BWCF is made up of nine Board Members and are all a part of the Bedell and Beattie families.  Each board member chooses the organizations they want to work with.

Tom Bedell

Tom Bedell was raised in a family with a culture of giving.  His Father and Mother have set aside 10% of their income throughout their lives and today give away even more than that.

Tom has helped found a variety of organizations throughout his career to date:  Government improvement organizations: The Congressional Management Foundation and The Center for Responsive Politics; aquatic resource and fishing organizations: The Future Fishermen Foundation, The Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, and The Sports Fishing and Boating Partnership Council;  local community organizations: The University of Okoboji Foundation, The Okoboji Entrepreneurial Institute and ArtsLIVE; and university projects: The Bedell Entrepreneurial Learning lab.

Tom has also been active in promoting the creation of the Sami Bedell Center for the Performing Arts, The Bedell YMCA, Dickinson County Trails, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, the Lakes Arts Center and many other local Iowa causes.

Tom and Molly have supported the Aspen Words fest through the Aspen Writers Foundation, ACES and many other organizations in Aspen, Colorado.

In addition to supporting local NW Iowa and Aspen, Colorado area projects and conservation projects, Tom and Molly are interested in finding ways to help build a consensus for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Molly Bedell

Molly has lived in Aspen since 1982 where her two sons, RA and Ben, were born and raised.  She has been actively involved with numerous non-profit organizations that support the environment, early childhood education, youth groups, arts, and senior citizen programs, along with other local causes.  Her interests include hiking, reading, cooking, biking, travel, and skiing.  Formerly the Director of Marketing for the Alpine Banks of Colorado, she volunteers her time to non-profit groups as a consultant.

Peter Sun

Sami Bedell

Sami graduated from Colorado State University in 2006.  She recently moved back to Spirit Lake, Iowa to start the ArtsLIVE Youth Festival.  She volunteers a lot of her time to local projects and sits on the board of the Friends of the Sami Center. 

RA Beattie

Bucky Bedell

Ren Bedell

Ben Beattie

Jesse Bedell