Lloydene Hill Running for: Board Member Education: AAS Paralegal Studies; BA (3 Major) Environmental Science, Social Psychology and Cultural Communications; BS General Agriculture w/Equine Minor, plus 56 credits of Graduate Courses in Wildlife Studies, Native American Studies and Natural Resources; MEd Curriculum and Instruction w/Minors in Equity, Ethics, and Justice and Environmental Education; MA Organizational Development and Change with a Concentration in Social and Ecological Sustainability; Currently in last year of PhD work in Organizational Development and Change with Concentration in Sustainability Leadership. Dissertation research Alternative Management Strategies for Chronic Wasting Disease based upon Traditional Ecological Knowledge and an Indigenous WorldviewPresent Position/Employment: Law Enforcement Support Asst at US Fish & Wildlife Office of Law Enforcement National Forensic Lab |
Former Positions/Employment:Public Contact Representative BLM – Burns District, Vice-Chairman of the National Native American Veterans Association, Oregon State Director of the National Association of Medics and Corpsmen, Oregon State Director and National Membership and Logistics Director of the American Cold War Veterans Association, and Vice-President Pro-Tem of the DOI Vets organization. Member in good standing of the Ecological Society of America in the following sections: Inclusive Ecology, Western Chapter, Education Section, Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section, Human Ecology, and Environmental Justice Section; and several Working Groups of The Wildlife Society, and The American Association for the Advancement of Science.
TWS Activities: Member of the Biological Diversity Working Group; Climate Change & Wildlife Working Group (Board Member); Native Peoples Wildlife Management Working Group (Board Member); Ethnic and Gender Diversity Working Group; Human Dimensions Working Group; and Wildlife Disease Management Working Group.
ORTWS Goals: To collaborate with other members and move the mission of ORTWS and The Wildlife Society forward.
Interests (Professional and/or Personal):Professional: Wildlife Crime, Wolves and Apex Predators, Wildlife Management, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Human/Wildlife Interaction, Climate Change, Native Peoples Issues, Species Preservation and Protection, Wildlife Habitat Restoration, Wildlife Disease Management, Research, and Writing. Personal: Horseback Riding, Camping, Heirloom Gardening, Research, Writing, Traveling.