About the Wyoming Wildlife
Federation
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF), established in 1937 and with currently standing membership of approximately 5,000, is Wyoming's oldest and largest statewide sportsmen/conservation organization.
Mission Statement: The Wyoming Wildlife Federation works for hunters, anglers, and other wildlife enthusiasts to protect and enhance habitat, to perpetuate quality hunting and fishing, to protect citizens' right to use public lands and waters, and to promote ethical hunting and fishing.
WWF is governed by a Board of Directors, including 12 associate directors who represent the membership at large, and a number of affiliate directors who represent WWF affiliate organizations. Affiliate directors sit as ex officio members. WWF is located in Cheyenne, WY and has offices in Laramie and Lander.
WWF excels at organizing the traditional sportsmen community on current, relevant and important conservation issues. Recent WWF campaigns have included Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range, the Greater Little Mountain Coalition, and the development of both renewable (e.g., wind) and non-renewable (e.g., natural gas and oil shale) energy in important wildlife habitats in Wyoming. WWF has also been active in campaigns to maintain hunting and fishing access. WWF has consistently sought to maintain a moderate and principled position on contentious issues. They consistently lobby the Wyoming State Legislature on issues that affect wildlife in Wyoming. WWF members are also involved in numerous on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife habitat in Wyoming.
WWF is an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation (NWF), though they do not always agree with NWF on some issues.
For more information or to view awards, visit us at:
-WWF Conservation Award Recipients
-WWF Website - http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/
-Sportsmen's Action Network - http://www.sportsmensactionnetwork.org
-Social Media - http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/ht/d/sp/i/60378/pid/60378
Wyoming Wildlife Federation Staff:
joybannon@wyomingwildlife.org
Joy
lives in Lander, Wyoming with her husband
Aaron. She grew up in Iowa
where she gained her appreciation for nature
through the back woods of
Sioux City. Joy received her Bachelor's degree
from the University of
Wyoming through an inter-disciplinary program
in Environment and
Natural Resources as well as Political Science.
Recently, she accepted
to participate in Leadership Wyoming for the
Class of 2010. Aaron and
Joy like to take long hikes, camp, fish, climb
and enjoy the state's
diverse landscape. As Field Director for WWF,
she works for access, to
maintain the health of our wild lands, air and
water, and for outdoor
enthusiasts, sportsmen, and wildlife watchers
so we can enjoy our
public lands now and in the future.
Membership Coordinator
Gary Lord
garylord@wyomingwildlife.org
Gary
Lord lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He has been
married to Judy for 32
years and is a step-father to three boys. He
has worked for the
Membership Coordinator for WWF since August
2008. He entered the U.S.
Air Force in 1973, in the Security/Law
Enforcement career field;
traveled to California, Turkey, New Mexico,
England, and came to
Cheyenne in November, 1983. He has worked at a
litany of professions to
include professional musician and nightclub
management until 1995. In
February, 1995, he worked for Wyoming State
Government, Worker's Safety
& Compensation Division as a secretary,
then as a supervisor for a
document imaging unit, and the administrative
unit until May 2007. He
also worked for an engineering contractor in an
administrative capacity
until March 2008. He is also the assistant
chairman in the Cheyenne
Frontier Days Parade Committee.
sarahbade@wyomingwildlife.org
Sarah
lives in Laramie, Wyoming with her husband,
Chad, and her three
children ages 6, 5 and 2. She attended
the University of Wyoming and graduated in 2008
with her Bachelor's
degree in English. While attending UW, she
worked in the Office of
Academic Affairs and after graduation she began
working for WWF. Sarah
is in charge of the Federation website, blog,
and Facebook page, as
well as the Sportsmen's Action Network website.
In addition to working for WWF, she is a foster
mom to infants and toddlers. She is a
fifth-generation Wyomingite and has been taught
to love Wyoming and its
wild places. Sarah and her family enjoy hiking,
hunting, and fishing
both near Laramie and in the Wind River
mountains.
Field Organizer
Courtney Amerine
courtneyamerine@wyomingwildlife.org
Courtney Amerine joins WWF as a Field
Organizer, based in Laramie, after recently
graduating from Western Washington University
with a degree in Environmental Economics. A
graduate of Pinedale High School, Courtney is
excited to be back in Wyoming. She is an avid
outdoorswoman and grew up in the family
outfitting business. She is looking forward to
being back in her old stomping grounds.
