Evie made a right-hand turn into the wildlife profession in the mid 1970s and never looked back. She has been a member of 4 US and 3 Canadian TWS chapters including being president of the Alberta Chapter and the Canadian Section. She was first elected to Council as the Canadian Representative in 2019. She is a Certified Wildlife Biologist®, a TWS Fellow, and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management. She was honored by the Alberta Chapter with the William Rowan Distinguished Service and by TWS with the Special Recognition Service Award.
Evie got degrees from the University of Idaho and the University of Washington tracking elk in remote areas. She spent her early career working in management agencies, but then stepped into the world of academia at the Universities of Wyoming, Wisconsin and now Alberta. She delights in doing field research with her students on the trophic dynamics of ungulate populations, but turned to the dark side of chronic wasting disease in recent years.
Evie and her husband split their time between exploring the biodiversity-rich Beaver Hills east of Edmonton, Alberta, trapping the Canadian Rockies, and fishing the BC coastal shores. Her life is filled with the adventures of 3 grown boys, 2 grandkids, and a duck-enthusiast yellow lab. In her off hours, she is horseback riding or gardening.
