PARTNERS OUTDOORS IX

RICK ABRAMSON - is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Delaware North Parks Services (DNPS) of Spaceport, Inc. and heads the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center Complex under a DNPS contract with NASA. Prior to his appointment to this position in 1995, Mr. Abramson was CEO of Australian Venue Services in Melbourne, another Delaware North company. He started with Delaware North as a vendor in Milwaukee County Stadium in 1969 at the age of 13, and was promoted over the years to senior managerial positions at Delaware North operations throughout the U.S. As a Regional Director for Sportservice and Concession Air, he oversaw $110 million in annual sales, and was later named Sportservice’s Director of Operations at corporate headquarters, where he was involved in the development and construction of the food- service concepts at the new Comiskey Park in Chicago. Mr. Abramson is a board member of the Brevard Zoo, Brevard Community College Foundation, United Way and Space Walk of Fame. In June 1997, he was selected to receive the NASA Public Service Medal for exceptional contributions to NASA’s Public Visitor Program.

CATHERINE AHERN - is Vice President, Member Services for the American Recreation Coalition, a national federation with more than 100 private-sector members, including many of the nation’s most prominent recreation companies and recreation- related associations. ARC’s programs focus on the enhancement and protection of outdoor recreation opportunities and resources. In addition to member services, Ms. Ahem is responsible for program marketing and membership development. She also works closely with the Coalition for Recreational Trails, a coalition of trail-related groups which was formed in 1992 to ensure that the Recreational Trails Program receives adequate funding. Prior to joining ARC in July 1995, Ms. Ahem served as a senior executive with the International Snowmobile Industry Association, ending her 22-year tenure with that organization as its President and Chief Executive Officer. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and received a Master’s degree in Library Science from Florida State University.

WILLIAM ALTENBURG - is founder and President of Mountain Recreation, Inc., the first market-oriented recreation firm to address the role of private industrial timberlands in meeting the needs of the non-resort recreation market. In 1966, he founded Environmental Planning and Design Associates, which became Maine’s first and largest landscape-architecture, land-use and market-research consulting firm. Mr. Altenburg is the author of numerous articles on market research and land-use planning, especially on the multiple use of land and the impacts of regulation on land-use decision making. In 1992, he applied his market-research skills to his own business and decided that the need for facilities and terrain to support non-resort trail-based recreation was the largest unserved market he could identify. He then started Mountain Recreation, Inc. to meet the demand. Mr. Altenburg studied architecture at the University of Michigan.

STEVEN ANDERSON - is the Outdoor Recreation Planner for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Great Plains Office in Billings, Montana. For the past 11 A years he has worked for Reclamation in the Mid-Pacific Region, at Lake Berryessa and more recently at the Folsom Area Office. He is and has been very involved in issues dealing with Reclamation’s direct management of concessions, recreation, multiple resources, and the administration of management agreements with several non-Federal partners. Mr. Anderson started his career as a Park Ranger with the National Park Service, left the NPS to pursue additional educational goals, and worked as a Manager for a city Parks Department and a Recreation and Park District before returning to the Federal sector with Reclamation. Mr. Anderson has a Bachelor’s degree in Park Recreation and Administration from California State University at Sacramento and a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the University of Iowa.

WILLIAM ANDERSON - is the President of Westrec Marina Management, Inc., a position he has held since 1989. He has been a key element in Westrec’s success story, the force that took Westrec from a boat-storage company to a leader in the recreation and hospitality industry. At Westrec, Mr. Anderson supervises all marina management activities with a hands-on approach that brings a sense of stability to a diverse group of marina properties. He has also worked with numerous community and nonprofit organizations in developing recreation outreach programs for inner-city youth. Prior to joining Westrec, he served as Vice President of Operations for the Malibu Conference Center from 1984 to 1989. There he managed the food, beverage and lodging activities of a 100-acre conference and recreation facility serving 150,000 guests per year. During the preceding 12 years, he was a management specialist with the National Park Service. Mr. Anderson became acquainted with marinas, supervising the management, operation and development of over 50 miles of waterfront park and recreation facilities along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. He also supervised the recreational development of the San Francisco Waterfront Marina District and managed the initial operation and reconstruction of the historic wooden ships at Fisherman’s Wharf’s Hyde Street Pier. Mr. Anderson has worked with Federal, State and local officials in the acquisition of parklands and waterfront facilities for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area near Los Angeles. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Parks and Recreational Management from Pennsylvania State University.

TRISH ASPLAND - is Congressional Advisor to the Chief of the USDA Forest Service. Prior to her work for the Chief, she served as a counsel on legislative issues for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1993 until 1999. In that capacity, she monitored and drafted legislation on public lands and Alaska issues for both the Service and the Secretary’s office. Ms. Aspland also worked on the Senate Agriculture and Judiciary Committees on property rights and takings issues for Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Prior to receiving her law degree, she worked as a land-use planner for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. While in law school, she worked for Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) on public lands policy. Ms. Aspland holds a Master’s degree in Land Use Planning and a law degree, specializing in land-use law.

RICHARD BASS - is the developer, owner, and Chairman and CEO of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, started in 1969. He is also engaged in family businesses in oil and gas exploration and production, natural-gas processing, coal, ranching and real estate. A Yale graduate and former naval officer, Mr. Bass was the first person to climb the highest mountain on each of the seven continents and the oldest person to successfully scale Everest. His involvement with ski areas began as an investor in both Aspen and Vail. After seeing the Wasatch Mountains in Utah in 1969, he envisioned a world-class ski and summer resort and embarked on its development. His ultimate goal is the creation of the Snowbird Center for Human Understanding, designed to enhance man’s body, mind, and spirit.

SARAH BEVILACQUA - is the Regional Visitor Services Specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Region. She is responsible for coordinating with field offices with regard to priority public uses or visitor services. Presently, her emphasis is on planning for a number of headquarters/visitor service facilities. Ms. Bevilacqua started her career with the USDA Forest Service and spent 12 years as an Interpretive Specialist and Public Affairs Specialist. She joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1992 as the assistant to the Regional Visitor Services Specialist for the Northeast Region. Ms. Bevilacqua received a degree in Resource Recreation Management from Oregon State University, School of Forestry.

HENRI BISSON - is the Assistant Director for Renewable Resources and Planning for the Bureau of Land Management. He is responsible for a suite of BLM programs at the national level, including: planning; rangeland, soils, and water; wild horses and burros; wildlife, fish, and forest resources; cultural heritage, wilderness, special areas, and paleontology; recreation; and services provided by the BLMs National Applied Resource Sciences Center, in Denver, Colorado. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bisson was the District Manager for the BLM’s California Desert District Office in Riverside, California for six years. From January 1987 until November 1992, he was the District Manager for the BLM’s Phoenix District. Bisson has had other assignments with the BLM in California, Colorado, and the BLM headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Bisson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Resources from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Science degree in Watershed Management from the University of Arizona.

MICK BLACKISTONE - is the Vice President of Government Relations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association. He joined NMMA in 1992 after running his own public relations firm in Annapolis, Maryland and serving as Executive Director of the Marine Trades Association of Maryland for 15 years. Mr. Blackistone serves on numerous committees and councils regarding recreational boating and has been reappointed by the President to serve on the National Boating Safety Advisory Council for a second term. He is the author of three award-winning children’s books that deal with the environment and the disabled and three adult books dealing with the environment and the Chesapeake Bay watermen. He is currently working on a new book on the watermen of the Chesapeake for Cornell Maritime Press. In 1993, he was given the distinguished “Admiral of the Chesapeake” recognition by the Governor of Maryland and he has also received the Governor’s Award of Excellence for his work.

