Member Spotlight

Running for: Board Position Education:  Rutgers University, BS, East Stroudsburg University, MS Present Position/Employment: Health and Population Laboratory Biologist, Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife Former Positions/Employment: APHIS Wildlife Services New Jersey, Wildlife Technician, focused on wildlife management and control for Middlesex County, NJ parks (2014-16); ODFW, Wildlife Health Lab Biologist (2013-2014); National Park Service, Biological Technician, focused

Running for: Board Position Education:  B.S. Wildlife Biology – University of Montana; M.Sc. Biology – University of Western Ontario Present Position/Employment: Western EcoSystems Technology (WEST), Inc. – Project Manager/Wildlife Biologist, Corvallis, OR. Affiliated/Adjunct faculty – Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology Dept., New Mexico State University. Former Positions/Employment: Associate Professor/Department Chair – Eastern New Mexico University – Ruidoso. Owner/Operator

Running for: Board Position Education:  BS in Environmental Studies/Theatre Arts, Gettysburg College, PA, MPS in Conservation Biology, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY Present Position/Employment: Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS, Wildlife Services Former Positions/Employment: Biological Science Technician, U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS, Veterinary Services TWS Activities: Leadership Institute Class of

Running for: Secretary Education:  Bachelors in Fish and Wildlife Science from Oregon State University  Present Position/Employment: Wildlife Technician for Weyerhaeuser Former Positions/Employment: Fish and Wildlife Technician for Plum Creek (2 seasons), Prescribed Burn Team Lead for Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildland Firefighter for USFS in Cottage Grove (5 seasons), Wildlife Biology Technician for BLM (Colorado), Fish

Running for: Board Position Education:  BA Environmental Science, BS Agricultural Science, Med Curriculum & Instruction Minor in Environmental Education; Minor in Equity, Ethics and Justice; Currently purusing PhD in Organizational Development & Change with Concentration in Social and Ecological Sustainability, Doctoral Research Human Dimensions of Wildlife Crime and Traditional Ecological Knowledge as it applies to Fish

Running for: Vice President Elect Education:  M.S. Wildlife Science, Oregon State University – 2016, B.S. Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University – 2012 Present Position/Employment: Sage-Grouse Conservation Coordinator, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2016 – Present Former Positions/Employment: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, 2013 – 2016, Biological Science Aid, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2012, Biological

Running for: President Elect TWS Activities:  2014-2016 ORTWS Conservation Committee Member 2014-Present ORTWS Legislative Committee Member 2015-Present ORTWS Conservation Funding Liaison 2014 & 2015 ORTWS Board Member 2016 ORTWS Vice-President Elect 2017 ORTWS Vice-President – Annual Meeting Chair ORTWS Goals: ORTWS’s mission is to: “Promote wise conservation and management of wildlife resources in Oregon by serving

Running for: Board Member Education:  Humboldt State University (BS) Present Position/Employment: ODFW, Senior Wildlife Technician, West Region Research Program Former Positions/Employment: Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife (Wildlife Technician), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Scientific Aid), United States Forest Service- Plumas National Forest, Willamette National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest TWS Activities: Attended 2016, 2017 annual Meetings, Poster

Running for: Board Member Education:  Doctor of Philosophy, Natural Resources; University of Idaho; 2012, Master of Science, Wildlife Science; Oregon State University; 2002, Bachelor of Science, Biology; University of Nevada, Reno; 1995 Present Position/Employment: Sagebrush Ecosystem Coordinator, US Fish & Wildlife Service Former Positions/Employment: I have dedicated over 15 years to upland game bird management and conservation efforts,