North American Wetlands Conservation Council

The North American Wetlands Conservation Council meets three times each year to review and select Standard Grant proposals that they will take before the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission for funding approval. In the case of Small Grants, the Commission has pre-approved an amount of funds to be used each year for this program and has delegated project selection and funding authority (within the approved amount) to the Council. The Council also develops policy affecting the grant application and administration processes.

Council Members

Jeb Williams, Central Flyway Council, North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Brian Nesvik, Permanent Member, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mark W. Elsbree, The Conservation Fund
Ronald Leathers, Jr., Pheasants Forever
Riley Peck, Pacific Flyway Council, Utah Department of Natural Resources
Marshall Johnson, Alternate member, National Audubon Society
Holly Bamford, Permanent Member, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Karen Waldrop, Ducks Unlimited
Vacant, Mississippi Flyway Council
Vacant, Atlantic Flyway Council

Roger Mangham, Ex-officio member, The Nature Conservancy
Wendy Jackson, Ex-officio member, Land Trust Alliance
Marie-Josée Couture, Ex-officio member, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Mitch Hartley, Council Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Council Staff

Gregory Fleming, Migratory Bird Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Scott Hall, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jason Jones, Pacific Flyway Council, Utah Department of Natural Resources
Bethany Kraft, National Audubon Society
Michele Kille, The Nature Conservancy
Sarah Fleming, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
David Nomsen, Pheasants Forever
Julie Shackelford, The Conservation Fund
Rick Warhurst, Central Flyway Council, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust
Dave Kostersky, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Vacant, Mississippi Flyway Council
Vacant, Atlantic Flyway Council

Justin Markey, Council Staff Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service