Sherri has been on the Protectors Board since 2012 and was elected as Board President in 2023. Sherri has applied for and won many grants for the Protectors, including raising six-figure funds to construct our Monumental Mammoth, an incredible art installation that toured Burning Man and Life is Beautiful before its permanent display at Ice Age Fossils State Park! 

A Protectors’ founding member, Sandy is a retired real estate agent who now dedicates her days in extensive service to the public lands that the Protectors support. She leads On-Site activities, the I’m a Protector Program, the B.A.R.K. Rangers and many informative hikes each year. She has written five hike guidebooks and is now writing a guidebook about the plants that can be found in this area. 

A United States Air Force Veteran and current federal employee, Amanda serves as our Board Secretary. She and her family have been exploring what is now Tule Springs National Monument since moving here in 2009.  They are proud to have helped build one of the first trails at Ice Age Fossils State Park 2019.

Jill is one of the five founders of Protectors of Tule Springs. In 2006, she organized a group of citizens who worked for eight years to raise awareness about the importance of protecting this land. Through those efforts, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument was designated as the 405th unit of the National Park Service in 2014. Jill retired from teaching in 2021 and was the recipient of the Heart of Education Award in 2019. 

Dr. Rowland is a professor emeritus at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas specializing in paleontology, geology of southern Nevada and the history of geology. He’s led excavations and even made fossil discoveries and his scientific knowledge and expertise are an invaluable resource for our work.

Desire is a School Counselor in the Clark County School District. Originally the Member Representative, she officially joined the Board in 2022. As a horse owner, she leads efforts for the Mounted Horse Patrol which supports National Park Service with monitoring the Monument lands and the H.O.O.F. Rangers who pledge and promote proper horsemanship on public lands. Desire is also involved in our educational outreach activities.