Meet the Board

Mike Geraci
President, Board Member

Lawrence Thal

Vice President, Founder and Lead Architect of Mountainside Village, Board Member

Larry has lived and practiced architecture and community design and development from his Wilson, WY base for over 30 years. He established Sunlight Design in 1988, in which the name of the architectural firm reflects his passion for solar design. He has a strong background designing efficient, sensible, and attractive homes, as well as small commercial buildings that are well integrated with their site. These projects aim to take advantage of the latest in high performance building strategies.

Larry’s passion for building community and historic preservation led to his work with the Old Wilson Schoolhouse. He was both the lead architect and an active board member in the renovation and conversion of a degraded old schoolhouse into a now well loved active community center. He sees recycling an entire building as being an exemplary sustainable building project.

Awards

Designed the First LEED certified homes in the Northern Rockies

Idaho Smart Growth design award

Yellowstone Business Partnership-Framework Gold Certification

Victor Values Award

Interests

Community building, high performance architecture, arts, literature, travel, hiking, biking, kayaking, sailing, nordic skiing

Kelly Akin

Treasurer, Board Member

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Kelly was raised in the Big Horn Basin in Northern Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming and in 2007 graduated with his MBA from the College of Business. Upon graduation he moved to Jackson Hole and worked for what used to be Jackson State Bank. Kelly followed an opportunity to become Vice President of a credit card marketing firm and traveled the world for 6 years. A career change in 2014 moved Kelly into property management and real estate. Today, Kelly is involved in property management, real estate, construction management and raising his two daughters with his wife Karissa.

Jon Ahlum

Secretary, Board Member

Lindsay Jones

POA Administrator

Originally from North Carolina, Lindsay has resided in the valley for over 18 years, having moved here to live with family and pursue her career in wildlife biology. After more than a decade of success as a wildlife biologist and wildlife rehabilitation specialist, she went on to pursue her MS in Nutrition and Integrative Health, and now has her own practice. Lindsay adores the valley that she calls home, and is passionate about community engagement and preservation. You can usually find her fly fishing, skiing, gardening, biking, or spending time with her senior dog and 2 cats.

Bev Palm

Bookkeeper

George Redden
President emeritus

Academic Background: Chemistry (Stanford), Chemical Oceanography (Oregon State), Environmental Science and Engineering (Stanford)
Teaching and Research: Stanford, US Department of Energy, University or Copenhagen, Montana State University
Hobby Academic Interests in Retirement: Relativity and Quantum physics (go figure), Astrophysics (again, go figure), social psychology and social anthropology
Serious Interests Continuing into Retirement: Family and friends, navigating climate change, building healthy communities
Superpowers: Chasing squirrels, dabbling in too many outdoor sports