Bobby Rolston was born in Huntsville, Alabama and lived in Dallas, Texas for nearly 20 years. He graduated from high school in Dallas and then attended Texas A&M University in both College Station and Galveston, Texas where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marine Biology. Bobby then moved to Midland, Texas and earned a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin. Bobby has worked in the Oil and Gas industry since 1989 concentrating on State and Local Tax Policy in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. In 2007 Bobby had the opportunity to move to the Rocky Mountain Region and finally settled in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 2015. Bobby is active in multiple trade associations including serving as Chairman of the Taxation Committee for The Petroleum Association of Wyoming, the Executive Committee of the Wyoming Taxpayers Association and the Executive Committee of the Utah Taxpayers Association. Bobby is a member of the Public Relations Committee at Cheyenne Frontier Days and serves as Chairman of the Fundraising Committee for CFD Western Art Show. Bobby’s personal interests include international travel to Italy and Mexico, fishing and golf. Bobby was also involved in Thoroughbred Racing as an owner and breeder of race horses. Bobby is married to his wife and high school sweetheart, Suzanne. They have been married for 36 years.
Grant is currently an associate district supervisor for the Natrona County Conservation District. He started his career in 1980 working for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture as a Natural Resource Program Coordinator and then later as the manager of the Policy and Natural Resource Division. He was also a natural resource advisor for Governor Geringer under the Governor’s Fellowship Program. In 2006, Grant accepted a position with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) as a Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Coordinator and then later as the Public Outreach Officer. In 2017, he became the Public Outreach Officer for the Farm Service Agency (FSA), and then retired from the professional workforce in 2021. Grant is past president of the Wyoming Section of the Society for Range Management and past president of the National Society for Range Management Advisory Committee. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Agri-business from the University of Wyoming. Grant was born and raised on a cow/calf ranch near Wheatland and is married to Ronda and has one son, Garrett.
Andrea Sun-Zink grew up on a ranch west of Casper. After graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2005 with degrees in economics and finance, she worked in the banking industry, mainly in commercial lending. In 2007 Andrea started working at the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, a weekly agriculture newspaper. While currently the General Manager of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, she also works at her family’s ranch. Andrea and her husband Chris live in Casper.
Sarah was raised on a small family farm in Baggs, WY, where she built a passion for agriculture and the livestock industry. The industry led her to achieve her Bachelors’ degree in Agricultural Communications with a minor in Agroecology at the University of Wyoming. Having a deep interest in plant sciences, Sarah moved to Goshen County, where she fulfils the position of Assistant Supervisor at Goshen County Weed & Pest, serving landowners throughout the county with invasive pest population and land management practices. Sarah and her husband, Wyatt, live on his family’s sixth generation ranch west of Jay Em, WY. Allowing her to continue to grow with the agriculture industry and giving her firsthand knowledge of the importance, and struggles that come with land management. Sarah serves on several other boards within the Wyoming Weed & Pest Council, Goshen County and the Wyoming Mosquito Management Association.
David is the current Chairman of the Weston County Natural Resource District and has served on the board since 2015. David was raised as the seventh generation on a ranch near Newcastle, Wyoming. He, along with his wife Mandy, and son Davin, run a commercial cow/calf operation in addition to raising angus seedstock. David graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Science in Ag Business and a minor in Range Management. Prior to ranching full time, David worked for the US Forest Service and as an Ag Loan officer.
Jim Freeburn lives near Fort Laramie on an ag operation where he and his family raise hay, winter cattle and love life. Jim has been a big game outfitter in Wyoming for 35+ years and enjoys scouting and taking pictures of wildlife during all seasons of the year. Jim formerly worked for UW in a variety of positions related to agriculture and natural resources. He has served on numerous state, regional and national committees and has a passion for all things related to agriculture and wildlife. He and his wife Jolene have nine grandkids, eight of which are in Wyoming. Those grandkids, wildlife and ag keep the family busy and working together.
Lily grew up in Kaycee, Wyoming where her family operates an oilfield on a large cattle ranch, which gave her the opportunity to learn about the vast importance of Wyoming’s natural resources from a young age. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Wyoming (2017), a Wyoming real estate license (2019), and a 2nd Bachelor’s degree in Energy Resource Management and Development from the University of Wyoming (2023). Her background and experience is focused on the responsible and effective use of land and natural resources. She currently lives on a ranch west of Kaycee, and is the Director of Regulatory Affairs for the Petroleum Association of Wyoming.
Diana brings a diverse professional background spanning public service, financial management, banking, office administration, and community engagement. Throughout her career, she has worked in roles ranging from office manager to banking and financial administration, building a strong foundation in communication, problem-solving, and service to others.
Currently, Diana serves as the Deputy Administrator for the Wyoming Grants Management Office, where she helps connect Wyoming communities with funding opportunities and resources that support growth and long-term success. Her experience in budgeting, accounting, compliance, and grants management has allowed her to work collaboratively with state agencies, local governments, and community partners across Wyoming. She also serves as the lead organizer of the Wyoming Funding Summit, a statewide event co-hosted by U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis and Governor Mark Gordon that brings together funding experts, policy makers, and community leaders to advance economic and community development opportunities throughout the state.
As a member of the Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation Board of Trustees, Diana is honored to support the Foundation’s mission of promoting education, conservation, and responsible stewardship pf Wyoming’s natural resources. She values building strong partnerships and giving back to the communities that make Wyoming unique.
Conner Nicklas is an attorney at Falen Law Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, licensed in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as before the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
At Falen Law, Conner focuses on landowner advocacy, private property rights, and natural resource issues across Wyoming and the West. He has represented landowner groups covering thousands of miles and more than a million acres in collective negotiations for interstate easement and lease acquisitions, including work that helped secure the largest permitted carbon sequestration project in the world.
He has also contributed to landmark property-rights matters, filing briefs before the Wyoming Supreme Court on the Wyoming Split Estate Act and before the United States Supreme Court in cases involving the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, corner crossing, and land use planning.
Conner also advises local governments, helping more than a dozen counties and conservation districts develop natural resource management plans and submit comments under the National Environmental Policy Act and related laws to strengthen their role in federal natural resource decisions.
Conner and his wife, Heather, live in Cheyenne with their two young boys, who enjoy going to Rockies games with him.
