Mary Ellbogen Garland, President and Co-Chair - Ms. Garland is the lead for a Statewide Initiative in support of National Board Certification for Wyoming’s teachers. She is a director on the Ruth R. Ellbogen Foundation Board. She serves on the University of Wyoming College of Education Development Board, the Cathedral Home for Children Board, and the First Interstate Bank Board in Laramie and as field support for the Jason’s Friends Foundation. The focus of her work is in education and for the benefit of children. She has a marketing degree with a minor in finance from the University of Wyoming and is a Leadership Wyoming graduate, class of 2001.
Martin Ellbogen, Co-Chair - Dr. Ellbogen is a Wyoming native born and raised in Worland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Wyoming and a medical degree at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. Following graduation from medical school, he continued his medical education as a naval officer at the U.S. Navel Hospital in San Diego, California. He complete his naval service as a medical officer aboard the aircraft carrier the USS Ticonderoga. Upon discharge from the navy, he received an additional year of training at a general practice residency in Santa Cruz, California. In 1960 he began his private practice in family medicine in Casper and then retired in 1996. Since retirement, he has continued a part-time practice as medical director of a long-term care facility in Casper. He and his wife, Ellie, are parents of seven children, four of whom reside with their families in Casper.
Patrick Ellbogen, Vice-President
Thomas M. Ellbogen, Board Member - Mr. Ellbogen is a 1974 graduate of Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming. He received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering in 1978 from the University of Wyoming and an M.B.A. from Denver University in 1980. He is a high school physical education coach.
Theresa Ellbogen, Board Member - Ms. Ellbogen is a member of the John P. Ellbogen Foundation and the Ruth R. Ellbogen Foundation. She has worked in the golf industry for the last 10 years. She is also an assistant coach for cross country at Boulder High School. Ms. Ellbogen is in her eleventh year as a Nordic ski instructor with the National Sports Center for the Disabled in Winter Park where she works with physically and mentally disabled, as well as groups of youth at risk. She received a B.A. in Business/Economics from Colorado College and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado. She says, "My work with the foundation is an incredible gift and privilege."
Rod Moss, Board Member - Mr. Moss graduated from University of South Carolina with B.S. in Business in 1950, and he was simultaneously commissioned as Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps. He served in the Korean and Viet Nam wars and served in various Command and Staff Assignments including teaching military science at the University of Kansas. He attended military professional schools and completed selected graduate courses at George Washington University on Public Policy. Upon retiring from the Marine Corps in 1979, he was employed by John P. Ellbogen for a business venture in Hawaii to explore for and develop geothermal energy for generating electricity for Hawaiian Electric Company. In that capacity, Mr. Moss served as Vice-President for Mid-Pacific Geothermal, Inc., until 1992. He began collaborating with Mr. Ellbogen in 1997 to pursue Mr. Ellbogen’s interest in improving public schools in Wyoming. They created a pilot program— the first in the State—in Natrona County High School to provide incentives for teachers to become a National Board Certified Teacher and to develop a curriculum for the student International Baccalaureate Degree Program.
Terrence M. Whitaker, Board Member - Mr. Whitaker is a 1972 graduate of the University of Wyoming. He grew up in Casper and has lived in Wyoming all his life. His business background is in land development, appraisal, and the oil business. Currently, he is in private business in Jackson, Wyoming.
Neysa Erickson, Secretary - Ms. Erickson is a native of Casper, Wyoming, and was first employed by John P. Ellbogen in 1976. She has maintained the oil and gas drilling records and the lease and mineral inventory for the Ellbogen Companies since 1978.
Steve Ott, Treasurer - Mr. Ott received his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Wyoming in 1975. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1976 and employed by John P. Ellbogen and successor companies since 1980.