The National
Conservation Leadership Institute (NCLI) is pleased to announce the ninth
cohort of 36 Fellows for the 2014-2015 leadership development program. These
conservation professionals will join the ranks of Fellows, now alumni,
previously selected since 2006 from state agencies, federal agencies,
non-governmental organizations and companies working in the natural resources
industry. NCLI Fellows have become widely regarded as future senior leaders who
will help to build a conservation legacy for the next generation.
The 2014-2015 Fellows are:
Chad Bishop, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
David Brakhage,
Ducks Unlimited
Judy Crandell,
Caterpillar Inc.
Jack Daugherty,
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Jeffrey Davis,
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Michael Denson,
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Ali Duvall, Intermountain West
Joint Venture
John Fitts, Arkansas Game and
Fish Commission
Elsa Gallagher,
Pheasants Forever
Thomas Guess,
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Jennifer Hauxwell,
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Rebecca Hensley,
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Mark Humpert,
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Richard Jacobson,
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Martin Jennings,
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Todd Kalish, Michigan Department
of Natural Resources
Sammy King, U.S. Geological
Survey
Rebekah Martin,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jeffrey McCreary,
Ducks Unlimited
Meredith Nevers, U.S. Geological Survey
Jennifer Norris,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Maria Palamar,
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Lincoln Parrett,
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Kirk Patten, New Mexico
Department of Game and Fish
Joel Porath, Missouri Department
of Conservation
Karen Prentice,
Bureau of Land Management
Michael Schiavone,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Carrie Selberg,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Justin Shannon,
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Sam Sheppard,
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
James Teare, Idaho Department of
Fish and Game
Kellie Tharp,
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Marla Trollan,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tony Wasley, Nevada Department
of Wildlife
Tammy Whittington,
National Park Service
Dave Zafft, Wyoming Game and
Fish Department
The 36 Fellows of Cohort 9 will begin their intensive eight-month
training experience at the National Conservation Training Center in October
2014. They will join an ever-growing network of more than 280 professionals who
have come together from conservation organizations across the nation to further
develop their leadership capacity through the NCLI experience. To learn more
about the NCLI, go to www.conservationleadership.org.
