Kathleen Eagan
Personal Information
Born: 1943
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
Unknown
"“All my energy had gone into a career and into business,” Eagan said. “When I came to Truckee, I wanted a real change of pace. I wanted to put energy into giving back to the community.” (sierrasun.com); “All my life I was brought up believing I could do anything anyone else could do. Gender just never entered the picture. That’s not true for everyone, but that’s true for me,” (sierrasun.com); "
— Kathleen Eagan
Professional Life
Field of Study: Finance; politics; conservation
Institution/Corporation: Reno-Tahoe International airport; Truckee-Tahoe Community Foundation; Town of Truckee California
Degrees & Memberships: Member: Board of Directors of Reno-Tahoe International airport; Board of Directors Truckee-Tahoe Community Foundation; Truckee River Watershed Council
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: founded four organizations to protect the Truckee River in Truckee CA; has worked to restore local habitats including marshland and streams; founding board member of the Truckee River Watershed Council and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation; spearheaded the incorporation of Truckee 1993;
enjoys skiing, fly-fishing, and backpacking
is president of the Truckee River Habitat Restoration Group, which was founded in 1997 to promote watershed restoration in the area
works with the Truckee River Watershed Coordination Resource Management and Planning group, an effort get everyone coordinated to actively restore the watershed
ran for City Council of Truckee against 26 other candidates in 1993, received the most votes & 5 top electees were seated as the Council
was the 1st mayor of Truckee 1996
was a bank vice president before retiring to Truckee in 1986 after several years of visiting there to enjoy skiing, fishing & hiking