About CCC Legacy

Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, Rosemary has long focused on its natural and cultural history, particularly African American and Indigenous heritage, and became a certified Master Naturalist in 2024 after completing the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute in 2003. She is a cofounder of Shenandoah Forum (now part of the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley) and The Wolf Gap Project, promoting sustainable land use and recognizing the CCC's foundational role in modern natural resource management.

A lifelong native of Shenandoah County, VA, Laura has lived one mile from Camp Roosevelt since 1982 and retired in 2024 after a 43-year career as a physical therapist. As a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, she volunteers at Shenandoah National Park's Byrd Visitor Center sharing CCC history, and her 2024 involvement in recognizing the forgotten CCC Camp Wolf Gap led her to CCC Legacy, where she now serves as Vice President.

Martha grew up in Kane, PA, near the Allegheny National Forest and 14 CCC camps including ANF-1, the nation's second CCC camp, and retired after 43 years as a special educator. She has served on the CCC Legacy Board since 2017 (and briefly 2014-2015), as Secretary since January 2021, and chairs the Education and Annual Gathering Committee, while also co-authoring From The Forest To The Battlefield about 40 former CCC enrollees who received the Medal of Honor in WWII.

Lynanne holds an AA/BIS and has built an eclectic career spanning WIC and elder case management, nonprofit leadership, and 12 years as Executive Director of a 501(c)(3) alligator trappers organization for which she also launched a for-profit leather products company. She has served in numerous roles including volunteer coordinator and operations manager for hospice and Three Principles nonprofits, and currently serves as Treasurer and Board Director for CCC Legacy.

Pittsburgh-born and now living in Enola, PA, Colette teaches HS Gifted & Enrichment at Reach Cyber Charter School and previously served as National Secretary for Columbia University's National Center on Education and Employment and as lead Research Analyst for the Pennsylvania Senate. As National Coordinator for the remnant Civilian Conservation Corps, she lobbied to create National Public Lands Day and continues as an independent CCC history researcher with the Army War College in Carlisle, PA.

Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Joan holds a degree in natural resources management and spent 30 years in federal conservation roles with the State Department, BLM, U.S. Forest Service, and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, retiring in 2003 at the Senior Executive Service rank. A lifelong student of American history, she deeply respects how the CCC boys established the foundation for modern public land protection and looks forward to deepening her knowledge of the CCC era through her board service.

Rob has led water-quality and natural-resource management efforts across the U.S. for over 52 years, including launching recycling programs in the D.C. region, serving as a 1980 national Earth Day organizer, and working as a watershed coordinator in the Shenandoah Valley. He has testified before Congress, authored four Washington Post Outlook articles and numerous environmental publications, and created educational programs featuring characters like The Trash Pirate and Noah U. Water. Alongside this work, he has taught tennis for more than 55 years, primarily in the D.C. area.

Roy retired after more than 40 years in manufacturing management and is the son of a former Camp Wolf Gap enrollee, bringing both leadership experience and personal passion to preserving CCC history. In January 2025, he successfully advocated before the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors to designate Route 675 as the Shenandoah County CCC Memorial Byway, which officially became a Virginia Byway in July 2025.

Terri discovered CCC Legacy in 2015 through efforts to preserve the Crow's Nest, a CCC-built rock structure in her hometown of Ponca City, OK, where her father served as Park Superintendent starting in 1963. She and her husband have been married 48 years with 2 children and 2 grandchildren, and she stays active through horseback riding and long-distance running.