County Parks and B-W Greenway. Besides participating in many honeysuckle clearing projects, his hobbies include woodworking, antique cars, electronics and solar energy installation. He has been treasurer of B-W Greenway since 2013 and has served four terms as a trustee. "I want to help preserve the natural greenspace in our area and kill the honeysuckle which is destroying our native plants!"
Tom Duffee (far right in the picture) recently retired from the Emergency Medical Services program at Clark College. He is a long time performer with The Corndrinkers, a local square dance band. He has volunteered in several capacities with BW Greenway including as an easement monitor. “I am serving as a Trustee for BW Greenway simply as a vehicle to “give back” to the community and the local ecosphere that has nurtured me for these many decades.”
Eric Borth: From his childhood playing in the forests and streams near Springboro, Ohio, to his university research experiences with invasive species in the Dayton area, Eric Borth has always been passionate about conserving natural areas. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in biology in 2017 and then Master’s degree in biology from the University of Dayton in 2019, with research ranging from the honeysuckle invasion in Ohio to forest fire dynamics in Northeastern Siberia. Since 2020 he has been an Environmental Scientist at the City of Dayton Department of Water, working to protect our regional water resources.
Katy Buddelmeyer is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Sustainability. Currently Katy is an Environmental Scientist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Katy Buddelmeyer is an Environmental Engineer at Wright Patt Airforce Base, where she leads efforts to ensure environmental sustainability and regulatory compliance. With a passion for conservation and sustainability, Katy is dedicated to preserving Ohio’s natural resources and is a proud B-W board member. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in environmental engineering at the University of Dayton.
Dr. Michael T. Cox is a retired computer scientist and research specialist in artificial intelligence and advanced cognitive systems. During his long career, Dr. Cox worked in academia, industry and the federal government as a professor, researcher, and program manager respectively. He is a committed social liberal but given his childhood in an Air Force family, he sees himself as a defense moderate. In retirement, he has embraced gardening, especially with hostas and heuchera in shade environments. His hobbies include reading 18 th and 19 th century history and playing cooperative board games. At this point in life, he seeks a meaningful way to give back to others through volunteer work in his local community.
Trevor Martin is a lifelong Greene County resident and currently attends the University of Dayton where he majors in Environmental Biology. He spent nine years as a Greene County 4-H exhibitor and enjoys volunteering for local conservation organizations. Other hobbies consist of time spent out of doors, either on the trap-line, finding morel mushrooms, or identifying woodland plants.