OUR BOARD

Hannah Smay

President

Ketchum, ID

Amy O’Brien

Vice President

Boise and Atlanta, ID

Jerry Riener

Treasurer

Boise, ID

Julie Hoefnagels

Secretary

Boise, ID

Terry Kaufmann

Pocatello, ID

Tim Andreae

Boise, ID

F.S. “Buck” Ryan III, J.D

Boise, ID

Hannah Smay | Ketchum

Inspired by her upbringing among Idaho’s treasured landscapes, Hannah has pursued studies in the environmental field, worked to promote renewable energy investments and served as a community and campus organizer for environmental advocacy. In 2019, Hannah received her master’s in environmental humanities from the University of Utah after researching intertwined histories of indigenous communities, the nuclear age and seismic forces in the American West. Her passion for anti-nuclear activism was ignited by her experience traveling with Alliance staff and members to the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s D.C. Days in 2018. Hannah is honored to serve on the board of the Alliance and is dedicated to a nuclear-free future. Hannah is in her first term.

Amy O’Brien | Boise

As a professional dancer based in New York City, Amy performed on Broadway, was a member of Twyla Tharp’s Company, choreographed for and toured with Mikhail Baryshnikov and his White Oak Dance Project. She is co-founder of The Atlanta School, an Art and Architecture School located in a rugged mountain town at the foot of the Sawtooth Wilderness Area. She has been saving, restoring and revitalizing historic buildings in Atlanta, Idaho since 1998. Amy is a 2007 recipient of an Idaho Commission on the Arts Fellowship for the Performing Arts.

Amy’s connection with the Alliance began with her participation in a multi artist exhibition ‘Holding What Can’t Be Held’ based on touring the radioactive cleanup sites at the Idaho National Laboratory. Her work travelled to Boulder, CO as part of ‘Facing Rocky Flats’ an art exhibit commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Rocky Flats Truth Force where she became inspired by the dedication and work of anti- nuclear activists. She has been a passionate supporter of the Alliance and is honored to serve on its board.

Jerry Riener | Boise

Having grown up rafting the rivers of Idaho, Jerry became concerned on protecting these pristine landscapes from an early age. After spending his time in Zambia as a Peace Corps volunteer, Jerry decided to take a more active role in protecting and preserving nature. Jerry’s first experience with the Alliance was when he did an internship during grad school. This led to him attending DC days and spending a summer as an outreach coordinator. Jerry is in his first term.

Julie Hoefnagels| Boise

Julie is a longtime Alliance member and Idaho resident who has traveled the world and finally come home. She was a member of the group Beyond War in San Francisco and the Ecology Party in Belgium. She works as a free-lance interpreter in hospitals and schools (French, Spanish) and worked in the past as a medical and legal secretary. She became active around nuclear issues after the Chernobyl accident, has been a regular Alliance volunteer and is now serving her second term on the Board.

Terry Kaufmann | Pocatello, Secretary

Terry grew up in Philadelphia. After she and her husband served in the Peace Corps in Western Samoa, they traveled throughout Asia and then settled in Pocatello. She is an active member of the community and has volunteered for many years with the Alliance and for Nurses Against Nuclear Weapons. She is serving in her first term.

Tim Andreae | Boise

Tim is a long time advocate for local food and father of an amazing 5 year old. Besides working as a mental health counselor, he attempts to stay in touch with himself by making art and music. He is the host of Greasy Greens, playing a wide range of eclectic music on Boise Community Radio. He is founder and organizer of Holding What Can't Be Held, a project that brings artists into relationship with the radioactive waste in our own backyard. He keeps an eye out for new ways to enliven community around issues that matter. He is currently serving his fourth term.

F.S. “Buck” Ryan III, J.D. | Boise

Buck began trout fishing and tying flies at age 7. Reading Ted Leeson and John Gierach, he developed a strong conservation ethic at a young age. Through spending most of his childhood hunting birds in rural Alabama and trout fishing in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Buck’s family took annual summer family roadtrips to Idaho and Montana. From the first time he waded the waters of the Railroad Ranch outside Last Chance, he felt drawn to experience and protect the Snake River’s pristine waterways and limitless fishing, backpacking, and camping opportunities. He guided on the North Platte River in Wyoming and the Talachulitna River in Alaska, and researched wildlife ecology in Costa Rica and Ecuador before pursuing a career in public interest environmental law. His career goal since childhood has been to protect and restore fisheries for future generations. He is the Executive Director of Snake River Waterkeeper and lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife and two sons.