Careers
| Name & Year | Title | Biography (if available) |
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| Dr. James A. Allen 1994, Ph.D. Forestry |
School of Foresty, Norther Arizona University | Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, LA. Jim spent several years with USDA Forest
Service Research in Hawaii. He then spent six years as Dean of the Forestry Division
at Paul Smith's College in New York. Jim Allen recently accepted the position of Associate
Director of the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University.School of Forestry North Arizona University P.O. Box 15018 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5018email: James.Allen@nau.edu |
| Jamie Amato | Master's Degree Student University of South Alabama |
Currently (as of Oct 2018), I am a graduate student getting my Master's in Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama which is a part of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Consortium. My work is coastal/estuarine based with a focus on restoration. My project is a study that tests the efficacy of several different designs of living shorelines. Living shorelines are designed to protect coastal environments, while providing ecosystem services to property owners and the surrounding environment. This study aims to provide economically feasible and environmentally-friendly shoreline protection to homeowners who currently have eroding shorelines o |
| Dr. H. Michael Barnes | WS Thompson Distinguished Professor of Wood Science & Technology Department of Sustainable Bioproducts Mississippi State University |
Research in wood deterioration/preservation, physical properties of wood. Teaching courses in Wood Deterioration & Preservation, Wood Anatomy, Graduate Seminar. |
| Ronald R. Bielefeld 1993, MS Wildlife |
Waterfowl Research Biologist Fish and Wildlife Research Institute- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission |
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| Dr. Bob G. Blackmon 1969, PhD, Forest Soils |
Former Director School of Renewable Natural Resources |
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| Troy W. Blair | Biologist Louisiana Department of Wilidlife & Fisheries |
2415 Darnall Rd. New Iberia, LA 70560 Phone:(337) 373-0032 Fax:(337) 373-0181 Email: tblair@wlf.louisiana.gov |
| Francois Buldoc 2002, PhD, Wildlife |
Head, Marine and Aquatic Habitats Unit Quebec Region Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada Government of Canada |
801 - 1550, avenue d’Estimauville Québec, QC, G1J 0C3 francois.bolduc@canada.ca Tél : 418-640-2910 |
| David Byrd | Ecosystem and Planning Staff Officer Forest Service Kisatchie National Forest |
p: 318-473-7059 c: 318-446-7059 f: 318-473-7117 email: dcbyrd@fs.fed.us 2500 Shreveport HWY Pineville, LA 71360 www.fs.fed.us |
| Rex H. Caffey | Professor Wetlands & Coastal Resources |
Rm 179, Agriculture Administration Bldg. LSU, Baton Rouge, LA-70803 Phone: 225-578-2716 E-mail: rcaffey@agctr.lsu.eduRex Caffey is the D. Welge endowed Professor of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Louisiana State University. He serves as Director of the LSU Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy and as director of Marine Extension for the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program |
| Carrie Castille 2006, Ph.D. |
State Director USDA Rural Development in Louisiana |
Carrie Castille graduated with a PhD in Renewable Natural Resources in 2006. She spent
8 years working for the LSU AgCenter as an Associate Professor and created the Louisiana
Master Farmer Program. In 2008, she assumed the role as Associate Commissioner at
the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. She currently serves as the
State Director for USDA Rural Development in Louisiana.Carrie Castille Carriecastille@yahoo.com 337-303-6995 |
| Claire R. Coco | Director Facility Manager BREC’s Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center |
10503 North Oak Hills Parkway Baton Rouge, LA 70810 Phone : Office (225)757-8905 Cell (225)413-5355 Fax (225)757-9390email: CCoco@brec.orgI have served as the site manager for Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center for over 18 years, guiding the development of nature-based programs and events for parish residents. I have enjoyed working with other special facility managers and departments to enhance recreational opportunities through natural resource education. I am looking forward to contributing to BREC’s growing conservation initiatives across the parish in the years to come. |
| Jose-Checo Colon-Gaud 2003, MS Fisheries |
Doctoral Candidate Department of Zoology Southern Illinois University |
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| Glenn Constant | Fisheries Biologist US Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Antoinette (Toni) DeBosier 1997, BSF 2000, MS Forestry |
Forestry Parish Supervisor Forester, Atchafalaya Basin |
