Board of Directors (Council)

 
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J. Beecham

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WFA's Founding Council Members

Image: WFA Founding Board of Directors

Back (L to R): Gary Koehler, John Beecham, Rich DeSimone, Ron Thompson, Deanna Dawn
Front (L to R): Chris Belden, Chris Papouchis, Sharon Negri, Linda Sweanor
Sitting (L to R): Hugh Robinson, Donny Martorello (former Director)

Present WFA Council Members
Linda Sweanor
(Interim WFA President)
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Pathology
Colorado State University
68761 Overland Road
Montrose, CO 81401 USA
970-252-1928
lsweanor@gmail.com
Jimmy Williams
Vice President (elected 2009-12)
Regional Wildlife Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 751-4585
jiwilliams@mt.gov
Sharon Negri
(Interim WFA Secretary)
Wild Futures
353 Wallace Way, NE Suite 12
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA 98110
(206) 780-9718
snegri@igc.org
Christopher M. Papouchis
(elected 2010–2013)
Wild Felid Monitor, Editor
Conservation Scientist
1320 18th Street, Apt 3
Sacramento, CA 95814
papouchis@gmail.com
Chris Belden
(elected 2009–2012)
Florida Panther Recovery Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
1339 20th Street
Vero Beach, FL 32960
(772) 562-3909 x 237
chris_belden@fws.gov
David Stoner
(elected 2009–2013)
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Wildland Resources
Utah State University
5230 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322
david.stoner@usu.edu
Melanie Culver
(elected 2009–2013)
Assistant Professor & Assistant Leader
Arizona Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
School of Natural Resources & Environment
213 Biosciences East
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
culver@ag.arizona.edu
Mike Tewes
(elected 2009–2012)
Frank Daniel Yturria Endowed Chair
for Wild Cat Studies
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
MSC 218, 700 University Blvd
Kingsville, TX 78363
michael.tewes@tamuk.edu
Ivonne Cassaigne
(elected 2010–2013)
Rancho la Herradura 13
Col. Santa Cecelia, c.p. 04930
Mexico DF
icassaigne@yahoo.com
Marcella Kelly
(elected 2010–2013)
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
makelly2@vt.edu

Biographical sketches for all former and current council members are available on the Biographies page.