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The Management Board
The administration and strategic vision of the Central Hardwoods
Joint Venture are overseen by a Management Board currently comprised
of representatives from the following agencies and organizations:
American Bird Conservancy
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Missouri Department of Conservation
National Wild Turkey Federation
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
The Nature Conservancy
USDA Forest Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wildlife Management Institute
Representatives of the Board typically are upper-level administrators
in their respective agencies and organizations who have the authority
to make commitments to the operations of the Joint Venture on behalf
of their respective institutions.
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Some
members of the CHJV Board and Staff: from left, Greg Wathen
(TN), Allan Mueller (TNC), David Pashley (ABC), Bob Ford (FWS),
Doyle Shook (AGFC), Don McKenzie (WMI), Jane Fitzgerald (CHJV Coordinator), Lee O’Brien (CHJV Spatial Analyst), Rodrigo Migoya (Yucatan Alliance for Bird Conservation, Mexico)
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The Full-time Staff
Jane Fitzgerald, CHJV Coordinator. Jane oversees the day-to-day
operations of the Joint Venture and is responsible for carrying
out the vision and direction of the Management Board. Jane holds
a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Arkansas, and formerly
was the Midwest Regional Coordinator for Partners in Flight.
Lee O’Brien, CHJV Spatial Analyst. Lee is an expert in the
use of geographic information systems (GIS) and provides spatial
analyses and other computer-based planning tools associated with
conservation design and delivery within the Central Hardwoods Bird
Conservation Region. Lee holds an M.S. in Ecology from Colorado
State University. He previously worked as the Colorado Coordinator
for the Southwest Regional Gap Analysis Program, and for the US
Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska.
The Technical Committee
The technical committee, comprised of ornithologists,
ecologists and other staff from the CHJV partner agencies and organizations,
serves the CHJV in an advisory capacity. The committee meets once
or more per year, as needed, to help refine the biological and
technical foundation for CHJV planning and project delivery.
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