Public Lands Organizer
Matthew Copeland
matthewcopeland@wyomingwildlife.org
Matthew lives in Lander with his wife,
Karly, their young son Everett and assorted
household critters. He loves to hunt, fish,
hike, climb mountains and generally spend as
much time under big skies as possible. Born in
Virginia, Matthew moved all over the country as
a kid, graduated from Penn State and got to
Wyoming as soon as he could. In addition to his
work with WWF, Matt is a freelance writer whose
work has appeared in Grays Sporting Journal, The Drake,
and other publications.
Federal Tax ID -
23-7002578
The Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF), established in 1937 and with currently standing membership of approximately 5,000, is Wyoming's oldest and largest statewide sportsmen/conservation organization.
Mission Statement: The Wyoming Wildlife Federation works for hunters, anglers, and other wildlife enthusiasts to protect and enhance habitat, to perpetuate quality hunting and fishing, to protect citizens' right to use public lands and waters, and to promote ethical hunting and fishing.
WWF is governed by a Board of Directors, including 12 associate directors who represent the membership at large, and a number of affiliate directors who represent WWF affiliate organizations. Affiliate directors sit as ex officio members. WWF is located in Cheyenne, WY and has offices in Laramie and Lander.
WWF excels at organizing the traditional sportsmen community on current, relevant and important conservation issues. Recent WWF campaigns have included Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range, the Greater Little Mountain Coalition, and the development of both renewable (e.g., wind) and non-renewable (e.g., natural gas and oil shale) energy in important wildlife habitats in Wyoming. WWF has also been active in campaigns to maintain hunting and fishing access. WWF has consistently sought to maintain a moderate and principled position on contentious issues. They consistently lobby the Wyoming State Legislature on issues that affect wildlife in Wyoming. WWF members are also involved in numerous on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife habitat in Wyoming.
WWF is an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation (NWF), though they do not always agree with NWF on some issues.
For more information or to view awards, visit us at:
-WWF Conservation Award Recipients
-WWF Website - http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/
-Sportsmen's Action Network - http://www.sportsmensactionnetwork.org
-Social Media - http://www.wyomingwildlife.org/ht/d/sp/i/60378/pid/60378
Wyoming Wildlife Federation Staff:
Field
Director
Joy Bannon
joybannon@wyomingwildlife.org
Membership Coordinator
Gary Lord
garylord@wyomingwildlife.org
Web
Manager/Social Media
Coordinator
Sarah Badesarahbade@wyomingwildlife.org
Field Organizer
Courtney Amerine
courtneyamerine@wyomingwildlife.org
Public Lands Organizer
Matthew Copeland
matthewcopeland@wyomingwildlife.org
Wyoming Wildlife Federation Board
Members:
Lonnie Allred (President)
2010-2012
Email: lallred@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-856-9728
Lonnie
Allred lives in Riverton, Wyoming. He has one
son, Tim, and a
granddaughter, Sailor. He entered the Marine
Corps in November 1964 and
was honorably discharged in November 1968 after
serving in Vietnam
in1966-67. He graduated Casper College with an
associate's degree in
Agriculture. He then enrolled in the University
of Wyoming and
graduated with a degree in Range Management in
the spring of 1974. He
worked for the United States Department of
Agriculture, Farmer's Home
Association as a loan office, stationed in
several Wyoming cities
including Douglas, Casper, Basin, Rawlins,
Evanston, and Riverton. He
enrolled at Central Wyoming College in Riverton
in Auto Technology and
graduated in 2006. He has been a member of the
Wyoming Wildlife
Federation for many years and was appointed to
the Board of Directors
in 2005. He enjoys trapping, hunting, and
fishing, but would rather
watch and help preserve Wyoming's wildlife and
wild places for future
hunting, fishing, and watching.
Dave Moody (Vice President)
2010-2012
Email: dmoody@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-332-4136
Dave
has been a Wyoming resident for over 33 years.
He is married to Melody
and has two children, Shannon and Justin, and
one grandchild, Madeline.
Mel and Dave live in Lander along with two
horses and two hunting dogs.