Some of the duties she performs as an inter-agency employee for the State:Wetland Forest Management: I work with environmental groups, and state and federal agencies in the Atchafalaya, Mermentau, Maurepas, and Pontchartrain Basins, assisting with cypress and bottomland hardwood management, with our goal set toward sustainability of these wet forestlands. In addition, as part of my scope of work with the Atchafalaya Basin Program, I monitor changes in woody vegetation, within the Atchafalaya Basin, with respect to changes in hydrology and sedimentation from activities permitted by the Corps of Engineers. I have just begun assisting in WVA's (Wetland Vegetation Assessments) in the Atchafalaya Basin with respect to mitigation work.GPS/GIS: I use Trimble and Garman GPS equipment to acquire real-time data in the field, Access and Excel programs to build databases, and ArcView,Asset Surveyor, and DeLorme software to produce maps for project areas.Urban Forestry: I am currently serving on the St. Martin Parish Tree Board, and as am a board member of Trees of Acadiana.Forest Health & Community Assistance: I make tree calls within a 3 to 4 parish area, helping landowners to identify insects and diseases in either their yards or their forested lands.Forest Management: I work with private landowners who are interested in managing their lands through conducting timber harvests, reforestation efforts, or assisting with wildlife habitat restoration and creation. Often, I assist NRCS and other federal agencies with their incentive or cost-share programs by overseeing pine and hardwood plantings, and conducting planting certification and survival counts.Education: I work with LFA to promote Project Learning Tree. I work with girlscouts to promote women in natural resources, and boyscouts in the field to assist them in obtaining Forestry and Wildlife merit badges. |
| Leah Delahoussaye 2015, BS NREM |
MS Student - Utah State University | I graduated with my undergraduate degree from LSU in 2015. Since then, I've worked
in Michigan, Florida, and Mississippi for various agencies as a wildlife technician.
After spending a year in Mississippi working for Wildlife Services, I was offered
a master's assistantship at Utah State University. I am in my second year of my Master's
program. My thesis research focuses on eared grebes on the Great Salt Lake here in
UtahLeah Delahoussaye 5230 Old Main Hill Department of Wildland Resources Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-5230ldelah4@gmail.com |
| Dr. Luben Dimov 2004, PhD Forestry |
Assistant Professor Alabama A & M University |
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| Lincoln Dugué 2015, MS Watershed Science |
Lecturer, Public University of Center (UPC) | I am Lincoln Dugué, I am from Haiti. I gained my master's degree in Renewable Natural
Resources with a concentration in Watershed Science in 2015. Dr. Richard Keim was
my mentor and supervisor. Then, right after my graduation, I came back home to work
in my country.In 2016, I worked for the University of California at Davis (UCD), which
had to revitalized agricultural vocational schools in Haiti as in site project manager
in Dondon.For now, I am a part time lecturer at the Public University of Center (UPC).
I teach three courses: General hydrology, irrigation, and Climatology.My address is: 77, Rue Claire Heureuse, Hinche, Haiti (W.I) HT5110 Phones:(509)3132-3444/ 4377-0667 Email: lincodug@hotmail.com, lincoln@dugue.online |
| Christopher A. Dupuy 1999, MS |
Operations Technician Exxonmobil |
Operates and maintains a plastic/rubber producing unit in Baton Rouge, LA. |
| Scott Durham 1989. BS 2001, MS LSU |
Biologist Director- Wildlife Division Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
Thesis- Nesting ecology of mottled ducks on agricultural lands in southwestern LouisianaOversees the Waterfowl, Deer, Wildlife Disease, Bear, Turkey/Small Game, and Upland Migratory/Research Programs. |
| Matt Engel | Fisheries Biologist Great Lakes Fisheries Commission |
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| Steve Fischer | District Manager Hydrolab Corperation |
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| Barret Fortier 2000, BS Wildlife & Fisheries Mgmt 2004, MS Wildlife |
Regional Energy Coordinator US Fish & Wildlife Service-Southeast Region Refuges |
Develop and assist with oversight, implementation, and operations of oil and gas program
for National Wildlife Refuges in the Southeast Region; assist refuges with pre-permit
activities, environmental and regulatory compliance, regulations and policy, and site
visits. Serve as member of National Oil and Gas Team to develop new Federal policy,
revise regulations, and instruct students for USFWS. Oil spill response and large
scale habitat restoration projects.Regional Energy Coordinator US Fish & Wildlife Service-Southeast Region Refuges Southeast Louisiana Refuge Complex, Lacombe, LA Office: 985-882-2000Email: Barret_Fortier@fws.gov |
| Louis C. Heaton 1974, BSF |
Retired Associate State Forestry, Louisiana |
-B S Forestry & Wildlife degree, 1974. Worked 34.5 years with Louisiana Department
of Agriculture & Forestry. Retired as Associate State Forester. Currently, managing
family forestland, practicing consulting forestry, Certified Tree Farm Inspector,
& making stained glass on a consignment and contract basis.Louis C. Heaton 18525 Wildlife Way Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 70817 (225) 938-1176 Louisheaton1@att.net |
| Mark Hebert 1993, BSF |
Coordinator of Silviculture Services International Paper, Shreveport, LA |
--Coordinate regional vegetation control and fertilization contracts for management
region (Louisiana and Texas).
