Mississippi River Basin Panel
on Aquatic Nuisance Species

Membership List

Administration
Kim Bogenschutz,
Second Term Co-Chairperson, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Boone, IA
Doug Keller,
First Term Co-Chairperson, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN
Michael Hoff, Immediate Past Co-Chairperson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling, MN
Jerry Rasmussen, Coordinator, MICRA, Bettendorf, IA

Federal Members
Michael Hoff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ft. Snelling, MN
Richard Hartman, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Baton Rouge, LA
Duane Chapman, USGS/Biological Resources Division, Columbia, MO
Byron Karns, National Park Service, St. Croix Falls, WI
Bivan R. Patnaik, Alternate, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C.
     MSS2 David Mauldin, Alternate, U.S. Coast Guard, New Orleans, LA
Bryon Griffith, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Stennis Space Center, MS
     Diane Atlsman, Alternate, Environmental Protection Agency, Stennis Space Center, MS

Scott Knight, Agricultural Research Service, Oxford, MS
Nick Schmal, USDA/Forest Service, Milwaukee, WI
Jan Jeffery Hoover, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS

State/Provincial Members
Steven J. Rider, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Montgomery, AL
Brian Wagner, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Mabelvale, AR
Gregory W. Gerlich, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver, CO
Mike Conlin, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, IL
     Steve Shults, Alternate, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Topeka, IL
Doug Keller, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN
    
Tom Flatt, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, IN
Kim Bogenschutz, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Boone, IA
Jason Goeckler, Alternate, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, Emporia, KS
    Tom Mosher, Alternate, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, Emporia,
KS
Gerry Buynak, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, KY
    Neal Jackson, Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources, Murray, KY
Brac Salyers, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA
Jay Rendall, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN
Dennis Riecke, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fish and Parks, Jackson, MS
Vacant, Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, MO
Eileen Ryce, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Helena, MT
Steve Schainost, Nebraska
Game & Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE
M. Kyle Briggs, North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission, Marion, NC
Lynn Schlueter, North Dakota Game & Fish Department,
Devils Lake, ND
John Navarro, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Columbus, OH
Jeff Boxrucker, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Norman, OK
Sue Thompson, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pittsburgh, PA

Andy Burgess, South Dakota
Game, Fish & Parks Department, Pierre, SD
Bobby Wilson, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN
Dr. Earl W. Chilton II,  Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX
Mike Pinder, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, Blacksburg, VA
Frank Jernejcic, West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources, Fairmont, WV
Ron Martin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Madison, WI
Mike Stone, Wyoming
Game and Fish Department, Cheyenne, WY
Dwight Williamson, Manitoba, Water Stewardship
, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Regional Members
Ron Benjamin, Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, IL
Paul Rister, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Vicksburg, MS
Steve Adams, Missouri River Natural Resources Committee, Missouri Valley, IA
Brian Schoenung, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Avoca, IN
Jeff Boxrucker, Arkansas/Red River Group, Oklahoma City, OK
Bill Reeves, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN
Chris O'Bara, Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association, Bettendorf, IA

Environmental/User Group Members
Chris Horton
, B.A.S.S., L.L.C., Montgomery, AL

Private/Commercial Group Members
N. Marshall Meyers, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, Washington, DC
Dr. Greg Lutz, National Aquaculture Association, Baton Rouge, LA
    Nathan Stone, National Aquaculture Association, Pine Bluff, AR
Louie Thompson, Catfish Farmers of America, Tchula, MS
     Hugh Warren, Alternate, Catfish Farmers of America, Indianola, MS
C. Greg Speichert, Crystal Palace Perennials, St. John, IN

University/Research Members
Pat Charlebois, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Zion, IL
     Kristen TePas, Alternate, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Zion, IL
Marilyn O’Leary, Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, Baton Rouge, LA

At Large Member
Ted McNulty, National Assoc. of State Aquaculture Coordinators, Little Rock, AR
     Rachael Higdon, Alternate, National Assoc. of State Aquaculture Coordinators, Pine Bluff, AR
Allen Hance, Northeast-Midwest Institute, Washington, DC


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