leadership

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Working at TWS

A Team of Dedicated Wildlife Professionals

Officers

art

Art Rodgers, Ph.D.

President

art.rodgers@ontario.ca

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Fidel Hernandez

President-Elect

fidel.hernandez@tamuk.edu

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evelyn

Evelyn Merrill, Ph.D., CWB®

Vice President

emerrill@ualberta.ca

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bob

Bob Lanka, CWB®

Immediate Past-President

bob23.tws@gmail.com

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Representatives

andrea

Andrea Orabona

Central Mountains & Plains Representative (2026)

acorabona@gmail.com

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lisa

Lisa Muller, Ph.D., CWB®

Southeastern Representative (2027)

lmuller@utk.edu

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kathy

Kathy Granillo

Southwest Representative (2027)

KGBirder55@gmail.com

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Angela Fuller, Ph.D.

Northeast Representative (2026)

angela.fuller@cornell.edu

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andrew

Andrew J. Kroll, Ph.D., CWB®

Northwest Representative (2025)

Ajkroll64@hotmail.com

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jason

Jason Riddle, Ph.D.

North Central Representative (2025)

jriddle@uwsp.edu

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jim

Jim Sedinger, Ph.D.

Western Representative (2025)

jsedinger@unr.edu

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Alan Arsenault, MSc., CWB®, TWS Fellow

Canadian Representative (2027)

AWS423@outlook.com

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Michelle Guins, AWB®

Student Liaison to Council

michelle.guins@gmail.com

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Staff

ed

Ed Arnett, Ph.D., CWB®

Chief Executive Officer

earnett@wildlife.org

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camerron

Cameron J. Kovach, J.D., M.E.L.P., AWB®

Chief Program Officer

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Mike Stoll, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

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Mariah Beyers, AWB®

Director of Member Engagement

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jen

Jennifer Murphy, CWB®

Certification and Outreach Manager

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allison

Allison Cox

Content Editor

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Anna

Anna Knipps, Ph.D.

Editorial Assistant

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aniket

Aniket Gajare

Director of Technology

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dana

Dana Kobilinsky

Managing Editor

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joshua rapp learn

Joshua Rapp Learn

Science Writer

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Lauren Ruotolo

Director of Development

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kelly

Kelly O’Connor

Conservation Policy Manager

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Olivia Milloway

Staff Writer

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Kristi Confortin, AWB®

Operations Coordinator

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Katie Perkins

Digital Content Manager

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TWS Contractors

Tricia Fry, M.S., Ph.D.

Program Committee Coordinator

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Laura Bies

Leadership Institute Coordinator

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Kerrell Dunsmore

Meeting Planner

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Christy Plumer

Government Relations Contractor

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