Jim is a native of Little Rock, Arkansas. He learned to love the water while visiting local lakes and streams for fishing, water skiing, horseback riding and camping excursions. Upon relocating to Onslow County in 1989 Jim’s love of the water was renewed by all the water access available in this area. Jim is an avid fisherman and loves to spend his free time fishing, canoeing and boating in the New River and surrounding waters. Jim lives just off the water near Jacksonville’s Wilson Bay, an area that is being restored after years of disregard. Jim is an active duty Marine who has spent the majority of his career on bases in Onslow County. He is a 2000 graduate of Campbell University with a BS in History, and a 2006 graduate of Webster University with an MA in Human Resource Management. Jim has used his positions as teacher, trainer and mentor of Marines to introduce many others to the joys to be had on the waters of Onslow County. He has been married for over 17 years and he and his wife Elizabeth have two daughters who have grown up playing in the waters of Onslow County.
jim@wonriverkeeper.org
dale@wonriverkeeper.org
After earning a BS in Accounting from UNCW, Sally went to work as a Budget Analyst for MCCS at Camp Lejeune for 11 years. In 1994, she earned an MBA from Campbell University. Currently, she works for the Onslow County School District and owns her own small business. Sally has served on the Better Our Local Downtown board in the beginning years, and has been a volunteer Guardian ad Litem with the 4th Judicial District for many years.
Elizabeth was born in Washington, D.C. and spent the early years of her life moving around the world with her family experiencing the cultures of Europe, South America and the Middle East. Elizabeth has always enjoyed the water and likes nothing more than to pack up a bag and head out on a boat or to the beach to spend the day basking in the sun. She moved to Onslow County in 1985 and has been active in the community since then. Elizabeth has served on the board of directors with a local nonprofit, and as a member of the Catholic Daughters of America. She graduated from Campbell University with a BS in Economics in 1992. Spending time on the beaches and waterways of the area has provided a backdrop for her life with her husband Jim and two daughters. Visiting friends and family members have come to expect trips to the water as part of their stays in the Simpson household.
elizabeth@wonriverkeeper.org
Mary Ann Harrison has been an active volunteer in the environmental community in North Carolina since 1993. She has served the Neuse River Foundation in many capacities including President from 1994 to 1999, Interim Executive Director from July 2006 to January 2008, and currently serves as Vice President.
Mary Ann is a founding Board Member of the North Carolina Conservation Network and she currently serves on their Board of Directors. She also served as Vice President of EarthShare of North Carolina ( formerly the Environmental Federation of North Carolina ) for whom she continues to volunteer on the Participating Organizations Committee.
maryann@wonriverkeeper.org
"Though not a native of of the Crystal Coast I feel a particular kinship to this wonderful part of our fabulous country and have lived here for almost 30 years. As a person who enjoys a wide range of waterborne activites I became acutely aware of the many impacts upon our water quality. Over the years I have addressed the ever increasing pollution of our public waters locally, at the state level and even in the halls of US House and Senate. I fully enjoy every opportunity to be on the water, whether fishing or paddling with my wife and friends and will do everything I can to see such activities are not stolen from us and future generations as a result of unchecked pollution."
brian@wonriverkeeper.org
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