Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy Governance Structure Members
Board of Directors
State/OrganizationName
Members:
ArkansasJeffrey Crow
IllinoisWayne Rosenthal
IndianaMark Reiter
IowaDale Garner
KansasChris Berens
KentuckyGreg Johnson
MichiganBill Moritz (Chair)
MinnesotaJim Leach
MissouriSara Parker-Pauley
NebraskaJim Douglas
North DakotaTerry Steinwand
OhioMike Miller
OklahomaJD Strong
South DakotaTom Kirschenmann
TexasRoss Melinchuk
West Virginia(NEAFWA)Paul Johansen
WisconsinErin Crane
Ex-officio Members:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceKelley Myers
USDA-NRCSLee Davis
Pheasants ForeverRichard Young
National Wildlife FederationNaomi Edelson
Monarch Joint VentureWendy Caldwell
Keystone Monarch CollaborativeInvited (no representative named at this time)
Executive Committee
StateName
IowaDale Garner
MichiganBill Moritz (Chair)
MissouriSara Parker-Pauley
OhioMike Miller
TexasRoss Melinchuk
West Virginia (NEAFWA)Paul Johansen
Technical Steering Committee
State/OrganizationName
Iowa DNRKaren Kinkead
Michigan DNRDan Kennedy
Nebraska Game and ParksKristal Stoner
Texas Parks and WildlifeBen Hutchins
West Virginia (NEAFWA)Susan Olcott
AFWAJonathan Mawdsley
MAFWAClaire Beck
National Wildlife FederationNaomi Edelson
Pheasants/Quail ForeverDrew Larsen
Agriculture/Private Working Lands Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
Bee and Butterfly Habitat FundPete Berthelsen
Environmental Defense FundDavid Wolfe
Illinois DNRBob Caveny
Illinois Farm BureauLyndsey Ramsey
Iowa State UniversitySteve Bradbury
Kansas State UniversityShelly Wiggam
Missouri DOCBrent Vandeloecht
Monarch Joint VentureWendy Caldwell
NRCSLee Davis
NRCSJames Cronin
Ohio DNRJeff Burris
Oklahoma Farm BureauMarla Peek
Pheasants ForeverCasey Bergthold
Pheasants ForeverDrew Larsen
Pheasants ForeverLaura McIver
University of Northern IowaLaura Jackson
USFWSKelly Srigley Werner
USFWSDave Walker
USFWSDoug Helmers
XercesRay Moranz
XercesSarah Foltz Jordan
Protected Natural Lands Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
BLMMaria Ulloa Bustos
Forest ServiceSierra Patterson
Forest ServiceDennis Krusac
Illinois DNRAnn Holtrop
Michigan DNRDan Kennedy
NRPARich Dolesh
Pheasants ForeverJosh Divan
The Nature ConservancyJay Pruett
USFWSAnnMarie Krmpotich
Rights-of-Way Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
American Electric PowerTim Lohner
Associated Electric CooperativeRob LeForce
CN RailwayKari Harris
Illinois DNRKristi Dodson
Illinois DOTStephanie Dobbs
Indiana DNRKelsey Pearman
MAFWAClaire Beck
Monarch Joint VentureAlison Cariveau
NiSourceBrian Kortum
Pheasants ForeverErin Holmes
Energy Resources Center - UICIris Caldwell
Sand County FoundationNeil Palmer
Texas DOTDennis Markwardt
USFWSMarci Lininger
Western Farmers Electric CoopJohn McCreight
XercesJennifer Hopwood
Urban and Developed Areas Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
City of St. LouisCatherine Werner
Field MuseumAbigail Derby Lewis
Missourians for MonarchsBob Lee
Monarch Joint VentureCora Preston
NRPARich Dolesh
National Wildlife FederationManja Holland
National Wildlife FederationPatrick Fitzgerald
USFWSMara Koenig
West Virginia DNRSusan Olcott
Outreach and Education Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
Iowa DNRKaren Kinkead
Monarch Joint VentureWendy Caldwell
Monarch Joint VentureCora Preston
National Wildlife FederationMary Phillips
Nebraska Game and ParksKristal Stoner
Pheasants ForeverDrew Larson
UMN Monarch LabKatie-Lyn Bunney
University of IllinoisMichael Jeffords
USFWSMara Koenig
Research, Monitoring, and Adaptive Management Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
AFWAJonathan Mawdsley
Iowa DNRKaren Kinkead
Monarch Joint VentureAlison Cariveau
Nebraska Game and ParksKristal Stoner
Oklahoma State UniversityKristen Baum
St. Louis ZooEd Spevak
UMN Monarch LabKaren Oberhauser
USFWSRyan Drum
USFWSKelly Nail
USGSWayne Thogmartin
USGSSteve Hilburger
Habitat Allocation and Goals (north core) Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
Illinois DNRAnn Holtrop
Iowa DNRKaren Kinkead
MAFWAClaire Beck
Missouri DOCBrent Vandeloecht
Nebraska Game and ParksKristal Stoner
Ohio DNRKate Parsons
University of MinnesotaEric Lonsdorf
USFWSRyan Drum
Wisconsin DNROwen Boyle
Habitat Allocation and Goals (south core) Technical Work Group
State/OrganizationName
Arkansas GFCAllison Fowler
Kansas Parks, Wildlife, and TourismZac Eddy
Kansas State UniversityShelly Wiggam
Missouri Dep. Wildlife ConservationBrent Vandeloecht
Oklahoma DWCMatt Fullerton
Oklahoma Natural HeritageBruce Hoagland
Oklahoma State UniversityKristen Baum
Texas Parks and WildlifeBen Hutchins
University of MinnesotaEric Lonsdorf
USFWSBill Bartush
USFWSKatie Boyer
Xerces/NRCSRay Moranz
Policy Team
State/OrganizationName
American Soybean AssociationWayne Fredericks
Illinois DNRMike Chandler
National Wildlife FederationNaomi Edelson
National Wildlife FederationLekha Knuffman
Nebraska Game and ParksEric Zach
Nebraska Game and ParksKristal Stoner