Member Spotlight

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2021 Conservation Policy Award is Bob Bailey! The recipient of many enthusiastic letters of support, Bob Bailey is well-known in the marine environmental community for his thoughtful, knowledgeable, and ecumenical approach to solving problems and guiding marine policy.  As the former Director of the Coastal […]

  We are so pleased to formally announce that the winner of the 2021 David B. Marshall Award is Dr. Mike Wisdom!  Dr. Mike Wisdom has been a research wildlife biologist since 2001, and currently serves as team leader of the Starkey Ungulate Ecology Team in La Grande, Oregon working for the Pacific Northwest (PNW)

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

Barbara Garcia Running for: Board Member (Second Term) Education: B.S. Biology University of New Mexico 1998, M.S. Wildlife Resources University of Idaho 2003 Present Position/Employment: Regional Wildlife Ecologist USDA-Forest Service Pacific Northwest Former Positions/Employment: USFS & DOD-Biological Tech Fish/Wildlife 1997-99, University of Idaho-Teaching Assistant-Wildlife Ecology 301, Wildlife Mgmt. 100 2001-02, USFS-District/Zone Wildlife Biologist MT 1999-2007,

Jon Dinkins Running for: Board Member Education: PhD Wildlife Biology, Utah State University, 2013 MFA Studio Art, Montana State University-Bozeman, 2005 BS Biology, University of Puget Sound, 2001 BA Studio Art, University of Puget Sound, 2001 Present Position/Employment: (2016–present) Assistant Professor, Oregon State University Former Positions/Employment: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wyoming, (2014–2016); Postdoctoral Research Associate,

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

Samantha Wolfe Running for: Secretary Education: M.S., Range & Wildlife Management, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Present Position/Employment: Range Technician, USDA-ARS. Burns, OR., April 2019-present Former Positions/Employment: Lead Biologist- Institute for Bird Populations, American Samoa, ran 6 banding stations; Range Technician- USDA-ARS, OR, vegetation monitoring; Research Assistant- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, TX, independent research on songbird stopover habitat;

Stephen Kafoury is the 2018 recipient of our David B. Marshall Award. This award recognizes an individual for outstanding contributions and accomplishments in the wildlife field that have resulted in significant contributions in the conservation and increased long-term security of wildlife populations, wildlife habitats, and natural resource values within the State of Oregon. Thank you, Stephen!

Eleanor Gaines is the 2018 recipient of our Outstanding Service Award. This award recognizes outstanding contributions in wildlife management in the past year. Congratulations, Eleanor! Working on PhD on Western Snowy Plover. Modeling snowy plover demography and survival from more than 20 years of collected data. Serving as lead Plover Biologist under Oregon biodiversity information