Dave received his Bachelor's degree in Wildlife
Management from the
University of Wyoming in 1976. He is a
conservation professional, who
has served in a variety of positions with the
Wyoming Game and Fish
Department, including: Terrestrial Wildlife
Biologist in Baggs
(1977-1987), Regional Wildlife Management
Coordinator in Jackson
(1987-1993), Regional Wildlife Management
Coordinator in Lander
(1993-present). Dave oversees most aspects of
data collection,
analysis, and management plan development for
grizzly bears, black
bears, and mountain lions. Dave has been a
member of WWF since 1978. He
received the WWF Conservationist of the Year
Award from the Federation
in 1983 and 1984 for his efforts to protect
crucial wintering ranges
for antelope and served on the WWF Board of
Directors from 1989 to
1992. He is an avid hunter, fisherman, and
mediocre golfer. Dave
belongs to several professional organizations
which include the
Wildlife Society, International Bear
Association, and Wyoming Game and
Fish Biologists Association. He is also a
member of several
environmental organizations such as Trout
Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited,
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and the Nature
Conservancy.
Armond Acri (Secretary)
2011-2013
Email: anacri_wwf@hotmail.com
Phone: 307-699-0436
Armond
Acri is a retired chemical engineer who worked
on construction projects
all over North America. His work led him to
Green River, Wyoming in
1990. His travels made him appreciate the
wildlife that Wyoming has to
offer. He semi-retired in 2007 to pursue a
passion for protecting and
improving wildlife habitat. To indulge that
passion he served a precious
stint on the Board of WWF, helps remove barbed
wire fence, helps with
sage grouse lek surveys and serves as the chair
of the Upper Snake River
Basin Sage Grouse Local Working Group. He has
made two trips to
Washington D.C. to lobby for wildlife in
Wyoming. Armond now works part
time for a non-profit involved in land use
issues in Teton County. He
lives in Jackson with his two Labradors, Luc
and Hammer. When he is not
hunting waterfowl, he is thinking about hunting
waterfowl while draining
the dogs, skiing, fishing and exploring the
backcountry of Wyoming. He
tries to spend enough time hunting big game to
fill the freezer and get a
few bones for the dogs.
Richard Oblak (Treasurer)
2011-2013
Email: richardoblak@yahoo.com
Phone: 307-631-1287
Rich
has lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming for the last 23
years. He recently
retired from the United States Air Force after
24 years of active duty
service. Rich has two boys - Kevin, 20 and
Brian, 17 along with a
stepdaughter, MacKenzie, 8. Rich's interest for
the outdoors began with
fishing trips with his father and grandfather
on the banks of Lake
Michigan in Illinois and has become an avid big
game and waterfowl
hunter since his arrival in Wyoming in 1986. He
now enjoys trips to the
field with his sons, stepdaughter, and wife,
Betsy.
Bill Alldredge
2010-2012
Email: alldredge@tctwest.net
Phone: 307-867-2518
Bill
lives in Thermopolis, Wyoming. where he resides
along Owl Creek some 25
miles northwest of town with his wife, Vicki
Herren, their horses and
mules and two Golden Retrievers. He has a son,
Matthew, and two
grandsons - Brennen and Mason. His daughter,
Joalie, is a teacher. He
has been involved with the Wyoming Wildlife
Federation since the
1980's. Bill spend a rewarding 30 year career
as an educator and
wildlife researcher in the Department of
Fishery and Wildlife Biology
at Colorado State University. He retains
Professor Emeritus status in
that Department where he also served as Chair
of the Wildlife Major. An
avid bow hunter, bird hunter, and fly fisher,
Bill also enjoys birding,
retriever training and packing. He remains
professionally active and is
a member of The Wildlife Society and the
American Society of
Mammalogists. In addition to the Wyoming
Wildlife Federation Board,
Bill is a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation Project Advisory
Committee, the Governor's Non-point Source
Pollution Task Force and the
Big Horn Basin Sage Grouse Working Group. Bill
is devoted to working
for wild things, wild places and the people who
enjoy them.
Harold Schultz
2011-2013
Email: harolds@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-856-9578
Harold
lives in Riverton, Wyoming with his wife,
Veronika. They have a grown
daughter, Erika, living in Seattle. Harold is a
long-time board member,
coming onto the board in the late 1980's. He
came to Wyoming in 1960 at
the age of twelve. Already by then a confirmed
hunting and fishing
"nut", he felt that Wyoming was as close to
heaven as one was going to
get in this life. Later, he decided that if
wildlife and wild places
were to be preserved, someone had to fight for
them. WWF, with its
positions and values was the organization that
came closest to his own
values and beliefs. He has been with them ever
since.
