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

Vacant, pending Director Confirmation, Permanent Member, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Holly Bamford, Permanent Member, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Judith Camuso, Atlantic Flyway Council, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Mark W. Elsbree, The Conservation Fund
Ronald Leathers, Jr., Pheasants Forever
Kelly Straka, Mississippi Flyway Council, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Karen Waldrop, Ducks Unlimited
Jeb Williams, Central Flyway Council, North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Wendy Jackson, Ex-officio member, Land Trust Alliance
Marie-Josée Couture, Ex-officio member, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Marshall Johnson, Alternate member, National Audubon Society
Mitch Hartley, Council Coordinator, Division Chief, Migratory Bird Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Council Staff

Bethany Atkins, Atlantic Flyway Council, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Gregory Fleming, Migratory Bird Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Scott Hall, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Bethany Kraft, National Audubon Society
Craig LeSchack, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Ricky Lien, Mississippi Flyway Council, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
David Nomsen, Pheasants Forever
Julie Shackelford, The Conservation Fund
Dean Smith, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Rick Warhurst, Central Flyway Council, North Dakota Natural Resources Trust