Our Staff
Doug Gorby
Coordinator
Phone: 517-351-8286 / Mobile: 517-388-5258 / Fax: 517-351-1443
E-mail: douglas_gorby@fws.gov
Greg Soulliere
Science Coordinator
Phone: 517-351-4214 / Fax: 517-351-1443
E-mail: greg_soulliere@fws.gov
Anna Sidie-Slettedahl
Assistant Coordinator
Phone: 612-713-5129 / Fax: 612-713-5393
E-mail: anna_sidie-slettedahl@fws.gov
Mohammed Al-Saffar
Bird Conservation Modeler
Phone: 517-351-8334 / Fax: 517-351-1443
Email: mohammed_al-saffar@fws.gov
“We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.”
– Aldo Leopold
Management Board
Shawn Graff
Vice President, Great Lake Region
American Bird Conservancy
Nathaniel Miller
Director of Conservation, Upper Mississippi Flyway,
National Audubon Society
Audubon Great Lakes
Jason Hill
Director of Conservation Programs
Ducks Unlimited
Mark Alessi
Chief, Division of Wildlife Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Mitch Marcus
Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Todd Bishop
Chief, Wildlife Bureau
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Steve Chadwick, Chair
Assistant Chief, Wildlife Division
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Ricky Lien
Wetland Habitat Team Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Mike Schroer
Wildlife Management Chief – MO River Unit
Missouri Department of Conservation
Christopher Stein
Chief, Heritage Areas and Partnerships
National Park Service
Greg Kidd
Assistant State Conservationist – Easements
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Ted LaGrange, Vice Chair
Wetland Program Manager
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Dave Sherman
Wetland Habitat Coordinator
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Erin Holmes
Illinois State Coordinator
Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever
Michele Kille
Conservation Grants Manager
The Nature Conservancy
Andrew Forbes
Deputy Chief, Midwest Migratory Bird Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tracy Grazia
Eastern Region Wildlife Program Manager
U.S. Forest Service
Mark Gaikowski
Director, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Kent Van Horn
Chief, Bird and Habitat Section
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Science Team
Greg Soulliere, Chair
The JV Science Team is comprised of four bird group committees (Waterfowl, Landbirds, Waterbirds, and Shorebirds) plus an 11–person JV Technical Committee. The bird-group committees are ad-hoc, providing expertise for planning and evaluation as needed, whereas the Technical Committee is a standing committee in the JV by-laws. In addition to the duties related to the bird-group committees, JV Technical Committee members are responsible for reviewing, ranking, and providing funding recommendations for research and monitoring projects to fill formation gaps in our science program and to test planning assumptions via the annual Joint Venture Flex Fund Grant Program.
Waterfowl
John Coluccy, Co-Chair (DU)*
Jake Straub, Co-Chair (UW-SP)*
Mike Eichholz (SIU)*
Robert Gates (OSU)*
Heath Hagy (FWS-MB)
Dave Luukkonen (MI DNR)*
John Simpson (WPMC)
Greg Soulliere (FWS-JV)*
Mitch Weegman (UMO)
Waterbird
Mike Monfils, Co-Chair (MI NFI)
Rachael Pierce, Co-Chair (FWS-MB)
Dan Holm, Co-chair (IL DNR)
Brian Loges (FWS-NWR)
Frank Nelson (MO DOC)*
Sarah Saunders (Audubon)
Rich Schultheis (KS PWT)*
Brendan Shirkey (WPMC)
Anna Sidie-Slettedahl (FWS-JV)
Greg Soulliere (FWS-JV)*
Linda Wires (UMn)
Shorebird
Vacant, Co-Chair
Vacant, Co-Chair
Mohammed Al-Saffar (FWS-JV)
Robert Gates (OSU)*
Ben O’Neal (Franklin College)
Brad Potter (USFWS-LCC)
Greg Soulliere (FWS-JV)*
Landbird
Chris Tonra, Co-Chair (OSU)
Kelly VanBeek, Co-chair (FWS-MB)
Mohammed Al-Saffar (FWS-JV)
David Ewert (ABC)*
Erin Giese (UW-Green Bay)
Allisyn-Marie Gillet (IN DNR)
Shawn Graff (ABC)
Sarah Kendrick (MO DOC)
Katie Koch (FWS-MB)
Mark Nelson (USFS)*
Greg Soulliere (FWS-JV)*
Wayne Thogmartin (USGS)*
Mike Ward (IL NHS)
Tom Will (FWS-MB)
*also a JV Technical Committee member