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Quentin Hays ORTWS Past-President (2021-2022) Education: B.S. Wildlife Biology – University of Montana; M.Sc. Biology – University of Western OntarioPresent Position/Employment: Senior Wildlife Ecologist – GeoSystems Analysis, Inc. (GSA), Corvallis, OR Adjunct Faculty – Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology Dept., New Mexico State University. Resource Faculty – Science and Natural Resources Dept., Eastern New Mexico University – Ruidoso. |
Former Positions/Employment: Western EcoSystems Technology (WEST), Inc. – Project Manager/Wildlife Biologist, Corvallis, OR.
Associate Professor/Department Chair – Eastern New Mexico University – Ruidoso.
Owner/Operator of Bosque Wildlife and Habitat (small biological consulting firm).
Multiple previous positions in wildlife.
TWS Activities: Board Member of Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society (2018-2020), Past-President of New Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society (2015), Eastern New Mexico University Student Chapter Founder/Faculty Advisor (2012-2016), member of various working groups.
ORTWS Goals: As President of the Oregon Chapter in 2021-22, I hope to initiate and/or continue discussions centered on equity and diversity in the wildlife profession, and focus on implementing mentorship and/or diversity-centered initiatives within the Chapter. I also hope to continue to shepherd the Chapter through the pandemic, and focus on our traditional role of sharing science and serving as a center for engagement for wildlife students and professionals in Oregon.
Interests (Professional and/or Personal): One of my largest current projects is a telemetry-based study of Rocky Mountain greater sandhill cranes on the wintering grounds in New Mexico in collaboration with the USFWS. In addition to my work as a wildlife ecologist with GSA, I am also a volunteer Firefighter/EMT with Corvallis Fire Department; I enjoy the sense of service and comradery tremendously. I have a truly wonderful spouse from the Caribbean and two young daughters who are the center of my world, and when I have time (which isn’t often anymore) I love to hunt, fish, run rivers, and hike.