Member Spotlight

Shalynn Pack Advisor Board Member (2020 – present)  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, […]

Jeremy Thompson ORTWS Vice President (2025 – 2026) Current Position: Energy Program Coordinator with ODFW Biographical Sketch: I have worked for ODFW for the last 25 years, starting my career working on multiple wildlife areas around the state, and then moving to the district office in The Dalles where I served as an assistant and

Alina Blankenship ORTWS Secretary (2024 – 2026) Current Position: Master Falconer at Sky Guardian Falconry Biographical Sketch: Greetings ORTWS!  I have been a falconer for 12 years and a professional abatement falconer for 7 years.  In this capacity, I am able to offer a non-lethal but effective method of redirecting flocks of nuisance avian species

Jenniffer Bakke ORTWS Board Member (2025 – 2027) Current position: Manager of Environmental Services, Manulife Investment Management Biographical Sketch: Hi all – I’m excited to be here again! It’s been about ten years since my previous time serving on the board (board member to VP to President) and I’m looking forward to where this chapter

Nancy Doran ORTWS Board Member (2024 – 2026) Current position: Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Portland General Electric – Pelton Round Butte Hydropower Project Biographical Sketch: I’ve been lucky enough to have a really varied career and one that has given me incredible opportunities.  I’ve been working in the natural resources field for my entire career,

Mikal Cline ORTWS Past President (2025-2026) Current position: ODFW Upland Game Bird Coordinator Biographical Sketch: Greetings ORTWS!  I have been a professional game bird biologist for about 22 years, including 6 years with WDFW as a waterfowl specialist, 6 years with the National Wild Turkey Federation, and 3 years and counting with ODFW as the

Eliana Pool ORTWS Board Member (2025 – 2027) Biographical Sketch: Hello everyone! I’ve been with Oregon TWS since 2017 and currently wear a couple of hats: I’m the liaison for the Oregon Society of American Foresters and lead the Student/Early Career Professional Affairs Committee for this Chapter. Outside of ORTWS, I’m a wildlife biologist with

Katie M. Moriarty Running for: Vice President Education: B.S. Wildlife – Humboldt State University; M.S. Wildlife Science – Oregon State University; PhD Wildlife Science – Oregon State University Present Position/Employment: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) – Senior Research Scientist/Western Forest Ecologist, Corvallis, OR. Courtesy/Affiliated Faculty – Fisheries and Wildlife Dept., Oregon