--Update silvicultural technology by cooperation with internal and external research
groups.
--Provide support to field foresters in the areas of site preparation, forest regeneration,
as well as juvenile and mid- rotation stand management prescriptions.
--Conduct business analysis for forest operations including silvicultural treatment
responses and application of models for growth and yield.
--Ensure region compliance with ISO/BMP/SFI programs and certifications through training
and internal audits
International Paper
3000 Knight Street Shreveport, LA 71105 Office: 318-862-3494 Mobile: 318-286-1981 Email: mark.hebert@ipaper.com |
| Howard L. Helms 1967, BSF |
FA BN/FS Coach Leaders Training Program |
Graduated from the LSU School of Forestry with a BS degree. Joined the Marine Corps
and was commissioned a 2LT in June 1967. Retired in 1991 after a 24 year career in
the Marine Corps. Taught Middle School and coached high school baseball in Virginia.
Resigned in 1998 from teaching and accepted employment with a defense contractor,
located at Fort Polk, LA, for the purpose of training Army units prior to their deployment
to Bosnia, Kosovo, and now Iraq and Afghanistan. Currently at Fort Polk in the same
training position. 1480 Ernest Drive DeRidder, LA 70634 Office: 337-531-2564 (DSN 863) Email: howard.helms.contractor.CAI@polk.army.mil |
| Dave Hickman | Fisheries Biologist LA Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries, Inland Fisheries |
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| Andrea Hoover | Biological Technician Canadian Wildlife Service |
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| Ricky Kilpatrick | Area Forestry Agent Northwest Louisiana LSU AgCenter Co-operation Extension Service |
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| Kayla Kimmel | Fisheries Biologist United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
I work with a team to conduct scientific studies into fishery problems, restore habitat,
and conserve migratory fishes that cross multiple jurisdictions like gulf sturgeon
and alligator gar. I provide technical assistance to National Wildlife Refuges and
other partners to repair or increase recreational fishing opportunities. I engage
with students and youth to provide educational, outreach and career driven learning
experiences.US Fish and Wildlife Service Baton Rouge Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office 235 Parker Coliseum, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Office: (225) 578-8066 email: kayla_kimmel@fws.gov |
| Suna Adam Knaus 1988, BS Forestry & Wildlife Mngmt |
President Gulf South Research Corporation |
Suna is the President and owner of Gulf South Research Corporation(GSRC).The GSRC
staff has grown from person to 19 professional scientists in 10 years. Of these 19
people, 9 are LSU Forestry and/or Wildlife graduates with either BS or MS degrees.She
manages the environmental as well as archeological staff and projects ranging in size
from one-acre sites to study areas comprising over 300,000 acres. She is responsible
for projects concerning Environmental Assessments(EAs), Environmental Impact Statements
(EISs), protected species surveys, wetland delineations,Habitat Evaluation Procedure
(HEP) data collection and analysis,site assessments for former U.S.Department of Defense
lands, aerial photography interpretation, and forest inventories. She has conducted
wetland delineations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
and North Carolina. GSRC 8081 GSRI Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70820 Phone:225-757-8088 Website: www.gsrcorp.com Email: suna@gsrcorp.com |
| Ken W. Krauss 1997, MS Forestry |
Ecologist (Research), Ph.D Candidate University of Louisiana at Lafayette U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center |
Dr. Krauss is a Research Physiological Ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey,
Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. He investigates
greenhouse gas emissions, ecosystem carbon balances, and sea-level rise vulnerability
of coastal wetland communities under a variety of management treatments using different
techniques. Dr. Krauss measures CO2, CH4, and N2O fluxes using chambers and, more
recently, eddy covariance techniques, and when possible pair these measurements from
soils and vegetation with sap flow studies to understand interactively and independently
the role of trees and other types of vegetation in mediating greenhouse gas and water
fluxes. He typically works in marshes, tidally influenced freshwater forested wetlands,
and mangroves both in the U.S. and internationally (especially, Micronesia, China,
& New Caledonia). He also focus strongly on eco-physiological scaling of water fluxes
using different approaches in forested wetlands, and he has many active collaborations
globally using surface elevation tables (SETs) to determine if and how wetlands are
responding to rising seas.