BOB BONAR - is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort. He started working for Snowbird the first year the resort was open as a Ski Patrolman. By 1973, Mr. Bonar was Assistant Ski Patrol Director and in 1975 became Director of Ski Patrol. While still functioning as Director of Ski Patrol in 1987, he became the Mountaineering/Activity Center Director and in 1988 he also became the Assistant Director of Mountain Operations. In 1994, Mr. Bonar became the Director of Mountain Operations. He served on the board of the Salt Lake County Service Area #3 at Snowbird (Water and Sewer Systems) for 22 years and currently serves on the Executive Committee and board of the Utah Ski Association.

KIMBERLY BOWN - serves as Staff Director for the Regional Forester in Oregon and Washington, managing and leading recreation, heritage, wilderness, lands, and mineral resource programs for the National Forests of those states. Previously, she was Director of Public Services for the USDA Forest Service in Juneau, Alaska. Ms. Bown’s previous positions included Acting Deputy Regional Forester, Director and Assistant Director of Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Resources in Alaska, and Hydro- electric Projects Coordinator on the Sierra National Forest and District Ranger on the Calaveras Ranger District of the Stanislaus National Forest, both in California. She attended City College of San Francisco and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry. She also undertook graduate work at California State University at both Hayward and Fresno.

HENRI BREAULT - is President of Salt River Tubing & Recreation, Inc., a recreation services partner with the USDA Forest Service on the Tonto National Forest. Salt River Tubing provides tube rental and shuttle bus transportation to over 200,000 recreationists from May to October each year. The company’s mission statement “to promote the protection and conservation of natural resources while providing reasonable, safe and quality recreational opportunities and public bus transportation” is incorporated in employee-training procedures and customer service, and reflected in two very successful programs focusing on litter prevention, awareness and public education. The company’s support for the preservation of the Lower Salt River, which reflects Mr. Breault’s personal commitment, has resulted in many honors, including the prestigious “Take Pride in America” award presented by former President Bush.

LYNDA BREAULT - is Vice President of Salt River Tubing & Recreation, Inc. She has extensive experience in marketing, public relations and human-resources training and development. Her previous employment included positions in marketing and public relations in the entertainment field and teaching positions at the collegiate and secondary school levels. Ms. Breault is also Vice President of the Arizona Adventure Travel Network and Vice Chair of the Lower Verde/Lower Salt Watershed Advisory Board. In addition, she serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Arizona Clean & Beautiful. Her current partnerships with the Forest Service involve litter prevention, awareness and public education initiatives which have resulted in a 90% reduction in litter on the Lower Salt River since 1995. Ms. Breault has a diverse academic background and has earned many degrees, including a Ph.D. degree, in Business Administration, Science and Education.

PAUL BROUHA - is the Associate Deputy Chief for the National Forest System of the USDA Forest Service. He is primarily responsible for the management of all activities in the broad programs of ecosystem management as well as the programs of range, forest, watershed and air, and wildlife, fish, and rare plants management across the 191 million acres of National Forests and Grasslands. Mr. Brouha began his career in fisheries as Assistant Area Fisheries Manager with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In 1977, he joined the Forest Service as a fishery biologist in Redding, California, and in 1981 he accepted the position of Regional Fisheries Program Manager in Missoula, Montana. In 1984, Mr. Brouha was promoted to the position of National Fisheries Program Manager in the Forest Service’s Washington, D.C. office. He joined the American Fisheries Society in 1986 as Deputy Director and then served as Executive Director from 1991 until 1998. Mr. Brouha is a Certified Fisheries Scientist and a Certified Wildlife Biologist. He is also a member of the Wildlife Society, Society of American Foresters, Outdoor Writers Association of America, and American Society of Association Executives. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University and his Master of Science degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

BRUCE BROWN - is Program Analyst, Recreation and Resource Management with the Bureau of Reclamation. His primary duties are the development and review of agency policy and procedures in the areas of land resources and recreation management. Mr. Brown has been with BOR’s Washington office since 1987 and has primarily worked on programs and policies related to outdoor recreation activities. He has been the agency’s liaison with other Federal land management agencies and with organizations that have an interest in the public uses of Federal lands. Prior to his duties with BOR, Mr. Brown worked on recreation and wilderness programs for 10 years with the BLM in Santa Fe, Denver and Washington. His duties included the development of special recreation permit policy and regulations. Mr. Brown received his Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from Pennsylvania State University and his Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Iowa State University.

DAVID BROWN - is Executive Director of America Outdoors. He has served as a representative of various outfitters for the past 19 years. From 1980 to 1983, he directed the successful effort to preserve whitewater recreation on the Ocoee River. Perceptions Kayaks awarded him its first Conservationist of the Year award in 1981. Later he directed the effort to preserve recreation on the Gauley River, where he originated the Gauley River Festival. As Executive Director of America Outdoors in 1992, he originated and coordinated National River Cleanup Week. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Recreation Coalition, the North American Paddlesports Association, and the Governor’s Task Force for Tort Reform and Liability Insurance in Tennessee. He was also Chairman of the Mayor’s Waterfront Task Force in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Brown earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Georgia. He also earned a Master’s degree in Social Work.

J. DAVID BRUNNER - is the Deputy State Director for Resource Services in the Bureau of Land Management’s Idaho State Office, a position he has held since 1995. Prior to this position, Mr. B runner served in the Boise District as a District Manager. He began his career with the BLM in 1961 as a Fire Control Aide in Worland, Wyoming. From 1961 to 1965, he held various temporary positions with the BLM in Nevada, and with the USDA Forest Service in California. After a stint at the BLM’s Phoenix Training Center, Mr. Brunner received a permanent position as a Realty Specialist in Missoula, Montana in 1971. After four years in Missoula, Mr. Brunner transferred to the BLM’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. From there, he was reassigned to the Idaho State Office where he served in various positions, including Branch Chief for Lands, Minerals, and Recreation. In 1986, Mr. Brunner received the Interior Department’s Superior Service Award in recognition of his work in both Montana and Idaho. Mr. Brunner graduated from the University of Montana and earned his Master of Science degree in Range Management. Mr. Brunner is active in the community, having served as the Chair for the 1987 Treasure Valley Combined Federal Campaign and as President of the Federal Executive Council. He is also on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Ada County.

DENNIS BSCHOR - is the national Director of Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Resources in the USDA Forest Service’s Washington, D.C. office. He began his career on the Saguache Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest as a forester. From 1969 to 1971, Mr. Bschor served with the U.S. Army in Italy. He returned to the Creede Ranger District on the Rio Grande where he was in charge of the range, wildlife and trails programs. From 1974 to 1975, he was Assistant District Ranger on the Norwood Ranger District of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gun nison National Forests and was in charge of planning, minerals, program budget, county government coordination, special uses and lands. Mr. Bschor was assigned to the South Platte Ranger District on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests where he was responsible for program planning and budget, minerals, non-recreation special uses, YCC, YACC, volunteers, and construction of the Colorado Trail. Mr. Bschor was District Ranger on the Paintrock Ranger District, Bighorn National Forest for two years, and then on the Aspen Ranger District, White River National Forest for six. In 1985, he was promoted to the Rocky Mountain Regional Office in Lakewood, Colorado as an Assistant Director in Planning and the Office of Information. In 1986, he was promoted to Director of Public Affairs. From January 1993 until January 1994, he served as acting Director of Recreation and Public Service, responsible for the supervision and management of the recreation, wilderness, cultural heritage and public-affairs programs for the region. Mr. Bschor was named Forest Supervisor of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in 1994 and held that position until December 1998, when he was named to his current position. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Management from Iowa State University.

