About the Truckee River Foundation
The Truckee River Foundation has partnered with the Community Foundation of Western Nevada (CFWN) to be afforded 501(c) 3 status. EIN 88-0370179.
The TRT is governed by a board of directors chosen for their commitment to the community and contribution of specific expertise and skills. Administrative and operational definition is established in filed by-laws and articles of incorporation with the state of Nevada and a Fund agreement with the Community Foundation of Western Nevada.
Board of Directors
Lisa Beckstead, Director, manages the PR and Field Marketing programs for Kokatat Watersports Wear. She has been a sponsored freestyle kayaker for 7 years and still travels the U.S. competing in freestyle events and teaching women’s kayaking clinics. Before settling in the Truckee Meadows she traveled around the world as an extreme kayaker and guide. Lisa’s passion for rivers and the personal opportunities they offer has driven her desire to create opportunities for women and children in the sport of whitewater kayaking here in the Truckee Meadows and our region.
Jim Litchfield, Director, is a surface water hydrologist specializing in river and stream projects around the western U.S. Jim lead the design and construction of the Truckee River Whitewater Park at Wingfield in downtown Reno. He continues to pursue opportunities to enhance whitewater recreational in our region in both constructed venues and athletic development in the community. He learned to kayak on the Truckee River over 12 years ago and continues to enjoy river trips with his family and friends around the west. Jim graduated from the University of Nevada with degrees in Geology and surface water Hydrology.
Craig Schriber, Director, is a Realtor ® with Dickson Realty in Reno. He has been actively involved in the community for over 20 years and has in the past served as President of WIN; President of the Rotary Club of Reno – Central; and as a board member of EDAWN; the Reno Philharmonic; as well as charter secretary of the UNR Women's Wolfpack BoostHers club. He currently serves as a member of the Lieutenant Governor’s Whitewater Steering Committee and the Nevada Land Conservancy Advisory Board. Craig’s recreational passions include whitewater and flat-water kayaking; back country and telemark skiing; mountaineering and hiking.
Debbie Shosteck, Director, is an attorney at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP. She works primarily in the areas of water and natural resources law. Debbie has an undergraduate degree in zoology, with a focus on aquatic ecology. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Debbie was a science teacher, where she focused on getting her students excited about studying the natural world. Debbie has been a recreational kayaker for 14 years and has been lucky enough to paddle rivers all over California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska as well as Costa Rica and Chile. She is thrilled that the Truckee River Whitewater Park is walking distance from her office and looks forward to working to enhance the recreational, economic, and community benefits that the river can provide for the Truckee Meadows.
Lynn Zonge, Director, is a river enthusiast and has lived and kayaked in the local area since 1989. During this time, she has been an active member of the Sierra Nevada Whitewater Club and helps to organize the club’s annual Truckee River Races. She was a primary author of the Truckee River Recreation Plan prepared for the Nevada Commission on Tourism completed in 2001. She has worked as a commercial river guide in the Grand Canyon, Mexico, and Guatemala and is currently is a fluvial geomorphologist with Resource Concepts, Inc. in Carson City. She is most interested in promoting athletic development and river safety programs on the Truckee River.
Website credits
Site design by David Bobzien. Slide show photography by Scott Sady and David Bobzien.