MAFWA COMMITTEES AND APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVES
2017-18
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Terry Steinwand (ND), President
Mike Miller (OH), First Vice President
Kelly Hepler (SD), Second Vice President
Jim Douglas (NE), Past President
Keith Sexson (KS), Member
Mark Reiter (IN), Member
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
Mike Miller (OH), Chair
Kurt Thiede (WI), Member
Dale Garner (IA), Member
AWARDS COMMITTEE:
Keith Sexson (KS), Chair
Terry Steinwand (ND), Member
Mark Reiter (IN), Member
Greg Johnson (KY), Member
Jim Leach (MN), Member
BYLAWS COMMITTEE:
Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Chair
INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE:
Kurt Thiede (WI), Chair
Wayne Rosenthal (IL), Member
Jim Douglas (NE), Member
NATIONAL CONSERVATION NEEDS COMMITTEE:
Jim Douglas (NE), Chair
Kelly Hepler (SD), Member
Dale Garner (IA), Member
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE:
Jim Leach (MN), Chair
Sara Parker Pauley (MO), Member
Bill O’Neill (MI), Member
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Terry Steinwand (ND), Chair
Jim Douglas (NE)
Mike Miller (OH)
Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)
CONSERVATION FUND BOARD:
MAFWA Executive Committee (see above)
Kurt Thiede (WI), Member
MAFWA TECHNICAL WORKING COMMITTEES
NAME DIRECTOR/LIAISON
MIDWEST PRIVATE LANDS WAYNE ROSENTHAL (IL)
WORKING GROUP
MAFWA PUBLIC LANDS MARK REITER, IN
WORKING GROUP
MIDWEST LEGAL COMMITTEE KEITH SEXSON, KS
ASSN. MIDWEST F&G LAW WAYNE ROSENTHAL, IL
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
MIDWEST WILDLIFE AND FISH DALE GARNER, IA
HEALTH COMMITTEE
MIDWEST DEER & WILD TURKEY DALE GARNER, IA
GROUP deer-turk_rpt17
MIDWEST FURBEARER GROUP KURT THIEDE, WI
MAFWA WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN GREG LINK, ND
WORKING GROUP
MAFWA CLIMATE CHANGE DON PEREIRA, MN
COMMITTEE
MAFWA HUNTER & ANGLER MARK REITER, IN
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
NATIONAL CONSERVATION MAFWA President
NEEDS (NCN) COMMITTEE
MIDWEST CITES MAFWA President
OFFICIAL MAFWA REPRESENTATIVES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE & NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCE:
Rick Schneider (NE)
AFWA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TASK FORCE:
Dan Grove (ND)
Tom DeLiberto (APHIS-WS)
AFWA FARM BILL WORKING GROUP:
Greg Hoch (MN)
Michael Parker (MI)
AFWA SCIENCE AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE:
Gary Whelan (MI)
Paul Telander (MN)
AMERICAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARTNER’S HUNTING &
SHOOTING SPORTS ROUNDTABLE
Mark Reiter (IN)
CITES:
Carolyn Caldwell (OH)
ESA JOINT TASK FORCE:
Sara Parker Pauley (MO)
FEDERAL BUDGET:
Jim Leach (MN)
FEDERAL AID JOINT TASK FORCE:
Jim Douglas (NE)
HUNTER ACCESS:
Tom Kirschenmann (SD)
MONARCH JOINT VENTURE STEERING COMMITTEE:
Jim Douglas (NE)
NATIONAL BOBWHITE CONSERVATION INTIATIVE:
Jim Douglas (NE)
NATIONAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION JOINT IMPLEMENTATION WG
Vacant
NATIONAL COOPERATOR’S COALITION:
Ollie Torgerson (MAFWA)
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE HEALTH INITIATIVE
Kelly Hepler (SD)
NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD:
Doug Nygren (KS)
NATIONAL GRANTS COMMITTEE:
Dale Garner (IA)
NATIONAL LCC COUNCIL:
Vacant
NATIONAL WHITE NOSE SYDROME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Mark Reiter (IN)
RESERVOIR FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIP:
Doug Nygren (KS)
SOUTHERN WINGS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE:
Craig Thompson, (WI)
STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN REVIEW TEAM:
Mark Reiter (IN)
WIND ENERGY:
Rob Manes (TNC)
PRESIDENT’S AD HOC COMMITTEES
FERAL SWINE COMMITTEE:
Steve Backs (IN), Chair