CHARLES BURGER - is the Resource Manager of Grapevine Lake with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is also the Southwestern Division Representative on the Natural Resources Career Development Committee and the lead instructor for the Visitor Assistance training course for the Corps. Prior to this position, he was the Assistant Manager at Grapevine Lake. Mr. Burger began his career as a Park Technician for the Corps at Lake Texoma in the Tulsa District. He spent the next five years as a Park Ranger at several Tulsa District sites, and worked a short assignment as an Environmental Specialist in the Fort Worth District. Mr. Burger has also served a rotation as Resource Specialist in the Fort Worth District Operations Division. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation from Southern Oklahoma State University.

DON CHARPIO - is the Grants, Tourism, Partnership Specialist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona State Office, a position he has held since 1992. In this position, he has raised over $5 million in grants in the past seven years. Mr. Charpio is also an Adjunct Professor, in the Departments of Tourism and Recreation Management, at Glendale Community College, Arizona State University, and Arizona State University - West. From 1986 to 1987, Mr. Charpio was the Executive Director for the Arizona State Parks Board, overseeing a $6 million budget and supervising division chiefs for Historic Preservation, Parks Operations/Construction, Administration, and the State Recreation Planning and Grants Program. Other positions he has held include: Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Conservation and State Parks Director for the State of Tennessee, from 1979 to 1986; University Professor at Memphis State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Mars Hill College, from 1969 through 1979. Mr. Charpio received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeast Louisiana University, a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Memphis, and a Doctor of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

DEBORAH CHENOWETH - is the Operations Manager for Bonneville Lock and Dam with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Ms. Chenoweth has spent over 25 years with the Corps of Engineers. She started in January 1973 as a Park Ranger at Caesar Creek Lake in the Louisville District. At the time she was the third female Park Ranger in the U.S. After 14 years in field positions in the Louisville District, she transferred to the Missouri River Division (now the Northwestern Division) where she worked as Assistant Chief of the Natural Resources Division. In 1992, she moved to the Ohio River Division (now the Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division) where she served as the Assistant Chief of the Environmental Resources Division and Environmental Program Manager in the Directorate of Program Management. Ms. Chenoweth has participated in several national task forces and committees including the ERGO steering committee, Natural Resources Career Development Committee, Recreation Research Field Review Group, the Assistant Secretary’s Task Force to Improve Tribal Relations, and the 208 (a) Task Force. In 1993, she was detailed to the Civil Works Office to respond to the Midwest Floods of that year. Ms. Chenoweth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Michigan.

ED COUNCILL - is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Kentucky Outdoor Center and Canoe Kentucky, a human-powered adventure sports outfitter and paddlesports canoe, kayak and rafting livery operation. He was recently elected as an at-large member of the Professional Paddlesports Association Board of Directors after having been a member for 10 years. Following a 25-year stint in the public sector as a contracts administrator, water resources manager and planner, he served as President of the Elkhorn Trust, a private nonprofit group with the purpose of preserving, protecting and enhancing the Creek’s Kentucky Bluegrass heritage. Mr. Councill earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Master’s degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and in Sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University respectively.

THOMAS COVE - is the Vice President of Government Relations for the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. He is directly responsible for the management of SGMA’s government relations activities. He serves as the chief lobbyist for the sporting goods industry, representing more than 2,300 manufacturers and distributors of athletic equipment, footwear and apparel. Mr. Cove represents the sporting goods industry before the U.S. Congress, the Executive Branch and regulatory agencies and provides analysis and advice to SGMA member companies on legislative and regulatory issues. He serves on the U.S. Commerce Department’s Industry Sector Advisory Committee, American Recreation Coalition Board of Directors, American Hiking Society Board of Directors, Sporting Goods Business Advisory Board and the Americans for Heritage and Recreation Board of Directors. Prior to joining SGMA, he served in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Foreign Operations Office, its Strategic Planning Office, and as a liaison for the DEA’s Congressional oversight and authorization committees. Previously, Mr. Cove worked in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate from 1979 to 1985. He holds a Master of Public Administration degree from George Washington University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Maryland.

DERRICK CRANDALL - is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Recreation Coalition, a position he has held since 1981. He is the Executive Vice President of The Recreation Roundtable and serves as Co-Chair of the American League of Anglers and Boaters, Coalition for Recreational Trails and National Recreation Lakes Coalition. He also chairs the Scenic Byways Coalition. He served as a member of the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors from 1985 to 1987. He received the Chevron Conservation Award and was named to the President’s Commission on Environmental Quality in 1991. He was also Chairman of the Take Pride in America Advisory Board, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, and a Founding Director of the National Forest Foundation, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. He has served on several national judging panels, including co-chairing the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Take Pride in America award program in 1990 and 1991. Among the dozens of public-policy successes in which he has played a central role are the National Scenic Byways Program, the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program and the National Recreation Lakes Study Commission. These efforts have been recognized in many ways, including induction into the RV Hall of Fame and receipt of the 1993 Annual Award of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. USA Today has cited him as “the outdoor guru” and his work was featured in the cover story of RV Business in March 1998. Mr. Crandall served on the board of the American Society of Association Executives for seven years, including two terms as Vice Chairman. He received ASAE’s Professional Performance Award in 1980, his Certified Association Executive recognition in 1990 and was named an ASAE Fellow in 1992. He has served in leadership roles on numerous community and philanthropic organizations and presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Earth Conservation Corps. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

EMILY DANIELS - is the Education and Program Specialist for Tread Lightly! Inc. She assists in the development of all educational programs in addition to coordinating the Restoration for Recreation program. Ms. Daniels also works directly with schools, organizations and agencies to assist them in making full use of Tread Lightly! program materials. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Utah State University and an Associate degree in Recreation Education from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.

ROCKY DARGER - is the Public Affairs Manager of the Government Relations Department of Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA. He has been with Yamaha for over 28 years as the West Region Manager of Motorsports Sales and the Kansas City District Manager of Motorsports Sales. Prior to that, Mr. Darger was a Yamaha motorcycle and snowmobile dealer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and History from Augustana College in South Dakota.

RICHARD DAVIES - is Executive Director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, overseeing all development and operations of the State parks, grants and technical assistance to communities for parks and museums, the promotion of the State, and the operation of the State archives. Mr. Davies has been with the department since 1973, having served 14 years as State Parks Director before his appointment to his current position in 1990. He is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, and serves as Assistant Chief of the 90th Regional Support Command. He is a member of the Reserve Officers Association and the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council. Mr. Davies is past President of the National Association of State Park Directors, which named him State Parks Director of the Year in 1990. He also serves on the Arkansas Natural Resources Committee, dealing with State land leases, and is past Chairman of the Natural and Cultural Resources Council, which makes grants to State agencies for conservation purposes. A board member of the Arkansas Travel Council, he was selected in 1992 as the first government official to receive the Silver Cup for Tourism Award. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Arkansas and is a graduate of Harvard University’s Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.