Keith Gingery
2011-2013
Email: kgingery@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-734-5624
Keith is a long-time resident of
Jackson, Wyoming. He graduated from the
University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of
Science in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the UW
College of Law in 1995. He is finishing up his
3rd term in the Wyoming House of
Representatives. He presently serves as the
House Judiciary Chairman. He has been
co-chairman of the Committee on Mental Health
and Substance Abuse and also co-chaired the
Wyoming Drug Court Steering Committee. He has
served on the Corporations Committee and the
Travel, Recreation, and Wildlife Committee.
Keith is a deputy county and prosecuting
attorney in Teton County and lives south of
Jackson with his wife, Lisa, and 4 year old
daughter, Alexandra, where they enjoy fishing,
hiking, biking, and paddle sports. Both his
father and grandfather worked for the National
Park Service.
Brianna Jones (NWF Affiliate Representative)
2010-2012
Email: brileighjones@gmail.com
Phone: 307-223-2274
Bri is a 2009 graduate of the
University of Wyoming, with a B.A. (Summa Cum
Laude) in International Studies. Bri loves to
travel and spent time studying in Spain and
London. She is a Wheatland, Wyoming native and
currently works as the Communications Director
of the Wyoming Democratic Party. Bri has a
lifelong interest in wildlife and the outdoors.
She is excited about being more involved with
WWF, and believes strongly in the merit of the
protection of Wyoming's lands. She is keenly
interested in advocacy on behalf of habitat,
wildlife conservation, and public access. She
currently lives in Casper and enjoys
photography, hiking, skiing, fishing and
horseback riding.
Jim Whalen
Email: j_whalen@bresnan.net
Phone: 307-634-5282
Jim Whalen is a real estate consultant
specializing in land exchanges between private
landowners and state and federal agencies. His
business aims to facilitate land exchanges
which result in consolidated ownership
patterns; improved public access; conservation
of important wildlife and fish habitat; and
enhancements to working agricultural
operations. Jim was formerly the program
manager for the Sonoran Institute's Partnership
for Wyoming's Future project. He helped Wyoming
communities deal successfully with growth and
land use changes. Prior to his work with the
Sonoran Institute, Jim enjoyed a 30 year career
with the Wyoming Office of State Lands and
Investments. He retired in 2007 as the
Assistant Director for the Real Estate &
Farm Loan Division. He was responsible for
processing and administering all real estate
activities and transactions on Wyoming's 3.6
million acres of state land. He holds a degree
in Range Management from the University of
Wyoming and a Wyoming Real Estate License. Jim
is a life member of Trout Unlimited. He enjoys
fly fishing, hunting, prairie pool (aka golf),
bicycling and gardening - especially with Mary,
his wife of 33 years and their three grown
children Katherine, Raleigh and Kevin.
Reg Rothwell
Email: rrothw@hotmail.com
Phone: 307-637-8734
Reg Rothwell received his Bachelor's
degree in Pre-Medicine from Westminster College
in 1971. He received his Master's degree in
Wildlife Management from the University of
Wyoming in 1977. He retired in June 2010 after
serving several positions in the Wyoming Game
and Fish Department including Special Projects
Biologist, Region Wildlife Biologist for SE
Wyoming, Staff Biologist in Cheyenne, and
Supervisor of Biological Services. He chaired
the All Wildlife Committee of the Wyoming
Governor's Big Game License Coalition, the
Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Committee,
The Wyoming Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Conservation Team, and the WLCI Science
Committee. Reg received the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department Director's Award in 2002. He is
an avid hunter, hiker and skier. His WWF
interests include growing its membership,
strengthening the Federation's relationship and
collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish
Department and the federal land management
agencies, providing better information to the
public on conservation issues and the WWF's
position on and involvement in those issues.
Kevin Gosar
2011-2013
Email: kevingwwf@gmail.com
Kevin lives in Laramie, Wyoming and
works as a pilot for the Wyoming Department of
Transportation. Kevin is an outdoor enthusiast
and an avid backpacker, bow hunter and fly
fisherman. He understands the critical
connection between habitat protection and
sustainable wild game populations in Wyoming,
and he has worked on habitat enhancement and
rehabilitation in the area around his home town
of Pinedale. He is a co-owner of Wildland Rehab
LLC, a habitat restoration company, which works
to mitigate river bank erosion and improve
stream habitat. Kevin and his wife, Jenee, are
expecting their first child in June.
