MAFWA Committees and Appointed Representatives 2021-22

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

   Keith Warnke (WI), President

   Colleen Callahan (IL), First Vice President

   Amanda Wuestefeld (IN), Second Vice President

   Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Member

   Pete Hildreth (IA), Member

   Kendra Wecker (OH), Member

AUDIT COMMITTEE:

    Colleen Callahan (IL), Chair

    Kendra Wecker (OH), Member

    Amanda Wuestefeld (IN), Member

AWARDS COMMITTEE:

    Kendra Wecker (OH), Chair

    Christie Curley (ON), Member

    Pete Hildreth (IA), Member     

    Brian Clark (KY), Member

    Tim McCoy (NE), Member  

BYLAWS COMMITTEE:

     Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair

INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE:

     Dan Eichinger (MI), Chair

     Brad Loveless (KS), Member

     Dave Olfelt (MN), Member

     Roger Luebbert (MAFWA), Member               

RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE:

     Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair

     Brian Clark (KY), Member

     Brad Loveless (KS), Member   

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

      Kevin Robling (SD), Chair

      Keith Warnke (WI), Member

      Kendra Wecker (OH), Member

      Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA), Member

CONSERVATION FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

     MAFWA Executive Committee (see above)

     Dan Eichinger (MI), Member

            CEF/MFWC COMMITTEE:

                  Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair

                  Keith Warnke (WI) Member

                  Tim McCoy (NE), Member

MIDWEST LANDSCAPE INITIATIVE:

      Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Co-Chair

      Keith Warnke (WI), Member

      John Rogner (IL), Member

      Pete Hildreth (IA), Member

      Amanda Wuestefeld (IN), Member    

 MAFWA Technical Working Committees (Director/Liaison)

Midwest Private Land Working Group 

   Jeb Willams, ND

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Midwest Public Land Working Group

   Pete Hildreth, IA

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Assn. Midwest F&G Law Enforcement Officers 

   Shannon Lott, MI

• AMFGLEO_rpt21

Midwest Wildlife and Fish Health Committee

   Sara Parker Pauley, MO

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Midwest Deer & Wild Turkey Group

   Jason Sumners, MO

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Midwest Furbearer Group

   Keith Warnke, WI

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MAFWA Wildlife Diversity Committee

   Greg Link, ND

• wldfdiv_rpt21

MAFWA Climate Change Committee

   Dan Eichinger, MI

• climtchg_rpt21

MAFWA Hunter & Angler Recruitment & Retention

   Keith Warnke, WI

• R3_rpt21

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Midwest CITES

   MAFWA President

• CITES_rpt21

Feral Swine Ad Hoc Committee

   MAFWA President

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Official MAFWA Representatives

AFWA Controlled Substance Task Force

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

AFWA Executive Committee:

• Keith Warnke (WI)

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) 

Hunter Access 

• Tom Kirschenmann (SD)

Monarch Joint Venture Steering Committee

• Pete Hildreth (IA)

MSCGP Technical Review Expert 

• Jennifer Wellman (IL)

National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative

• Brad Loveless (KS)

National Cooperator’s Coalition

• Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)

National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative

• Tami Ryan (WI)

National Fish Habitat Board

• Doug Nygren (KS)

National Grants Committee 

• MAFWA President

National White Nose Syndrome Executive Committee

• Amanda Wuestefeld (IN)

Prairie City USA

• Ed Boggess (MAFWA)
• Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)

Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership

• Doug Nygren (KS)

Southern Wings Technical Committee

• Craig Thompson, (WI)

Wind Energy

• Nathan Cummins (TNC)

SWAP Review Team

• Dave Olfelt (MN)
• Keith Warnke (WI)

President’s Ad Hoc Committees

Feral Swine Committee

• Terri Brunjes (KY), Chair

CWD Committee

Jason Sumners (MO)