The Board of Directors bring many years of valuable experience in business, nonprofit operations, youth education and land stewardship to The Center for Responsible Outdoor Activities and Recreation.

Donald M. Gale, the Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors for The Center for Responsible Outdoor Activities and Recreation has over thirty-eight years as a volunteer teaching youth outdoor skills and conservation ethics.  Professionally he has been recognized for results in sales, marketing and client service.  He is a Leave No Trace Master Educator, Tread Lightly Master Tread Trainer, instructor for Project WILD, Project WET and Project Learning Tree, and was recognized as the 2002 USDA Forest Service Volunteer of the Year.  In addition he received the William T. Hornaday Gold Medal in May of 2000 which is the oldest conservation award in the United States.

Mervin R. Cook, co-founder and member of the ROAR Board of Directors has extensive management experience in the construction and mining industries. He received the William T. Hornaday Gold Badge for conservation and has thirty years experience teaching youth outdoor skills and stewardship.  He is also a Leave No Trace Master Educator, Leave No Trace Master Educator course instructor, and Tread Lightly Master Tread Trainer. 

William W. Wagner, co-founder and member of the ROAR Board of Directors has a Ph.D in biology and is a retired Adjunct Professor at Utah State University, College of Natural Resources.  He also retired from the Bureau of Land Management where he was  manager of Landscape Ecology and Leave No Trace/Tread Lightly Coordinator for the BLM in Utah. He received the William T. Hornaday Gold Badge for conservation and has forty-seven years experience teaching youth outdoor skills and conservation ethics.  He is also a Leave No Trace Master Educator and Tread Lightly Master Tread Trainer.

Stephen R. Bunker, received a Masters Degree in Technology Education at Ball State University and Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at Brigham Young University.  He has served as an elementary teacher in Mexico and the United States.  He has also been a Literacy Trainer, Network Administrator, Computer Lab Instructor, Educational Consultant and Math Specialist during his educational career.  Stephen has twenty years experience as a volunteer for a nonprofit teaching youth groups conservation and outdoor activity skills. He is a Leave No Trace Master Educator, Tread Lightly! Master Tread Trainer, and instructor for Project WET, Project WILD and Project Learning Tree.

Those listed above have partnered with, and  provided, various venues and training opportunities on a local, regional and national basis with the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Utah State Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah State Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation, Utah Valley State College, Brigham Young University, Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Tread Lightly!, Girl Scouts of the USA, Boy Scouts of America and public schools.