MICHELLE DAWSON - a 21-year career veteran of the Federal Government, is the Bureau of Land Management’s Partnership/Marketing Coordinator for its National Recreation Group. She is also the BLM’s National Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Coordinator. In this capacity, Ms. Dawson is serving as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior’s Office of External Affairs. She served six years as the Senior Public Affairs Specialist under the BLM’s Communications Directorate. During her tenure in the Public Affairs Group, she successfully negotiated, designed, and exhibited a BLM 5Qth Anniversary exhibit at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center. The BLM was the first Federal agency to exhibit at this world-renowned theme park. Prior to her Federal service, Ms. Dawson was the Legislative Director to former Congressman Arlan Stangeland (R-MN) from 1984 to 1990. From 1980 to 1984, she was the Director of Communications at the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the Seafarers International Union. Her other Capitol Hill experience included four years as Press Secretary with the former House of Representatives Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and service as Legislative Assistant with former Members of Congress — Representatives Fernand St Germain (D-RI), and Andy Jacobs (D-IN). Ms. Dawson has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland. She has received numerous awards from the BLM, the National Fishing Week Steering Committee, and the Outdoor Recreation Coalition of America. She is a board member of the Rogallo Foundation and Kitty Hawk Kites of North Carolina, a member of the National Fishing Week Steering Committee, Partners Outdoors Steering Committee, The Nature Conservancy, Defenders of Wildlife, Scenic America, and National Association of Female Executives.

LESLIE DOGGETT - is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tourism Industries. She has served for seven years at the Department of Commerce, first as Deputy Under Secretary at the U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration (USTTA) and then, since 1996, in her current position. Under her leadership, the Department of Commerce made a smooth transition from USTTA to the newly created Office of Tourism Industries, which provides valuable statistical and consulting services to the tourism community. A strong proponent of private-public partnerships, Ms. Doggett has most recently created and launched American Pathways 2000, a program to enhance tourism that both draws on and strengthens the nation’s cultural heritage. Under the Pathways 2000 umbrella, nearly 100 private-public partnerships have been developed to achieve the program’s goals. Before coming to the Department of Commerce, Ms. Doggett, a graduate of Brandeis University, served as Director of Tourism for New York City. She also has experience as a senior account executive with the Jamaica Tourist Board and as a sales representative for several major hotel chains.

MICHAEL ENSCH - has been the Chief of the Construction-Operations Division of the Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, since May 1999. He oversees all construction in the Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins and is responsible for the operations of 10 multi-purpose projects along the Cumberland River and 10 navigational locks on the Tennessee River. Before coming to the Nashville District, Mr. Ensch served in a variety of assignments in the Fort Wort District including: Assistant Chief, Operations Division; Chief, Technical Support Branch; Executive Assistant to both the District and Division Commanders; and Chief, Recreation Resources Management Branch. He also served in the Natural Resources Branch, Office of the Chief of Engineers, as an Outdoor Recreation Planner. During this time, he served on two details, first as a staff member on the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors and then as a staff member in the Water Resources Branch at the Office of Management and Budget. He began his career with the Corps of Engineers as a park ranger at Tuttle Creek Lake, Kansas, and served as Park Manager for Clinton/Hillsdale Lakes, Kansas. Mr. Ensch is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources/Park Administration.

GERALD FARMER - is the Staff Assistant to the Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation with the USDA Forest Service. In this position, he is responsible for assisting the Deputy Chief in providing direction to strategic planning, policy analysis, Congressional relations, and controlled correspondence. Previously, Mr. Farmer was the National Budget Coordinator for the Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources Staff, Budget Analyst in the Washington Office involving all aspects of the Program Development and Budget Staff, and Budget and Accounting Officer in both Regions 9 and 6, in Minnesota and Oregon, respectively. He began his professional career as a business management trainee on the Superior National Forest in Duluth, Minnesota. He received his Master of Arts degree in Regional Economics at the Pennsylvania State University.

MARLENE FINLEY - is the Concessions and Winter Sports Program Leader for the Pacific Southwest Region of the USDA Forest Service. As the Regional Program Leader, she is responsible for policy development, establishing program goals and quality standards, providing specialized assistance and training throughout the 18 National Forests in California. Prior to her current position, Ms. Finley was with the National Park Service as the site supervisor of Muir Woods National Monument. Her previous assignments with the National Park Service include park ranger positions at both Muir Woods and Cumberland Island National Seashore. Her previous Forest Service positions include recreation planning and management on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and the Siuslaw National Forest in Oregon. Ms. Finley served on the Alaska State Park Advisory Board and the Georgia-Florida Tourism Board and currently serves on the College of Mann Athletic Program Board of Directors. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning and Management from the University of California at Davis and a Master’s degree in Forest Management from Oregon State University.

GARY FRAKER - is President and Chief Operating Officer of Yosemite Concession Services, a subsidiary of Delaware North and the single largest concessionaire in the National Park System. Mr. Fraker was named to that position in 1993 and is responsible for the execution of the company’s contract with the National Park Service, including day-to-day operations. He joined a Delaware North subsidiary in 1976 as Director of Purchasing, rose through increasingly responsible posts and was Corporate Purchasing Director, reporting to the office of the President, before being named to his current position. He started his career in production supervision with the Campbell Soup Company. Mr. Fraker is active in community and professional organizations and sits on the board of the Yosemite Association and the Yosemite Fund. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo and received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Rochester.

JAMES FRYE - is the Executive Director of the Marina Operators Association of America, the Executive Secretariat of the States Organization for Boating Access and the Director of the National Marine Manufacturers Association Boating Facilities Development Division. Mr. Frye is a 20-year professional in the marina industry, successfully growing and managing over 20 marina properties including numerous related businesses. He is a Certified Marina Manager, a distinction recognized by the International Marina Institute. He has been a speaker and faculty member for marina management training in marketing, operations and business management, reaching and relating to marina operators both on a national and international basis. He is a board member for the Marine Environmental Education Foundation and also a member of the American Society of Association Executive.

JAMES FURNISH - is the Deputy Chief, National Forest System for the USDA Forest Service. He is responsible for integrating all forest interests to ensure the sustainable management of National Forest System lands. Mr. Furnish has 32 years of experience with the Forest Service. His previous positions have included: Forest Supervisor, Siuslaw National Forest; Appeal Coordinator, Forest Service headquarters; Staff Officer, San Juan National Forest; and District Ranger, Bighorn National Forest. Mr. Furnish received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management from Iowa State University.

JOSEPH GALLAGHER - is the Recreation Branch Chief on the Manti-LaSal National Forest. His previous positions have included: Assistant Recreation Staff Officer on the Boise National Forest; Acting Deputy Area Ranger, Sawtooth National Recreation Area; and Acting Regional Winter Recreation Program Manager in the Intermountain Region. Mr. Gallagher was trained in anthropology and archaeology and has 11 years of undergraduate and graduate school education.

GAYLE GORDON - is the State Director for the Bureau of Land Management’s Eastern States Office, where she is responsible for BLM programs in 31 States east of and bordering on the Mississippi River. Prior to coming to the BLM Eastern States, she held the position of Assistant Director for Information Resources Management in the BLM headquarters office. She had responsibility for the Bureau’s information technology, information systems, and information management. As a member of the BLM’s senior management team, Ms. Gordon was involved with most of the programs and issues facing the Eastern States. Previously, Ms. Gordon held senior management positions for six years in the Department of the Interior’s Office of Information Resources Management. She also held information technology management positions at the U.S. Geological Survey for 14 years. Ms. Gordon holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Science degree in Technology of Management from the American University, and Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

DAVID GORIN - is President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC), the national trade association representing the owners of America’s private camping and outdoor resort facilities. He joined ARVC, then known as the National Campgrounds Owners Association, in 1987 as Executive Vice President and was elected President in 1995. Mr. Gorin represents the RV parks and campground industry as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Recreation Coalition. Mr. Gorin has also served as Chairman of the Small Business Legislative Council and as Chairman of the Business Coalition for Fair Competition. A professional association manager since 1971, he previously served as Executive Vice President of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Vice President and President of the American National Metric Council, and Washington Representative for the American Jewish Congress. Prior to joining ARVC, Mr. Gonn was the founder and President of Growth Management, Inc., a successful national consulting practice providing fund- raising and organizational development services and programs for associations and other nonprofit groups. Mr. Gorin holds an undergraduate degree in Public Administration from City College of New York and graduate degrees in Education from City College and in Business Administration from American University.

