The Foundation
The Wyoming Mining Natural Resource Foundation is a non-profit corporation. The impetus to form the Foundation was an outgrowth of a cooperative, voluntary conservation initiative led by the trona/soda ash industry with an objective of benefiting the Greater sage-grouse and other sagebrush obligate species and conserving the habitat on which they depend in southwestern Wyoming.
Board of Directors
The Wyoming Mining Natural Resource Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of representatives from like-minded companies with many years of collective experience in the mining industry
Julie Lutz
Chairman
Board Member since 2016
Julie works as an Environmental Engineer at Genesis Alkali in Green River, Wyoming. In this capacity she leads Genesis' Conservation Initiatives as well as other wildlife related projects. She holds B.S.’s in Wildlife Management and Biology, and a minor in Water Resources from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. She has worked in the Wyoming Trona Industry for 20 years, and prior to that she worked for natural resource agencies in the west and Midwest.
Serving on the founding board of the Foundation is a professional highlight, as the creation of the Foundation exemplifies the impact a truly collaborative process can have on a landscape. The Foundation also serves as an example of one of the many unique and proactive actions taken to navigate through tough conservation challenges; and one that can be used as a model for similar industry initiatives in other areas. Julie looks forward to watching the Foundation grow and develop long lasting partnerships that will benefit a multitude of species and change how industry engages with the community we work in and support.
Chairman
Board Member since 2016
Julie works as an Environmental Engineer at Genesis Alkali in Green River, Wyoming. In this capacity she leads Genesis' Conservation Initiatives as well as other wildlife related projects. She holds B.S.’s in Wildlife Management and Biology, and a minor in Water Resources from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. She has worked in the Wyoming Trona Industry for 20 years, and prior to that she worked for natural resource agencies in the west and Midwest.
Serving on the founding board of the Foundation is a professional highlight, as the creation of the Foundation exemplifies the impact a truly collaborative process can have on a landscape. The Foundation also serves as an example of one of the many unique and proactive actions taken to navigate through tough conservation challenges; and one that can be used as a model for similar industry initiatives in other areas. Julie looks forward to watching the Foundation grow and develop long lasting partnerships that will benefit a multitude of species and change how industry engages with the community we work in and support.
Tyler Schiltz
Cochairman/Treasurer
Board Member since 2017
Tyler works as the Environmental Superintendent at Ciner Wyoming LLC. which mines trona and produces soda ash in the Green River Wyoming area. His major area of emphasis is air quality but he is also involved in all aspects of environmental compliance including water, land, waste, reclamation and wildlife. Prior to working in the trona industry Tyler performed work in the in-situ leach uranium mining and gypsum wallboard manufacturing industries in several capacities which included environmental affairs, restoration, engineering and maintenance. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (2004) and a M.S. in Organizational Management from Chadron State University in Nebraska (2018). Tyler has also been actively involved with the Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) since 2011 and has held positions as treasurer of the Central Wyoming chapter and chairman/treasurer of the Southwestern Wyoming chapter.
Tyler has been involved with the Foundation for a little over a year prior to obtaining his official position on the board and as treasurer. He looks forward to working with the other members of the Foundation on future projects.
When he is not working, Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 boys enjoying the outdoors.
Cochairman/Treasurer
Board Member since 2017
Tyler works as the Environmental Superintendent at Ciner Wyoming LLC. which mines trona and produces soda ash in the Green River Wyoming area. His major area of emphasis is air quality but he is also involved in all aspects of environmental compliance including water, land, waste, reclamation and wildlife. Prior to working in the trona industry Tyler performed work in the in-situ leach uranium mining and gypsum wallboard manufacturing industries in several capacities which included environmental affairs, restoration, engineering and maintenance. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (2004) and a M.S. in Organizational Management from Chadron State University in Nebraska (2018). Tyler has also been actively involved with the Society of Mining Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) since 2011 and has held positions as treasurer of the Central Wyoming chapter and chairman/treasurer of the Southwestern Wyoming chapter.
Tyler has been involved with the Foundation for a little over a year prior to obtaining his official position on the board and as treasurer. He looks forward to working with the other members of the Foundation on future projects.
When he is not working, Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 boys enjoying the outdoors.
Ouisha Dean
Secretary
Board Member since 2018
Ouisha works as Environmental Services Supervisor at Solvay Chemicals, Inc. in Green River, WY. She holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech of the University of Montana and has worked in environmental compliance and permitting within the mining sector for 7 years. When she is not working, Ouisha enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and daughter.
“The Foundation creates synergy among environmentally committed members of industry, private land owners, and government conservation agencies to formulate practical solutions to today’s resource management challenges. This collaborative process makes for a better today, as well as tomorrow.”
Secretary
Board Member since 2018
Ouisha works as Environmental Services Supervisor at Solvay Chemicals, Inc. in Green River, WY. She holds a B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech of the University of Montana and has worked in environmental compliance and permitting within the mining sector for 7 years. When she is not working, Ouisha enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband and daughter.
“The Foundation creates synergy among environmentally committed members of industry, private land owners, and government conservation agencies to formulate practical solutions to today’s resource management challenges. This collaborative process makes for a better today, as well as tomorrow.”