Member Spotlight

Mikayla Bivona ORTWS Board Member (2025 – 2027) Current Position: Assistant Wildlife Biologist I’m still early in my career and able to run through my experiences briefly. Before a permanent position, I started in this field as a District Intern for ODFW, followed by a Deer Capture Technician in Pennsylvania, a Waterfowl Technician in Colorado, […]

Jamie Bowles ORTWS Board Member (2024 – 2026) Current Position: Wildlife Biologist Biographical Sketch:I have a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Policy and Management, a graduate certificate in Wildlife Management and a Master’s of Natural Resources, all from Oregon State University. I have worked with many terrestrial and aquatic species; however, big game and

Holly Tuers-Lance ORTWS Board Member (2025 – 2027) Biographical Sketch: I am a proud Oregonian, born and raised in the countryside near Salem. From an early age, my parents instilled in me a strong appreciation for the natural world, fostering an interest that has shaped the course of my life. This interest in nature has

Trent Gianella ORTWS Board Member (2024 – 2026) Biographical Sketch: Hello! My name is Trent Gianella, and I am currently employed as a Wildlife Biologist. I grew up in Western Oregon on a small farm located in the Willamette Valley. My agriculture background and outdoor upbringing guided me on the path to obtain a Bachelors

Grant Broyles ORTWS Treasurer (2025 – 2027) Biographical Sketch: I knew from a young age that I wanted to be a wildlife biologist and moved to become one by volunteering for the Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. As I was pursuing my degree in fisheries and wildlife management

ORTWS Liaison (2025) Current Position: Rainmakers Government Strategies Biographical Sketch: Cindy Robert is with Rainmakers Government Strategies. Cindy has been working in the Oregon public policy arena for more than three decades, with clients ranging from local governments to Fortune 500 businesses to non-profits.   Her work has included all aspects of government relations, legislative and

Kim McCune ORTWS Staff Current Position: Administrative Consultant (2022 – Present) Biographical Sketch: I am a Warner Pacific University graduate, majoring in international business and environmental science, with a minor in law.   I worked for 17 years in environmental resources as a Senior Project Coordinator at PacifiCorp in Portland, Oregon.  During my career with PacifiCorp

ORAFS Liaison (2024 – Present) Current Position: Game Program Manager, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Oregon Biographical Sketch: A native Iowan, my early career experiences were in entomology, aquatic macroinvertebrates, water quality, and stream restoration ecology. After a short stint with grouse, I have spent nearly two decades focusing on carnivore and furbearer

Griffin Fosback ORTWS Student Liaison (2024 – 2025) Current Position: OSU Student Biographical Sketch: Hello! I am a non-traditional student at Oregon State University, bringing more than a decade of management and leadership experience. Much of the work I’ve done prior to starting this degree path was people-oriented, and as I have learned from several

Emily Weidner ORTWS Board Member (2024 – 2026) Current Position: Fish & Wildlife Biologist – U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biographical Sketch: Hello ORTWS folks! I’m 7 years deep in my career with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in the Bend Field Office. School wasn’t on my radar until my early 30s, so I started