Member Spotlight: Shalynn Pack

Shalynn Pack
Oregon State University Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Board Member (2020 – present)

Current Position: Internship Coordinator & Instructor, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University 

Biographical Sketch: Hi, fellow wildlifers! I am an Oregon State University graduate and Certified Wildlife Biologist who has worked primarily in wildlife field research, international community-based conservation, rural sustainable development, and protected area policy. I spent a decade working and living in Latin America, especially Chilean Patagonia, and have a passion for all things Andean. I earned an MS in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Maryland. In my current role as the Internship Coordinator for the Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences at Oregon State University, I train and instruct the next generation of wildlife professionals in career development skills, coordinate our FWCS Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecological Workforce Fellowship (https://fwcs.oregonstate.edu/view), bring students to wildlife conferences such as ORTWS (my favorite one!), and advise the OSU student chapter of TWS.

I have been a member of TWS since 2008 and an active collaborator with the ORTWS Board since 2020. I love helping connect students to the great networking, learning, and professional development opportunities that ORTWS offers!