The following are short profiles of the board of directors of the Cooks Creek Watershed Association.

W. Scott Douglas, President

Scott has lived in the Watershed since 1990 and is currently residing in Springtown. Scott is a professional environmental toxicologist with over 15 years of experience working in the areas of surface water hydrology, freshwater stream ecology and sediment toxicology. He is currently employed as a Project Manager at NJ Department of Transportation where he coordinates environmental programs and dredging projects for the State of NJ. Scott has been active in the Watershed since 1990, when he became involved in opposing the proposed quarry and asphalt plant in Durham. He has been a member of the Durham Township Environmental Advisory Council since 1993 and was the coordinating force behind the development of the Cooks Creek Watershed Protection Plan. He is also a founding member of the Springfield Township Environmental Advisory Council and is its current Chairperson. Scott conducts the CCWA’s Mini-Monster Mayhem children’s education program and directs the water-quantity monitoring program.

Hans Reimann, Vice President

Hans is a life-long resident of Bucks County.  He grew up with Delaware Valley College, farms and the forest out his back door.  He attended Lock Haven University as an environmental biology major from 1971-1974.  He has been a 20 year resident of Springfield Township living on Kohlberg Hill (Laughing Springs).  As a former member of of the Springfield Township Open Space Committee, he helped promote a successful Open Space funding referendum, which led to the preservation of hundred of acres.  As a former board member of the Springfield Authority, he authored Springtown's Source Water Protection Grant currently being used to develop protection standards for Springtown's water supply by Springfield Township Environmental Council of which Hans currently is a member. 

Hans is a Habitat Steward for the National Wildlife Federation, promoting backyard wildlife habitats.  He is currently working with Lower Saucon Township on a native landscape park at the municipal building using some of the native plants from his property.  He is actively involved in eliminating invasive plant communities from his own and other properties in the Cook's Creek Watershed.  He also contributed a clause which mandates an invasive plant management plan to Springfield Township's new Comprehensive Planning Document.

Lois Oleksa, Recording Secretary and Newsletter Editor

Lois is a homemaker and owner of Gill O’er the Ground (a provider of high quality gardening services). She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology (specializing in the field of Botany) from Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. She has been a member of the Board of the Cooks Creek Watershed Association for over 25 years and has also been trained and performed water testing for the Delaware River Keeper. She has been active in the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education and served as President of its local affiliate, GEP (Gifted Education in Palisades). She currently resides with her husband, David, in Durham, PA.

Her interest in the Watershed began soon after moving to Durham.  The family property borders Cooks Creek, about a mile from its mouth.  When a spring flood threatened to destroy the bank of the stream and began to divert the water in a new direction, the family began to repair the banks without the use of large equipment, a "natural" correction for the problem.  The Watershed Association members volunteered to assist and a bond was forged with the organization.

Lois operates a small business from her property selling fresh flowers (bouquets) from a road-side stand. 

In her capacity as Newsletter Editor, she is appreciative of any articles or rebuttals suitable for publication in the Cooks Current.