Committees

MAFWA Committees and Appointed Representatives 2019-20

Executive Committee

• Kelly Hepler (SD), President
• Scott Loomans (WI), First Vice President
• Colleen Callahan (IL), Second Vice President
• Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Member
• Dale Garner (IA), Member
• Kendra Wecker (OH), Member

Audit Committee

• Scott Loomans, (WI), Chair
• Dale Garner (IA), Member
• Kendra Wecker (OH), Member

Awards Committee

• Terry Steinwand (ND), Chair
• Kendra Wecker (OH), Member
• Dale Garner (IA), Member
• Jim Douglas (NE), Member
• Amanda Wuestefeld (IN), Member

Bylaws Committee

• Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair

Investments Committee

• Jim Douglas (NE), Chair
• Brad Loveless (KS), Member
• Dan Eichinger (MI), Member
• Roger Luebbert (MAFWA), Member

National Conservation Needs Committee

• Jim Douglas (NE), Chair
• Kelly Hepler (SD), Member
• Dale Garner (IA), Member

Resoloutions Committee

• Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair
• Terry Steinwand (ND), Member
• Brad Loveless (KS), Member

Program Committee

• Kelly Hepler (SD), Chair
• Scott Loomans (WI), Member
• Kendra Wecker (OH), Member
• Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)

Conservation Fund Board

• MAFWA Executive Committee (see above)
• Jim Douglas (NE), Member

MAFWA Technical Working Committees

Midwest Private Lands Working Group

• Terry Steinwand, ND

MAFWA Public Lands Working Group

• Terry Steinwand, ND

Midwest Legal Committee

• Sara Parker Pauley, MO

Assn. Midwest F&G Law Enforcement Officers A

• Shannon Hanna, MI

Midwest Wildlife and Fish Health Committee

• Dale Garner, IA

Midwest Deer & Wild Turkey Group

• Dale Garner, IA

Midwest Furbearer Group

• Kelly Hepler, SD

MAFWA Wildlife Action Plan Working Group

• Greg Link, ND

MAFWA Climate Change Committee

• Dan Eichinger, MI

MAFWA Hunter & Angler Recruitment & Retention

• Scott Loomans, WI

National Conservation Needs (NCN) Committee

• MAFWA President

Midwest CITES

• MAFWA President

Midwest Feral Swine

• MAFWA President

Official MAFWA Representatives

AFWA Controlled Substance Task Force

• Lindsey Long (WI)
• Tom DeLiberto (APHIS-WS) AFWA

Farm Bill Working Group

• Greg Hoch (MN)
• Michael Parker (MI)

AFWA Science and Research Committee

• Gary Whelan (MI)
• Jason Sumners (MO)

Shooting Sports Roundtable

• Amanda Wuestefeld (IN)

CITES

• Carolyn Caldwell (OH)

ESA Joint Task Force

• Sara Parker Pauley (MO)

Federal Budget

• Colleen Callahan (IL)

Federal Aid Joint Task Force

• Jim Douglas (NE)

Hunter Access

• Tom Kirschenmann (SD)

Monarch Joint Venture Steering Committee

• Jim Douglas (NE)

National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative

• Jim Douglas (NE)

National Cooperator’s Coalition

• Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)

National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative

• Dale Garner (IA)

National Fish Habitat Board

• Doug Nygren (KS)

National Grants Committee

• Dale Garner (IA)

National White Nose Syndrome Executive Committee

• Amanda Wuestefeld (IN)

Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership

• Doug Nygren (KS)

Southern Wings Technical Committee

• Craig Thompson, (WI)

Wind Energy

• Rob Manes (TNC)

President’s Ad Hoc Committees

Feral Swine Committee

• Steve Backs (IN), Chair