Jeffrey Drummond

Since 2020, Jeffrey Drummond has served the American public as a Private Lands Biologist with the Alabama Ecological Services Field Office. Stationed in the Tuscaloosa sub-office, his primary responsibility is to work collaboratively with landowners and partners to promote and implement meaningful conservation in the incredibly biodiverse west-central portion of Alabama. Jeffrey is committed to fostering a conservation ethic by engaging with students at local universities and working closely with communities to manage their wildlife and forest resources. He accomplishes this through guest lectures, training sessions, community workdays, and events such as the Endangered Species Tour.

OTHER POSITIONS: 

• 2016-2020 – Director of Land Stewardship Programs, Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham, AL 
• 2015-2016 – Instructor, Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 
• 2016 – Lead Research Technician, Clemson University and Western Carolina University, Nantahala National Forest, NC 
• 2015 – Wildlife Technician, NC State University and US Forest Service, Bent Creek Experimental Forest, NC 
• 2013-2015 – Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC

CERTIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, and AWARDS

• Certified Wildlife Biologist®, The Wildlife Society 
• Wildland Firefighter, Type II, USFWS 
• Certified Prescribed Burn Manager, Alabama Forestry Commission 
• Part 107 Remote Pilot, FAA 
• 2024 – NCTC Stepping Up to Leadership Cohort 43 Graduate 
• 2015 – M.S. Biology, Western Carolina University, NC 
• 2012 – B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Western Carolina University, NC 
• 2023 – USFWS Regional Director’s Award for Outstanding Performance 
• 2018 – Chairman’s Award, MBZ – Conservation International 
• 2015 – Dean’s Outstanding Graduate Scholar Award 
• 2014 – Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award