IBA Technical Committee

Dr. Douglas James (Chair)
Univ. of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Leif Anderson
U.S. Forest Service
31 years with the US Forest Service in 7 states, in positions ranging from wildlife, recreation, timber, archaeology, research, law enforcement and prescribed burning. Currently working as a Forester with collateral wildlife, heritage and fire duties.

Bill Beall

Dr. James Bednarz
Arkansas State University
Professor of Wildlife Ecology with broad interests in avian ecology, behavioral ecology, wildlife management, and conservation.

Larry Hedrick
U.S. Forest Service
Staff Officer for Integrated Resource Management for the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas and Oklahoma. His duties include program management responsibilities for all timber, soil, water, air, fisheries, wildlife, and range programs.

Bill Holimon
Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Chief of Research for the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission. Bill previously worked on conservation of Golden-cheeked Warblers and Black-capped Vireos in Texas and has conducted extensive work on various taxa of Red Crossbills throughout North America. He currently conducts research on Henslow’s Sparrows and Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in Arkansas.

Dr. Chris Kellner
Arkansas Tech Univ.

Brooke Kervin
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Natural Resources Specialist at Millwood Lake. Her goal is to better educate the public on land, water and wildlife conservation issues. She is also the business line manager for all recreation and education projects at Millwood Lake.

Erin Leone
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Dr. Vickie McDonald
University of Central Arkansas

Allan Mueller
Retired wildlife biologist from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and The Nature Conservancy.

Steve Osborne
Retired, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Seth Pearson
The Nature Conservancy

Karen Rowe
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

Michael "Bo" Verser
Audubon Arkansas Board Member

Douglas Zollner
The Nature Conservancy