Advisory Board

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.

Brent Eastman is emeritus chief medical officer and N. Paul Whittier Chair of Trauma at Scripps Health in San Diego, CA. A general, vascular, and trauma surgeon, Brent is a long-established leader on the issue of trauma and emergency surgical care and was a founder of the San Diego County Trauma System. Born into a railroading family in Evanston, WY, Brent holds degrees from the University of Wyoming and the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. At Scripps Health, he pursued a full-time surgical practice for over 40 years. In 2012-13, Brent served as 93rd President of the American College of Surgeons, the largest scientific and educational organization of surgeons in the world.

Liliane A. Haub carries on the Haub family’s long-time commitment to the environment and sustainability. She serves on the boards of several nonprofits, including: the College Board of Advisors at Georgetown University; Tacoma Art Museum, WA; American Prairie Reserve, MT; Pace University, NY, where her focus is on the Elisabeth Haub School of Law; and the Leadership Council Steering Committee at Yale School of Forestry and Environment. She also served on the Board of Regents at Boston College as well as the Patron Steering Committee of the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College. She has worked as a cataloger for Impressionist and Modern Art at Habsburg, Feldman in Geneva, Switzerland, and New York. Liliane loves the outdoors and is an avid hiker, horseback rider and skier, and has run the New York City Marathon several times. Liliane’s passion for Wyoming comes from time spent at her family’s bison ranch near Cora, WY.

Leslie Mattson serves as president of the Grand Teton National Park Foundation where she oversees all aspects of the organization. Leslie has over 35 years of experience in nonprofit administration and fundraising, including past work as a fundraising and nonprofit management consultant as well as a development officer for Tufts University and Lesley College. During her 13-year tenure as executive director of the Jackson Hole Land Trust, Leslie led the Campaign for Our Valley, which secured the permanent protection of thousands of acres of important working landscapes and wildlife habitat. Leslie is originally from Massachusetts and has lived in Wyoming for nearly three decades.

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.