Advisory Board

Gail Bingham is president emeritus of RESOLVE. She has mediated environmental, natural resources, community planning and public health issues on a full time basis since the late 1970s. She is a nationally recognized pioneer in promoting consensus-building tools in public decision making and is the 2006 winner of the Mary Parker Follett Award of the Association for Conflict Resolution, given “to an individual who has shown a passion and willingness to take risks, has used innovative and experimental techniques, and draws upon the talents and ideas of all persons…”.

John Hay is a fourth generation Wyomingite and resident of Rock Springs who brings critical expertise in ranching, business, and addressing the issues facing Wyoming. A UW alumnus, John is thoughtful, knowledgeable, and experienced in the management of public and private lands in Wyoming as well as business, finance, and political matters. John’s experience spans diverse industries, including banking, agriculture, energy, and philanthropy/community engagement. Informed by his banking experience as president of RSNB, he understands the interplay between agriculture, energy, and tourism in today’s changing economy. Currently, he serves as chairman of the Board of Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA). The RSGA operates on 2 million acres of public and private lands with checkerboard ownership. The RSGA was honored by the Bureau of Land Management with the Landscape Stewardship Certificate of Appreciation and Citation.

Holly Krutka is the executive director of the School of Energy Resources at the University of Wyoming. She came to the university after serving as the vice president for coal generation and emissions technologies at Peabody. Dr. Krutka has spent much of her career focusing on technology and policy pathways to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption, especially carbon capture, use and storage. She led an international coal technology and policy journal, sponsored by the Chinese state-owned energy company, Shenhua Group. She has also held a leadership position in the Carbon Utilization Research Council, has participated in the Carbon Capture Coalition, and is a judge on the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE competition. She holds a BS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

Todd Parfitt was appointed director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality by Governor Mead in October 2012. He has over 29 years of experience in the environmental field, including 19 years with the DEQ. Prior to becoming the director, Mr. Parfitt spent seven years as the DEQ deputy director and as the administrator of DEQ’s Industrial Siting Division. Mr. Parfitt has a bachelor’s degree in natural resources, fisheries management and a master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in environmental policy both from The Ohio State University. Mr. Parfitt is a graduate of Leadership Wyoming, Class of 2008.

Beth White is originally from Indiana and has spent time in Illinois and Colorado. In 2008, she and her husband, Bruce, purchased the Brush Creek Ranch near Saratoga, WY, and have called Wyoming home ever since. Beth is owner of Brush Creek Ranch, director of the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and advisor for the Brush Creek Staddle Camp. She serves on the Corporate Board and Women's Board of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, the Big Shoulders Fund Board, and is also a former trustee for the Latin School of Chicago.

Justice Kite was sworn into office June 2, 2000. She received her BA from the University of Wyoming in 1970 with Honors and her JD from the University of Wyoming Law School in 1974. Prior to her appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court, Justice Kite served as senior assistant attorney general for the State of Wyoming from 1974 through 1978. She entered private practice when she joined the law firm of Holland & Hart in 1979, and she was a partner in the Jackson office until her appointment to the Wyoming Supreme Court. She was appointed as Chief Justice on July 1, 2010.