Diane Lindley, Vice Chair

Diane W. Lindley is a music teacher and a church choir director.  She is a graduate of Capital University with a degree in Music Education.  She taught music in Ohio's public school system for 13 years, and for 10 years was the director of a Nationally Accredited Preschool/Daycare in Ohio. Today she lives with her husband Bill Lindley on his family homestead, Green Springs Farm, in Lone Pine, Washington County.  Diane’s parents’ Greene County home, built in 1851, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Thomas Kent Jr. Farm; the home and its 102 acres incurred significant damage after being undermined in 2001.  Diane is a member of Ten Mile Protection Network.

Dick Ehmann, Secretary

Dick Ehmann has been practicing law in Pennsylvania since 1969 and for most of this time he has been advocating for the environment. He was one of the original 6 lawyers hired in the fall of 1970 to serve on Pennsylvania's Environmental Strike Force. Fifteen years later he left DEP and went into private practice. In 1989 Governor Casey appointed Dick to Pennsylvania's Environmental Hearing Board where he served as a Judge and Board Member until 1996. Since then Dick has returned to private practice representing private citizens and citizen groups including but not limited to Mountain Watershed Association, CAWLM, CEASRA, and Tri-State Citizens Mining Network, both in litigation and administrative matters. He has drafted legislation for these groups and has consulted with them on various matters and the legal strategies needed to accomplish them.

Robert East, Treasurer

Robert East is an Associate Professor and Director of Environmental Studies at Washington & Jefferson College. His teaching and research focus on sustainable development, watershed management, landscape ecology, and agroforestry. He served as a Peace  Corps Volunteer in Kenya for three years, then for over a decade continued living and working within the Greater Horn region of Africa. He is on advisory boards for the Washington County Watershed Alliance and the Coal Combustion Waste Initiative.  His students serve as interns and volunteers at CCJ.

Phil Coleman

Phil Coleman, Olympic distance runner and American record holder fifty years ago, holds a PhD in American Literature. He retired after a 40+ year career as college English teacher and Liberal Arts dean in 1998. In retirement, he has served as a leader with Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters. In 1992, his wife Wyona founded Tri-State Citizens Mining Network, which recently evolved into the Center for Coalfield Justice. After her death in 2005, Phil became increasingly involved in the organization’s work.

Angelo Ross

Angelo Ross teaches secondary ecology and biology in the public school system.  His focus at CCJ is on public education and outreach.  He believes education at the grassroots level will ultimately result in a shift in the way energy is produced and natural resources are consumed.  Angelo coordinates the recycling program in his high school, which recycles 2/3 of the waste produced.  He has an B.S. in Biology and a M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction, and lives in Somerset County, PA.

Brandon Hudock

Brandon Hudock became personally involved in longwall mining issues after 25 acres of his parents’ business were undermined approximately 10 years ago. He has been an active opponent of mining’s impacts since then, objecting in particular to the power of coal companies over property owners. While maintaining a business owner’s perspective, he believes in encouraging and transitioning to clean energy while still respecting the region’s long history of coal mining. Brandon a lifelong Washington County resident and is self-employed as a landscape designer.