LEADERSHIP & VALUES

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MEET THE COUNCIL

President Darren A. Miller, Ph.D., CWB® NCASI Box 9681 Mississippi State, MS 39762 o: 662-325-0754; dmiller.tws@gmail.com	Vice President Carol L. Chambers, Ph.D. Northern Arizona University School of Forestry 200 E. Pine Knoll, Room 116 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 o: 928-523-0014 ; carol.chambers@nau.edu
President-Elect Gary C. White, Ph.D., CWB® 3928 Buckskin Trail Laporte, CO 80535 970-444-2799 Google Voice gary.white@colostate.edu	Immediate Past-President John E. McDonald, Jr., Ph.D. Westfield State University Department of Environmental Science 577 Western Avenue Westfield, MA 01086-1630 413-572-8393; twsmcdonald@gmail.com

Canadian (2021) Evelyn Merrill, Ph.D., CWB® University of Alberta Department of Biological Sciences Edmonton, AB T6G1Z8 Canada 780-492-2842; emerrill@ualberta.ca	Northwest (2019) (2nd term) Harriet Allen Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife 6218 18th Ave SW Olympia, WA  98512 360-866-8754; hallen2009@comcast.net
Central Mountains & Plains (2020) (2nd term) Bob Lanka, CWB® 1865 North 22nd Street Laramie, WY 82072 307-760-5839; boblanka5839@gmail.com	Southeastern 2021 (2nd term) Mike Conner, Ph.D. Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center 3988 Jones Center Drive Newton, GA 39570 229-734-4706 Ext. 278; mconner@jonesctr.org
North Central (2019) John J. Moriarty, CWB® Three Rivers Park District 12615 Rockford Road Plymouth, MN  55441 763-694-7842; john.moriarty@threeriversparks.org	Southwest (2021) Jim Ramakka, CWB® 69 Road 2785 Aztec, NM 87410 505-486-2746; j_ramakka@msn.com
Northeast (2020) (2nd term) Paul R. Johansen, CWB® West Virginia Division of Natural Resources 324 Fourth Avenue South Charleston, WV 25303 304-558-2771; paul.r.johansen@wv.gov	Western (2019) (2nd term) Cynthia Graves Perrine 530-570-7036; sectionrep@tws-west.org

CEO	STUDENT LIAISON TO COUNCIL
Ed Thompson The Wildlife Society 425 Barlow Place, Suite 200 Bethesda, MD ed@wildlife.org	Colleen M. Hartel The Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Road, Room 210 Columbus, OH 43210 cmhartel@gmail.com

MEET THE SENIOR STAFF

Ed Thompson, CEO ed@wildlife.orgEd Thompson joined The Wildlife Society in February, 2014 as Chief Operating Officer after acquiring more than 17 years of executive-level business leadership experience with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, one of the largest membership organizations in the United States serving more than 375,000 members. During his tenure with AOPA, Ed held three different vice president positions that provided him with a wide range of experience in strategic planning and budgeting, member services, product marketing, business development, and corporate partnership and sponsorship. As COO of The Wildlife Society, Ed’s leadership helped the Society achieve significant membership and revenue growth while increasing the organization’s engagement with wildlife professionals, students and the general public through improvements to the Society’s website, e-newsletter, social media, and annual conference.In July, 2017 Ed was promoted to CEO and Executive Director. In this role he provides innovative and collaborative leadership to ensure the Society fulfills its mission and achieves measurable progress on goals and objectives identified and prioritized by TWS Council in accordance with the organization’s Strategic Plan. Ed is responsible for The Wildlife Society’s staff, programs, and overall operational and fiscal integrity of the Society while striving to grow its membership and secure new sources of revenue and support for TWS programs and activities.

Keith A. Norris, AWB®, Director of Wildlife Policy and Programs keith.norris@wildlife.orgKeith Norris has been with The Wildlife Society since February 2014. He holds a B.S. degree in Wildlife from Purdue University, a M.A. degree in Public Policy & Management from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, and a M.S. degree in Environment & Natural Resources – Wildlife and Fisheries at The Ohio State University. Keith has previously worked in wildlife research for the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment and in program administration for Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow. He has been a member of TWS since 2008, has been involved at all levels of TWS organizational units throughout his career, and is certified as an Associate Wildlife Biologist®. At TWS, Keith is responsible for overseeing TWS’ policy activities, providing support to TWS Chapters and Sections on conservation policy issues, strategically expanding TWS’ engagement with other organizations, and providing direction to the Society professional development and certification programs.