STEPHANIE HAGUE - serves as Confidential Assistant to the Chief of the USDA Forest Service. At present, she is directing a national Forest Service effort, The Marketing Resource Group, which is completing an extensive study of marketing principles and techniques in preparation for the service-wide implementation of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program and to help transform the Forest Service into a better market-driven, customer-oriented agency. Previously, Ms. Hague served four years as Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment where she provided advice, counsel and executive assistance to the Under Secretary on issues related to the administration of the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. In particular she focused on the implementation of policies on recreation and tourism. Prior to joining USDA, Ms. Hague was Assistant Director of the Opening Ceremonies for the 1993 Presidential Inaugural Committee and worked on the 1992 Clinton-Gore Presidential Committee. She has served as a consultant to several Congressional and gubernatorial candidates and worked for Representative Jim Jontz (D-IN). Ms. Hague has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Valparaiso University.

EDWARD HARDY - is the Owner/Host of the Bass Lake Lodge, located near Yosemite National Park in California’s Sierra Mountains. He is also the Director of Planning for the Kings Canyon Park Services Company. He has organized and currently is the administrative officer of the Fund for the Preservation of the California State Mining and Mineral Museum. He works as a tourism development, privatization and parks consultant. Mr. Hardy is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of the Island of Lanai in Hawaii. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Yosemite Park and Curry Company for 20 years. He was a Vice President of Universal Pictures. Mr. Hardy has been a Director of the Recreation Roundtable, the National Rural Tourism Foundation, the National Park Hospitality Association, the Yosemite Association, the Yosemite Foundation, and the Yosemite Fund, as well as President of the Southern California Club Managers Association. He graduated from San Jose State University.

ELIZABETH HARRISON - has served as Manager of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Oklahoma-Texas Area since January 1996. In this position, she is responsible for 13 Reclamation projects (dams, reservoirs, and surrounding land) and numerous activities, including operations and maintenance, recreation management, land resources management, miscellaneous flood control, cultural resources, Native American affairs, hazardous waste management, soil and moisture conservation, water conservation and dam safety. Between 1994 and 1996, she served as Liaison for the Great Plains Region (Montana, North and South Dakota) at Reclamation’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Ms. Harrison also served as an advisor on regional issues for Reclamation and Interior Department officials in Washington. Between 1990 and 1994, Ms. Harrison was a Natural Resource Specialist in the Water, Power and Land Division in the Regional Office in Billings, Montana. She started her full-time Federal work as a ranger with the Army Corps of Engineers Mark Twain Lake Project in Missouri, where she served as the Chief Ranger for Visitor Assistance. During her college years, she participated in cooperative education programs, which involved assignments at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington, where she worked as a design waterfront coordinator, and at the Army Corps of Engineers District Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as a draftsman. She also worked several seasons as a park ranger/interpreter at Rocky Mountain National Park and Cochiti Lake. Ms. Harrison received a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from New Mexico State University.

VALERIE HEATH-HARRISON - is the Outdoor Recreation Planner in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region, where she first started work 14 years ago. Beginning as a student aid under the “Stay in School” program, she worked as a clerk typist, procurement clerk, purchasing agent, and secretary until late 1986. During a break in Federal service, Ms. Heath-Harrison worked as the Environmental Editor for a series of seven small weekly newspaper in the Central Valley region of California. In 1992, she returned to Reclamation as an Office Automation Clerk where she was able to step into the recreation discipline as a Resource Use Technician. Ms. Heath- Harrison has an Associate Degree in Arts (Life Sciences) from Merced College in California.

BEVERLY HEINZE-LACEY - is a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). She began her career as a volunteer refuge activist when a controversy about protecting the piping plover at Parker River NWR arose in her community. She joined the newly formed Friends of Parker River NWR and has served as a member of its board since then. She also served as the group’s President from 1992 until 1997. Recognizing the benefit of Friends groups to refuges and Friends groups’ need to build networks and receive training in a range of nonprofit organization issues, Ms. Heinze-Lacey designed a project to build refuge Friends groups nationwide, which led to the Friends Initiative, a partnership effort involving the National Wildlife Refuge Association, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Audubon Society, and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Under this program, she has designed training programs and offered technical support to refuge Friends groups. In addition, she conceptualized, co-authored and edited the widely acclaimed handbook Taking Flight: An lntmduction to Building Refuge Friends Organizations, which was published in 1997 by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Over the past three years, this private/public partnership has resulted in more than a 60% increase in the number of refuge Friends groups nationwide. Ms. Heinze-Lacey has worked as a nurse, public health epidemiologist and grants administrator. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Lowell and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University.

JAY HENRIE - is the Deputy Area Manager in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Provo, Utah Area Office. He has been with Reclamation since 1975. Mr. Henrie has a strong background in water resource planning and development. He has worked in a variety of positions during this time, including planning team leader, chief of operation and maintenance, and manager of the Resource Management Division. Mr. Henrie has received numerous awards over the years including Bureau of Reclamation Engineer of the Year in 1998. He is a registered Professional Engineer and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Henrie received his Civil Engineering degree from Brigham Young University.

WES HENRY - is the Program Leader in the Ranger Activities Division of the National Park Service tasked with addressing wilderness, overflight/noise, and recreation issues. Previous work experience includes employment with the Bureau of Land Management and work on Forest Service research projects. His dissertation addressed tourism impacts on wildlife parks and reserves in Kenya. Earlier in his career, Dr. Henry was certified as an outdoor instructor with the National Outdoor Leadership School and taught at the East African Outward Bound School.

JOHN HENSHAW - is in Policy Analysis for the USDA Forest Service doing staff work on the Natural Resources Agenda and other issues. He is also coordinating the National Policy Analysis Advisory Board for the agency. Mr. Henshaw began his Forest Service career as a zone logging engineer for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests. A year later, he transferred to the Tahoe National Forest where he held assistant staff positions in both timber and engineering before his appointment to Nevada City as District Manager and promotion to the Olympic National Forest where he was the District Ranger at Quinault. Mr. Henshaw also served as the Deputy Program Manager for the Pacific Northwest Station’s program in Ecological Framework for Management (RD&A) Program. During the eight months from June 1995 to January 1996, he was Acting Manager of the Blue Mountains Natural Resources Institute. In August 1996, Mr. Henshaw started working as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation in the National Forest Foundation office. From June to November 1998, he worked for the Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources staff as the National Partnership Coordinator. In late 1998 and early 1999, he worked for six months as the Executive Team Director for the USDA Natural Resources and the Environment staff supporting the Under Secretary. Mr. Henshaw earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Humboldt State University and a Master of Science degree in Forest Engineering from Oregon State University.

