- Heather Dugan, WCLDP Chair
Retired
- Jim Fredericks, WCLDP Vice-Chair
Director, Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Chad Bishop
Director of the Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana - Breanna Ball
Vice President, The WYldlife Fund - Zach Lowe
Executive Director, Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Marina Yoshioka
Chief of Operations, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks - Ali Duvall (Ex-Officio)
WCLDP Program Manager
Executive Board, April 2025 Retreat. Marina Yoshioka joined the board in August 2025. Welcome Marina!
Advisory Council Members
- Melissa Dickard
Senior Riparian Specialist, Bureau of Land Management (Alumni) - Julia Fabris McBride
Senior Fellow for Curriculum Innovation, Kansas Leadership Center - Emily Fife
Utah State Conservationist, NRCS - Alan Jenne
Director, Nevada Department of Wildlife - Nathan Kluge
State Furbearer Coordinator, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (Alumni)
- Sherry Liguori
Environmental Director, Rocky Mountain Power/PacifiCorp - Molly McDevitt
Science Director, Blackfoot Challenge (Alumni) - Dave Smith
Coordinator, Intermountain West Joint Venture - Paul Souza
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Technical Team and Coaches
- Jen Anderson
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Eric Bergman
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Chad Bishop
University of Montana - John Carlson
The Nature Conservancy - Dale Caveny
Coach/Consultant - Matt Corsi
Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Jimmy Fox
US Fish and Wildlife Services, Region 7 - Makeda Hanson
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources - Travis Hawks
Nevada Department of Wildlife - Jessica Homyack
Weyerhaeuser - Jasmine Kleiber
Nevada Department of Wildlife - Josh Leonard
Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Zach Lockyer
Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Frank McGee
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Molly McDevitt
Blackfoot Challenge
- Rick Merizon
Merizon Coaching LLC - Mark Nelson
Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Mike Peterson
Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Molly Parks
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks - Bruce Rich
Retired - Josh Royce
Idaho Department of Fish and Game - Natalie Sexton
USFWS, Human Dimensions Branch - Mark Smith
Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Charlie Sperry
Raven Resources - Matt Steffl
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission - Margaret Taylor
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Jessica Travis
Climate and Energy Project - Rollie White
US Fish and Wildlife Services, Region 1 - Marina Yoshioka
Director of Parks and Recreation, City of Missoula
Staff Support
- Ali Duvall
Program Manager
Contracted and In-Kind Agency Support
- Karl Brooks
Event Planning & Administrative Specialist - Matt Corsi
Evaluation & Research Work Group Coordinator/Coach of the Coaches - Natalie Sexton
Facilitator - Margaret Taylor
Facilitator
Multiple agencies have provided in-kind staff support to advance the program (see program sponsors). If you have an interest in coaching, please contact us.