CONSERVATION CHAIR
Jeff Yates - New Milford
(203) 216-7078
jyates@mianustu.org

Jeff has been a member of the Mianus Chapter since he was 11 years old, and a volunteer on our board for more than 15 year. An author, guide and full-time national director of volunteer operations for Trout Unlimited, Jeff’s passion is conservation and connecting people to ways they can take care of the local rivers they love. Jeff and his fiance Kit live in New Milford with their daughters Kaitlyn and Katherine and their dogs Tahoe, Sparrow and Captain Jack.

CHAPTER TREASURER
Jim Bakal - New Canaan
(201) 788-8884
jbakal@mianustu.org

Jim has been a Mianus Chapter volunteer for more than a decade, working to manage our chapter’s finances and helping connect us to the local scouting community. An avid angler who doesn’t get to spend as much time on the water as he’d like, Jim cares deeply about our conservation mission and leaving our local rivers healthier and cleaner for the next generation. Jim lives in New Canaan with his wife, Kathy, and their children Delia and James.

CHAPTER PRESIDENT
Pat O’Hara - Stamford
(917) 359-9236
pohara@mianustu.org

Pat has been fly fishing for 30 years, and has been a life member of Trout Unlimited for 20 years. After a career in the financial services industry in sales and sales management, Pat recently completed fly fishing guide school and opened Rusty Spinner Outfitters, LLC, offering guiding in Connecticut and New York. Pat lives in Stamford with his wife, Robin, and their children, Juliette and Brendan.