DAVID HUMPHREYS - is President of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. For 10 years prior to his appointment to the association’s top staff position in 1979, Mr. Humphreys served as legal counsel to the industry. He is Chairman of the Board of the American Recreation Coalition and served for 14 years as a member of the advisory board of the Travel and Tourism Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and the Policy Committee of the American Highway Users Alliance (formerly Highway Users Federation). Mr. Humphreys has been active for many years in the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) and is a member of the organization’s Hall of Leaders. He served as TIA’s National Chairman from 1990 to 1991 and has served on its Board of Directors since 1985. He is currently a member of TIA’s Government Affairs Advisory Council as well as the Executive, Strategic Planning and Nominating committees. Mr. Humphreys serves as the leading spokesman for the RV industry. A popular interview guest, he has appeared on television and radio shows from coast to coast explaining the advantages associated with RV travel. He is also a private pilot, avid camper and radio-controlled model airplane enthusiast. Mr. Humphreys is a member of the bar in the District of Columbia and Virginia, and has been admitted to practice before all Federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He attended college in Baltimore, Maryland and earned his law degree from Catholic University.

PHIL INGRASSIA - is the Communications Director of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association. He is responsible for directing the association’s membership, market expansion, and communications programs. He is RVDA’s staff liaison to the GO RVing Coalition, which developed the RV industry’s national advertising campaign. Prior to joining RVDA, Mr. Ingrassia served as Director of Communications for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) from 1991 until 1996, where he edited the association’s monthly newsletter, served as a liaison with industry trade press, and managed media relations on behalf of the conversion vehicle segment of the RV industry. Prior to his work in the RV industry, Mr. Ingrassia served as deputy press secretary to U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey. He was assistant news director and a reporter for KDLT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Sioux, South Dakota. He was awarded the Joan Barone Shorenstein Congressional Fellowship by the American Political Science Association. Mr. Ingrassia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Political Science from St. Cloud State University.

KATHRYN JACKSON - is the Executive Vice President, River Systems Operation and Environment for the Tennessee Valley Authority. She is responsible for the operation of iVA’s integrated river-management system of 29 hydroelectric power production stations, 54 dams and 14 locks which provide flood control and navigation across seven states. She also leads iVA’s energy research and technology applications work, iVA’s Public Power Institute, and the agency’s environmental policy and strategy. Dr. Jackson served on the President’s National Recreation Lakes Study Commission and the President’s National Science and Technology Council. She is a member of the EPRI Research Advisory Committee, chairs the Joint Institute for Energy and Environment at the University of Tennessee, and was recently appointed to advisory boards for Camegie Mellon University and Vanderbilt University. Dr. Jackson’s academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Grove City College, a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering Management from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Science degree and a Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from the Carnegie Mellon University and a post-doctoral fellowship for the National Academy of Engineering.

SCOTT JACKSON - is a Research Biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stationed at the USAE Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mr. Jackson’s professional experience includes conducting research in the following areas: recreation and natural resource management; the regional economic effects of recreation; large scale river basin management; recreation carrying capacity; and recreation monitoring techniques. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Resource Conservation from Northern Michigan University and a Master’s degree in Natural Resources Development from Texas A&M University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Recreation Management and Policy Evaluation at Michigan State University.

MEG JENSEN - is the Deputy State Director for Resources, Lands, and Planning in the Bureau of Land Management’s Nevada State Office. In this position, Ms. Jensen oversees lands actions, range management, watershed management, Native American issues, wilderness, recreation, habitat for wildlife, including threatened and endangered species, facilities, withdrawal actions, and land-use planning on BLM-managed public lands across the State. Prior to this position, she was the Assistant Field Manager for Non-renewable Resources in the BLM’s Carson City Field Office. Ms. Jensen has an extensive background in natural resource management and community involvement. She joined the BLM in Alaska in 1981, where she worked for seven years in a variety of increasingly responsible positions. Before coming to Nevada, Ms. Jensen was Area Manager for the BLM’s Safford, Arizona Office. She graduated from Hampshire College, in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Sciences.

CLARA JOHNSON - is a Deputy Forest Supervisor for the USDA Forest Service in Mississippi, a position she has held since January 1998. Prior to this assignment, she worked on the Angeles National Forest in Southern California as Deputy Forest Supervisor and District Ranger for seven years. Over the past 20 years, she has also been an Assistant District Ranger, Soil Scientist and Resource Program Manager. She has co-chaired numerous committees, one of which included bridging partnerships between Los Angeles City and the Angeles National Forest during the riots of 1992. Ms. Johnson is a graduate of Alcorn State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy.

SANDRA KEY - is the Associate Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation at the USDA Forest Service. Following her graduation from college, Ms. Key worked for the State of North Dakota before becoming one of the few female National Park Service Rangers at the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. After joining the Park Service, she was selected for an urban training program, which resulted in her working in Washington, D.C., Richmond, and Chincoteague, Virginia, in interpretation, resource management, and law enforcement. Ms. Key was named Superintendent of the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area in 1978. After leaving the National Park Service to join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as legislative liaison, she returned to the agency to be appointed as Superintendent of Knife River Indian Villages, Bryce Canyon National Park and Glacier National Park. Ms. Key left management to be co-chair of the joint Forest Service/National Park Service Greater Yellowstone office. In 1992, she joined the USDA Forest Service as Forest Supervisor of the Sequoia National Forest and subsequently was named the Supervisor of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Ms. Key attended Dickinson University where she majored in both Mathematics and Ecology.

ANDREW KIRKHAM - is the Vice President of ReserveAmerica. He has extensive experience with various public and private sector organizations that provide reservation services to the public. Since joining ReserveAmerica in 1988, Mr. Kirkham has taken responsibility for all corporate marketing and sales efforts. In his 11 years with the company, Mr. Kirkham has driven its growth, landing a number of high-profile projects including reservation service contracts for New York State Campgrounds, California State Parks, and The National Recreation Reservation Service~ (NRRS~). Mr. Kirkham is also involved in the company’s operational realm, where his extensive experience and knowledge allow him to make valuable recommendations to staff and clients. Mr. Kirkham provided leadership to the implementation of reservation services for Michigan, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, New York, California, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and the NRRSTM. Mr. Kirkham is called upon frequently to guide the development of call-center management strategies, making recommendations on staffing levels, inventory management, call-center layout, and vendor relations — helping the company’s partners see the full range of objectives for a reservation service as a whole.

FRANK KOENIG - is the Prairie Supervisor at Midewin, the nation’s first National Tallgrass Prairie, located just southwest of Chicago. He previously served as the USDA Forest Service Eastern Region Partnership Coordinator and received the American Recreation Coalition’s Legend Award in 1999 for his work in that position. Mr. Koenig also served as the liaison between the Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry and Northeastern Forest Research Station. His work included assisting communities and Forests through the agency’s Rural Community Assistance program, linking partners, communities and Forests. During his over 30-year career with the Forest Service, Mr. Koenig has also served as Deputy Forest Supervisor of the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, Center Director of the Blackwell Job Corps Center on the Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin, and as District Ranger at Winona and Willow Springs on the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

DICK KUEHNER - is the Chief of the Division of Education, Publications and Interpretive Communications for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He has been planning, designing and implementing public-use facilities for the past 30 years. In his current position, he participates in or oversees development of all publications, interpretive exhibits, watchable wildlife sites and public use conceptual plans for National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries in the six-state Pacific Region. Mr. Kuehner has also written several national guidelines and made presentations in numerous training sessions to advance the state of the art of public services throughout the country. Before coming to the Service he worked for the Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service and taught at Humboldt State University.

