Ken Midkiff

Education:

• BA History and Philosophy, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Il. 1971
• Post-Grad Work, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Il. 1972
• Outstanding Senior - 1971
• Chair, Student Advisory Committee to Illinois Board of Higher Education. 1970-71
• Chair, Student Advisory Committee to Illinois Board of Governors of State
• Colleges and Universities. 1972
• President, Student Senate. 1968-71

Employment/Public Service:

• Special Assistant to Illinois State Superintendent of Education. 1972-1977
• Member, Illinois Commission on Children. 1975-76
• President, Illinois Planning Commission for Services to Children. 1976
• Owner/Operator, Twin Island Resort, Marina and Restaurant, Table Rock Lake, Missouri. 1977-1981; Chair, South Table Rock Association
• Property Manager/Hotel Manager, Tiger Investment/Braudis Investments. Columbia, Mo. 1982-1986.
• Owner/Operator, Tavern Creek Canoe Company (canoe manufacturing), Columbia, Mo 1986-1993.
• Member, Boone County Long Range Planning Commission. 1993-Present
• Chair, Public Lands Committee, Ozark Chapter Sierra Club 1992-93
• Member, Executive Committee, Osage Group Sierra Club 1992-93
• Member, Boone County Land Use Commission. 1998
• Commissioner, Boone County Parks and Recreation Board Appointed 1999-2002

SIERRA CLUB

PRESENT: DIRECTOR, SIERRA CLUB CLEAN WATER CAMPAIGN

Immediate past: Director, Ozark (Missouri) Chapter Sierra Club. 1993-2001

• Coordinator, National Sierra Club Clean Water/CAFO Campaign. Jan. 1999-Oct. 2001 (1/2 time)
• Sierra Club Lobbyist in Missouri State Legislature. 1993-2001.
• Member, various task forces and working groups for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Conservation and University of Missouri on issues of clean air, clean water, TMDLs and land stewardship. 1993- 2001.
• Member, Governor’s Energy Futures Coalition. 1995-96.
• Member, MoDNR’s Inspection and Maintenance Program Advisory Committee. 1996.
• Member, Citizens Committee for Parks and Soils, 1995-96.
• Member, Public Service Commission’s Utility Deregulation Task Force. Present.
• Member, National Sierra Club’s State Leadership Committee. 1995-2001.
• Member, National Sierra Club’s Campaign Steering Committee. 1995-96.
• Member, National Clean Water Network, 1994, Appointed to Feedlots Steering Committee - Feb. 1999; Co-Chair, Mar. 1999 - Present
• Member, National Clean Air Network, 1994-Present
• Director, Sierra Club Clean Water Campaign. 1999-Present
• Member, Sierra Club TMDL Working Group. 1999-Present
• Ex-Officio Member, National Sierra Club Environmental Quality Strategy Team. 1999-Present
• Member, Sierra Club Farm Bill Working Group - present
• Member, USDA/NRCS State Technical Committee 1998-present
  
  Other professional activities
• Weekly editorial page columnist, Columbia DAILY TRIBUNE – 1993-present
• Writer for “TomPaine.Com” WebBased commentary magazine. 2000-present
• Author of forthcoming book THE MEAT YOU EAT (St. Martin’s Press – 2004)

Awards: Recipient, National Sierra Club Special Achievements Award - 1999

Personal/family:

• Married. Wife: Julianne - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
  • Two children, Michael (26) and Charles (22).
  • Two grandchildren: Simon (3) and Eben (2)
• Interests: Canoeing, camping, backpacking, travel.