www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/ken-krauss
Email: kkrauss@usgs.gov |
| Wei Li | Faculty British Columbia Institute of Technology |
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| Tory Mason | Fisheries Management Biologist Missouri Department of Conservation – Fisheries Division |
I am currently a Fisheries Management Biologist in Northwest Missouri with public and private fisheries management and watershed responsibilities in 4 counties including work on the Missouri River |
| Mike Meador | USGS Ruston, Virginia |
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| Steve Meadows 1979, BSF 1981, MS |
Principal Silviculturist USDA Forest Service Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research Stoneville, Mississippi |
Steve Meadows is Principal Silviculturist with the USDA Forest Service's Center for Bottomland Hardwoods Research in Stoneville, Mississippi. He is responsible for research in intermediate stand silviculture of southern bottomland hardwood forests. His research program is directed towards developing silvicultural practices designed to optimize both growth and quality of individual trees and stands. |
| Alex Michalek 2003, MS |
District Ranger, US Forest Service Grand River Ranger District, Lemmon, South Dakota |
On the Dakota Prairie Grasslands in the Northern Region of the US Forest Service,
Alex is responsible for management of the Grand River and Cedar River National Grasslands,
which make up about 160,000 acres of mixed grass prairie on the rolling plains of
the Upper Missouri River Plateau. Under the multiple-use mission of the US Forest
Service, the Grasslands provide habitat for mule and white-tailed deer, pronghorn,
various small mammals, and migratory birds, as well as permitted cattle grazing, hunting,
fishing, and other forms of outdoor recreation, such as horseback riding and bird
watching.Alex Michalek (985) 276-2445 |
| Bobby Miller | Outreach Specialist TPWD, Coastal Fisheries |
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| Fred Monzyk | Assistant Project Leader Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife |
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| Keith Ouchley | Executive Director Louisiana Nature Conservancy |
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| Katie L. Percy 2007, BS |
Avian Biologist Audubon Louisiana |
Katie Percy earned her B.Sc. from the LSU SRNR in 2007, and her M.Sc. in Wildlife
in Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee in 2012. Following graduate
school, Katie worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service studying seabird restoration
along the central California coast. Since 2015, Katie has worked as an Avian Biologist
for Audubon Louisiana, the state office of the National Audubon Society.5615 Corporate
Blvd., Suite 600B Baton Rouge, LA 70808 phone: 225.768.0820 www.la.audubon.org |
| Michael Peters 1992, MS Wildlife Ecology |
Assistatnt Refuge Manager U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex |
Sacramento NWR Complex 752 County Road 99W Willows, CA 95988 Phone:(530) 934-2801 E-mail: mike_peters@r1.fws.gov |
| Bryan Piazza | Director, Freshwater and Marine Science The Nature Conservancy |
Dr. Bryan Piazza, director of freshwater and marine science for The Nature Conservancy
in Louisiana, provides scientific support and strategic guidance for freshwater and
coastal conservation and restoration projects in Louisiana, the Gulf of Mexico coast
and the Mississippi River basin. He has published on a number of conservation and
restoration topics and is the author of a book titled The Atchafalaya River Basin
– History and Ecology of an American Wetland.