JANE LABOA - is a Resource Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation. Since February 1999, she has been the Division Chief for Resource Management in the Central California Area Office. Her responsibilities include recreation and land management at New Melones Lake and Lake Berryessa and oversight of several other facilities through non-Federal managing partners. From 1973 to 1999, she worked for the USDA Forest Service in several California locations. Her experience was concentrated in silviculture and land management planning. Ms. LaBoa received a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources Conservation from the University of California and did graduate work at Humboldt State University.

BERNARD LAMBRIGHT - is President of Jayco, Inc., the nation’s largest privately held producer of recreation vehicles. He originally joined Jayco in 1974 as sales coordinator. In 1975, he left Jayco to pursue entrepreneurial activities, which included co-ownership of Bard Industries, a rubber and plastics component manufacturer, in Goshen, Indiana. In 1988, he rejoined Jayco on a consulting basis, advancing to Senior Vice President in 1992. In 1993, he was appointed President. Mr. Lambright Is very active in the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. He has been Chairman of RVIA’s Manufacturer/Dealer Relations Committee since 1995 and currently holds seats on the Van Conversion Committee, Automotive Liaison Committee, and Government and Public Affairs Committee. Mr. Lambright is on the Board of Directors of Elkhart County United Way.

LYLE LAVERTY - is the Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service. He is responsible for managing natural resource activities on more than 22 million acres of America’s Forests and Grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. Before becoming Regional Forester, Mr. Laverty was the Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources, a position he had held since moving from the Pacific Northwest Region in October 1992. His first assignment with the Forest Service was on the Six Rivers National Forest in Orleans, California. He later became Timber Management Assistant on the Bear Springs Ranger District of the Mount Hood National Forest, followed by an assignment as District Manager of the Skyomish Ranger District of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in western Washington. During an earlier assignment, Mr. Laverty spent nearly six years in the Chiefs office in Washington, D.C., working with the Policy Analysis, Recreation, and RPA staff units. He was Forest Supervisor of the Mendocino National Forest in northern California from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Laverty received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management from Humboldt State University and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University.

DARRELL LEWIS - has been the Chief, Natural Resources Management Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1981. From 1972 to 1981, he held several positions at the Bureau of Land Management, ending with the position of Chief, Division of Recreation and Cultural Resources. Prior to his work at BLM, Mr. Lewis held various positions in the Tennessee Valley Authority, rising to the position of Chief of the Recreation Planning Section. Mr. Lewis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from Washington State University and a Master~s degree in Forestry from the University of Michigan.

JOE LIEBHAUSER - is the Regional Realty Officer - Land and Environmental Compliance Group Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation in the Lower Colorado Regional Office in Boulder City, Nevada. He is responsible for the management and oversight of Reclamation land acquisition, management and disposal. He is also responsible for management and oversight of recreation agreements and concessions operations under the Lower Colorado Regional Office, including coordination with the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management, as well as State and local partners. Prior to this position, Mr. Liebhauser worked for the Bureau of Land Management for 18 years in various positions such as Realty Specialist, Senior Realty Specialist, Senior Land Specialist, Environmental Coordinator, Back Country Byways Coordinator, Lands/Minerals Supervisor, Concessions Manager, and Area Manager. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration from California State University.

DELVIN LOPEZ - is District Ranger at the Cave Creek Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest in Scottsdale, Arizona. As District Ranger he oversees land stewardship programs for 640,000 acres of National Forest lands. Natural resources In his area include large wilderness areas, Arizona’s only Wild and Scenic River and two large reservoirs on the Verde River. Mr. Lopez has worked on the development of partnerships throughout his career. His efforts in fostering relationships have yielded significant improvement in natural resources and customer service. He started his career as a Forestry Technician on the Santa Fe National Forest, building trails, fences, and water projects and fighting fires. After graduating from New Mexico State University in 1979, Mr. Lopez moved on to management of livestock allotments, watershed and wildlife. His efforts changed centuries-old practices of grazing, leading to improved vegetative conditions and animal husbandry. In 1986, he became Central Arizona Project Liaison for the Forest Service in the reconstruction of four major dams by the Bureau of Reclamation. Mr. Lopez developed agreements that allowed the National Forest to construct $60 million worth of recreational facilities including a major visitor center, work center and ranger station at Roosevelt Lake. His current projects include in-reservoir fish habitat improvement, marina development, boating facility construction, and road re-construction. Along with two other units on the Forest, he has developed a Fee Demonstration Project which generates $2 million annually. This has allowed the Forest to improve operation and maintenance, recreation facilities and customer service. His development of contractual services for the collection and accounting of receipts through the use of automated fee machines has been used throughout the Southwest including in State parks and on Bureau of Land Management land in Arizona and California.

RAMIE LYNCH - is the Youth Programs Coordinator for the National Capital Region of the National Park Service. Under his leadership, innovative changes were implemented which increased participation to record levels and resulted in the youth programs of the region becoming both cost effective and beneficial to the youth of metropolitan Washington. Before undertaking this responsibility, he served as a Park Ranger and eventually became the Education Coordinator for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. During his time at the Mall, he developed new interpretive programs which highlighted African-American history at the Lincoln Memorial and FDR Memorial. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Jackson State University. While at Jackson State, Mr. Lynch worked as a co-op at Natchez National Historical Park. It was there that he was introduced to the mission of the National Park Service and decided to build a career in preserving and protecting our nation’s natural and cultural resources.

JAMES LYONS - is the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment. He directs the policies and supervises the activities and programs of the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (previously the Soil Conservation Service). Before being appointed to his present position, Mr. Lyons served from 1987 to 1993 as Staff Assistant with the House Committee on Agriculture, where he was responsible for the policy and legislative activities of the committee affecting forestry and natural resources, conservation, environmental issues, pesticides and food safety. Within that period, from 1989 through 1991, he was the Agricultural Advisor to then-Congressman Leon Panetta (D-CA), President Clinton’s former Chief of Staff. From March through December of 1986, Mr. Lyons was the Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms and Energy within the Committee on Agriculture. He previously served as Director of Resource Policy for the Society of American Foresters and was a Program Analyst with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Forest and Wildlife Management from Cook College, Rutgers University and a Master’s degree in Forestry from Yale University.

RICHARD MANUS - is the Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s field office in Price, Utah. He began his career in Riverside, California in 1969, working primarily on the off-road vehicle program. After six years, Mr. Manus moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho, and served as Area Manager for about 10 years, working on implementation of land use plans, development of elk winter range habitat, and creating recreational opportunities along the South Fork of the Snake River. Upon leaving Idaho, he served a three-year tour in the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the BLM. In 1987, Mr. Manus transferred out of Washington, D.C. and received an appointment as the Area Manager in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He moved to Utah in 1996. Mr. Manus is also currently serving as a member of the team that is developing a proposed statewide strategy for off-highway vehicle management on public lands in Utah.

ERIC MART - is the co-founder and President of the CLM Services Corporation of Palo Alto, California. The company, founded in 1981, provides outdoor recreation services on public lands in six western States. Mr. Mart was previously employed in the public sector, serving as a park operations manager for the regional open space agency in California. He also has extensive field experience with the National Park Service. Prior to his government service, Mr. Mart served as the Assi~tant Director of Alumni Activities for the California Alumni Association, University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Mart is also the President of the National Forest Recreation Association. He serves on the Board of Directors of both the American Recreation Coalition and the California Parks Hospitality Association and is a charter member of the California Roundtable on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism. Mr. Mart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from California State University at Hayward.

