The Relevancy Roadmap Team

Project Co-Chairs: Tony Wasley (Nevada Department of Wildlife) and Steve Williams (Wildlife Management Institute)

Coordinating Team Members: Matt Dunfee (Wildlife Management Institute), Ann Forstchen (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), Elsa Haubold (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Mark Humpert (Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies), Jen Newmark (Nevada Department of Wildlife), Jason Sumners (Missouri Department of Conservation), Chris Smith (Wildlife Management Institute)

Strategy/Tactic Team Members

Agency Culture

Josh Avey (Arizona Game and Fish Department), Peter Bangs (Alaska Department of Fish and Game), Dale Caveny (retired, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission), Tovar Cerulli (Metropolitan Group), Karie Decker (Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation), Mike Denson (South Carolina Department of Natural Resources), Dan Kennedy (Michigan Department of Natural Resources), Maria Palamar (Resolve Conservation), Natalie Sexton (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Agency Capacity

Kyle Briggs (North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission), Daren Riedle (Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism), Dave Chanda (Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation), Justin Gude (Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks), Jenifer Wisniewski (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency), Jimmy Fox (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Patrick Lederle (retired, Michigan Department of Natural Resources), Matt Besko (Government of Alberta), Melanie Steinkamp (U.S. Geological Survey), Jon Sjoberg (Nevada Department of Wildlife)

Constituent Culture

Kris Barnes (National Park Service), Mike Carter (Playa Lakes Joint Venture), Ali Duval (Intermountain West Joint Venture), Cindi Jacobson (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Jerrie Lindsey (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), Rob Manes (The Nature Conservancy), Amanda Mirani (Tetra Tech), Priya Nanjappa (Conservation Science Partners), Davia Palmeri (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), Jarrett Pfimmer (Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa), Daneil Pieterse (National Wild Turkey Federation), Jeff Raasch (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Natalie Sexton (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).

Constituent Capacity

David Buggs (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department), Gisela Chapa (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Cheryl Charles (Children and Nature Network), Patt Dorsey (Colorado Parks and Wildlife, National Wild Turkey Federation), Elsa Gallagher (Quail Forever), Micah Holmes (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation), Karl Malcolm (U.S. Forest Service), Andrew McKean (Powderhook).

Political and Legal Constraints

Greg Wathen (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency), Keith Norris (The Wildlife Society), Judy Camuso (Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife), Jennifer Quan (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), Sara Leonard (Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation), Kelley Meyers (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Jennifer Neuhaus (Outdoor Industry Association), John Kanter (National Wildlife Federation), Heather Davis (National Wildlife Federation), Jerry Holden (Ducks Unlimited), Jimmy Bullock (Resource Management Service), Becky Gwynn (Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries).

Suggested Citation

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and The Wildlife Management Institute. 2019. Fish and Wildlife Relevancy Roadmap: Enhanced Conservation Through Broader Engagement (v1.0). M. Dunfee, A. Forstchen, E. Haubold, M. Humpert, J. Newmark, J. Sumners, and C. Smith. 2019 (eds). AFWA. Wash. D.C. 128 Pages