Casey Dean
2011-2013
Email: casey.dean09@gmail.com
Phone: 919-323-9198
Casey Dean, of Pinedale, is the editor
of the Pinedale Roundup. She has spent
all but four of her 24 years in Sublette County
and has developed a strong connection with the
wilds of Wyoming. As a hunter, she favors fowl,
and as a fisher she favors napping while her
worm soaks; she'll take every minute of summer
she can get to swim in Fremont Lake or hit the
trail at a run in training for triathlons.
While away from Pinedale, Casey earned a B.A.
in English and Policy Journalism/Media Studies
at Duke University. In her capacity with the
Roundup for the past two years,
she has actively followed the issues
facing Pinedale, a community at once planted in
pristine and untouched habitat and caught up in
natural gas development. Casey has developed an
appreciation for the importance and the
challenges of protecting Wyoming's legacy while
balancing development and looks forward to
being part of that process.
Mac Black (Affiliate Director)
Email: macndeb@tritel.net
Phone: 307-754-9090
Mac
lives in Powell, Wyoming. He has three children
and eight
grandchildren. Mac was raised on a cattle ranch
near Grand Junction,
Colorado. He graduated in 1967 from Colorado
State University. Mac
started his career with the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department as a Game
Warden in 1967. During his 38-year career, he
has been stationed in
Riverton, Daytona, Rawlins, Ten Sleep, and
Powell. His 25 years in the
Powell District included the Sunlight Basin and
Beartooth Mountain
Range with a wide diversity of wildlife to
protect and manage. He
retired in 2005, but is active in the Shoshone
Back Country Horsemen,
Powell Valley Recycling, the Wyoming Game
Warden's Association, and the
Wyoming Wildlife Federation. The main reason
Mac wants to be on the WWF
Board is to represent sportsmen. maintain
public access, and secure
hunting opportunity. He enjoys hunting,
fishing, and horseback riding.
Steve Martin (Affiliate Director)
Email: stmartin@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-362-2599
National Wildlife Federation:
Lew Carpenter (Regional Representative)
2260 Baseline Road Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80302
Email: carpenterl@nwf.org
Phone: 303-441-5164
Kathy Hadley (Western Vice Chair)
Montana Wildlife Federation
1016 Eastside Road
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
kathyh@ncat.org
Mark Winland (Reg. 13 Board Director)
Contact
UsLonnie Allred (President)
2010-2012
Email: lallred@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-856-9728
Dave Moody (Vice President)
2010-2012
Email: dmoody@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-332-4136
Armond Acri (Secretary)
2011-2013
Email: anacri_wwf@hotmail.com
Phone: 307-699-0436
Richard Oblak (Treasurer)
2011-2013
Email: richardoblak@yahoo.com
Phone: 307-631-1287
Bill Alldredge
2010-2012
Email: alldredge@tctwest.net
Phone: 307-867-2518
Harold Schultz
2011-2013
Email: harolds@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-856-9578
Keith Gingery
2011-2013
Email: kgingery@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-734-5624
Brianna Jones (NWF Affiliate Representative)
2010-2012
Email: brileighjones@gmail.com
Phone: 307-223-2274
Jim Whalen
Email: j_whalen@bresnan.net
Phone: 307-634-5282
Reg Rothwell
Email: rrothw@hotmail.com
Phone: 307-637-8734
Kevin Gosar
2011-2013
Email: kevingwwf@gmail.com
Phone: 307-631-0175
Casey Dean
2011-2013
Email: casey.dean09@gmail.com
Phone: 919-323-9198
Mac Black (Affiliate Director)
Email: macndeb@tritel.net
Phone: 307-754-9090
Steve Martin (Affiliate Director)
Email: stmartin@wyoming.com
Phone: 307-362-2599
National Wildlife Federation:
Lew Carpenter (Regional Representative)
2260 Baseline Road Suite 100
Boulder, CO 80302
Email: carpenterl@nwf.org
Phone: 303-441-5164
Kathy Hadley (Western Vice Chair)
Montana Wildlife Federation
1016 Eastside Road
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
kathyh@ncat.org
Mark Winland (Reg. 13 Board Director)