Gini Van Siclen joined FTR’s board in 2016 and was on the leadership team as Treasurer through 2020. She has served on the boards of technical societies and nonprofit organizations for many years. To pursue her particular interest in nonprofit governance and capacity building, she earned her Masters of Nonprofit Administration (MNA) at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business in 2012. She is Adjunct Faculty at Naropa University, helping leadership graduate students learn about nonprofits and social entrepreneurship.
Gini worked as a project manager and team member in facility, nuclear safety, and waste management for the Idaho National Laboratory and Scientech, Inc. Subsequently, for many years she taught a three-day seminar in risk management for project managers for an international training and consulting firm.
In addition to her MNA degree from Notre Dame, Gini has a BA in French from Duke University and an MA in Mathematical Sciences from The Johns Hopkins University.
She and her husband, Clint, live in Teton Valley, Idaho, where they enjoy walking their dogs, fly fishing, hiking, cross country skiing, reading, and especially getting together with their sons, DeWitt and Arthur and their significant others.