Bryan P. Piazza, Ph.D.
Director, Freshwater and Marine Science The Nature Conservancy Louisiana 721 Government Street #200 Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA bpiazza@tnc.org +1 225 338 1040 (Office) +1 225 773 1841 (Cell) @bryan_piazza nature.org/Louisiana nature.org/Atchafalaya freshwaternetwork.org |
| Christopher S. Reid 1997, BSF |
Instructor School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University |
Rm. 216 Renewable Natural Resources Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Ph. (225) 578-0783 CReid@agcenter.lsu.edu |
| Rachel Rollason Reyna 1996, BSF |
Community Forestry Coordinator Pennsylvania DCNR Bureau of Forestry 1998, MAgr, Forestry, Penn State University |
Ms. Reyna has worked for the PA DCNR Bureau of Forestry since 2001. She is currently
Chief of Rural and Community Forestry, a section that works in the rural-to-urban
continuum administering voluntary programs that focus on land that is not owned by
the state. The major program areas she supervises are TreeVitalize (DCNR’s urban and
community forestry program), Woodland Stewardship, and Agroforestry (including riparian
buffer programs). Ms Reyna has a BS in Forestry from Louisiana State University and
a Masters of Agriculture in Forestry from Penn State.Rachel R. Reyna |Section Chief PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry | Rural & Community Forestry Section 400 Market St. | Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: 717.783.0385 | Fax: 717.783.5109 www.dcnr.state.pa.us | www.iConservePA.org Email: rreyna@pa.gov Email: rachel@treetraveler.com Website: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/ |
| Raymond J. Sauvage 1987, BSF |
Manager, Environmental Services Kinder Morgan, INC, Houston, TX |
Manages a group of 10 environmental compliance specialists across the eastern US.
Responsibilities include waste management, water permitting and reporting, spill plans,
emergency response plans, as well as, investigation and remediation of potentially
contaminated sites. Additionally, he is responsible for all staff management and oversight,
budget planning and financial management for his group. He has worked a 25+ year career
in the natural gas pipeline and environmental consulting industries, including natural
resources permitting, cultural resources permitting, air permitting and compliance,
environmental remediation and staff management and leadership. Phone (Office) 713-420-7342 Email:Ray_Sauvage@kindermorgan.com |
| Jeff Sibley | Fisheries Biologist Bayou Country Aqua Farms, Inc |
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| Gregg Snedden | Doctoral Candidate LSU Department of Oceanography and Coastal Studies |
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| Michael L. Szymanski 2004, MS Wildlife |
Supervisor, Migratory Game Bird Management North Dakota Game and Fish Dept. |
I supervise harvest management, monitoring, and research programs of migratory game
birds that are operated by the state of North Dakota. I also represent the state on
the Central Flyway Waterfowl Technical Committee. Michael L. Szymanski Supervisor, Migratory Game Bird Management North Dakota Game and Fish Dept. 100 N. Bismarck Expy. Bismarck, ND 58501 O: 701-328-6360 C: 701-527-5975 F: 701-328-6352 email: mszymanski@nd.gov |
| Kyle Van Why | Wildlife Disease Biologist |
I conduct wildlife disease surveillance, management, education and research for the
USDA-Wildlife Services program in Pennsylvania. This includes working on projects
associated with our National Wildlife Disease Program, as well as with state and federal
cooperators and universities. I act in an emergency response role, assisting with
wildlife and agricultural disease emergencies and other wildlife emergencies (oil
spills) at a national level when assistance is requested.
Kyle Van Why Wildlife Disease Biologist USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services PO Box 60827 Harrisburg, PA 17106 717-236-9451 office 717-319-6674 cell email: Kyle.r.vanwhy@aphis.usda.gov |
| Christian Winslow 2001, BS Wildlife 2003 MS Wildlife |
Biologist II Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries/Marine Fisheries Division |
Office: 985-646-645 email: winslow@wlf.louisiana.gov |