ELUID MARTINEZ - has been the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation since 1995. A distinguished engineer with extensive experience in water-resource planning and flood programs, Mr. Martinez served in the New Mexico Engineer’s Office for over 20 years1 working as the State Engineer and the Secretary of the New Mexico Interstate Council on Water Policy, among other positions. The first Hispanic American to serve as Commissioner in Reclamation’s history, Commissioner Martinez received his undergraduate degree in Engineering from New Mexico State University. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor.

BRUCE MATTHEWS - is President and Chief Executive Officer for the newly founded Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. Most recently, he was Chief of the Office of Information and Education for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He has been a member of the faculty of Cornell University’s Department of Natural Resources and Director of the award-winning New York Sportfishing and Aquatic Resources Education Program. Mr. Matthews also served on the Recreation and Leisure Studies faculty at Cortland College, teaching courses in outdoor and environmental education as well as directing the Adirondack Winter Studies program at the Raquette Lake Campus. While at Cortland, he also served as Executive Coordinator of the International Coalition for Education in the Outdoors, and edited the CEO’s TaDroot. Mr. Matthews has a Master of Science degree from Cortland College and a Bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College.

GARY MAULDIN - is the Manager of Watershed Technical Services in Resource Stewardship for the Tennessee Valley Authority. He is responsible for the development of standard processes and policies for the following: watershed improvement activities designed to improve water quality using collaborative techniques within the Tennessee River watershed; shoreline management on 11,000 miles of WA shoreline; natural resource management of 250,000 acres of WA land; and planning for and protection of WA natural resources and sensitive natural areas. Mr. Mauldin has over 19 years of service in WA. He is Chairman of the South East Federal Land Committee and served as an interagency representative for the President’s National Recreation Lakes Study Commission. Mr. Mauldin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

KATHERINE MCCOY - is the Director of Partners in Interpretation for the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. She currently is partnering with six different agencies collectively working to provide visitors with a wide variety of interpretative and educational nature- based programs. Prior to taking on her responsibilities at Mammoth, she was a special event coordinator and account manager for several nationally recognized cosmetic companies and owner of her own successful business. Ms. McCoy also teaches at the local community college.

JOE MEADE - is the Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources in the Southwestern Region of the USDA Forest Service. Mr. Meade recently completed two field leadership assignments: as Deputy Regional Forester for the Rocky Mountain Region and as Director of Public Affairs in the Southern Region. In addition, he continues to provide program leadership for Universal Designs for Accessibility, a program he reported to the Washington Office in 1991 to establish. Prior to this assignment, he was the Forest Service’s National Program Leader for Recreation Developed Sites, located in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the Recreation Staff in the Washington Office, Mr. Meade was the Public Affairs Officer and Forest Management Team member on the Ochoco National Forest in the Pacific Northwest Region. He began his career with the Forest Service in 1977, performing interpretive work at Forest Service visitor centers. In 1994, he was given the Secretary of Agriculture’s Honor Award for his efforts to establish a highly successful accessibility program. In 1986, Mr. Meade received the Presidential Award for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Handicapped Employee of the Year, and in 1978, he received a similar award from the State of Oregon. In Oregon, he served the Governor as Chairperson of the State’s Blind Commission, overseeing vocation rehabilitation. He also served as a representative on the State’s Independent Living Council.

DAVID MENSING - is the Outdoor Recreation Planner in the New Mexico State Office of the Bureau of Land Management. He began his career with BLM in 1971 at a time when the Bureau’s recreation program was in its formative stages. Since that time, he has played a key role in the development of the Bureau’s recreation and wilderness programs. While serving as one of the BLM’s senior outdoor recreation planners, Mr. Mensing was instrumental in shaping the Bureau’s guidance for the Wilderness Review Process, completed the initial on-the-ground location work for the southern-most segment of the Pacific Crest Trail, and helped launch the Bureau’s off highway vehicle competitive event and vehicle management programs. He also established the basic structure for the retired snowbirds’ Long Term Visitor Program in southern Arizona and California, was appointed team leader for the Bureau’s first Resource Management Plan, and served as one of the first BLM Desert Rangers, stationed near Las Vegas. He served on a national advertising advisory council sponsored by the Jeep Division of Chrysler Motors in 1990 and is currently Deputy Director for Region 7 of the National Association for Interpretation.

DENISE MERIDITH - is currently the State Director of the Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona State Office, a position she has held since I 9~5. During a year-long sabbatical from the BLM, Ms. Meridith was the President of the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce from 1998 to 1999. Ms. Meridith has had a 27- year career with the BLM and served as the Deputy Director for the Bureau from 1993 through 1995. Ms. Meridith was the first woman to hold the number two position at the BLM. She was the first female biologist at BLM, the first BLM career Senior Executive, and the first BLM African American State Director. After graduating from Cornell University in 1973, she worked as a Wildlife Biologist in the BLM’s Las Vegas, Nevada, Field Office. Ms. Meridith has since held jobs of increasing responsibility in Wildlife, Recreation, Environmental Science, and Management. Other BLM positions held by Ms. Meridith include: Environmental Coordinator and Chief of Resources in the BLM Eastern States Office until 1980; Deputy State Director for Lands and Renewable Resources at Eastern States from 1980 through 1986; Deputy State Director for Renewable Resources in the BLM’s California State Office from 1986 through 1991. In 1991, Ms. Meridith was named State Director of the BLM Eastern States Office, a post she held until becoming the BLM’s Deputy Director in 1993. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from Cornell University and a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California. She is a member of several professional and community organizations including the Greater Phoenix Black Chamber of Commerce, the Phoenix Federal Executive Association, the Judiciary Selection Advisory Board of the City of Phoenix, and the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. She is one of the original founders of the WOW - Wonderful Outdoor World Program, the cofounder of the Rediscover Our American Roots Program, and the cofounder of the Hospitality Pipeline Program. In 1987, Ms. Meridith received the Meritorious Service Award from the Department of the Interior.

EDWARD MORELAND - is the Washington Representative of the American Motorcyclist Association. Before joining AMA’s Government Relations team, he was employed in the Washington, D.C. office of the Atlanta, Georgia-based Kellen Company, a national trade association multi-management firm. Prior to his work at Kellen, Mr. Moreland worked for Senator David Durenberger (R-MN) and Representative/Senator Rod Grams (R-MN). He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.

JIM MURKIN - is Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s Casper, Wyoming field office. With over 25 years with the BLM in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, and the Washington, D.C. headquarters office, he has had extensive recreation management experience. During his career, he has served as an Outdoor Recreation Planner, District Manager, Deputy State Director for Resources, and as an Assistant District Manager for Minerals. Mr. Murkin has direct management oversight responsibilities for the new National Historic Trails Center scheduled to be open to the public in the Summer of 2001.

KYM MURPHY - is Corporate Vice President of Environmental Policy for the Walt Disney Company, a position he has held since April 1990. He was previously Senior Creative Director for Walt Disney Imagineering. Mr. Murphy is responsible for developing company-wide policies and programs to assure Disney’s active leadership in protecting and improving the environment throughout its business operations. He is also responsible for monitoring operations to ensure policy compliance. Mr. Murphy has detailed knowledge of the full spectrum of problems facing the environment and works closely with people throughout the company to devise programs that will protect and improve the environment. He joined Disney in 1978 and his first seven years were spent at Walt Disney Imagineering, where he was project manager for The Land and The Living Seas, which opened in 1986. He also served as Executive Show Producer for Typhoon Lagoon. Before joining Disney, he held management positions at Sea World, Marineland of the Pacific and at a consulting firm he formed in 1975. Mr. Murphy holds a degree in Zoology from Los Angeles State University and completed postgraduate work at San Diego State University.

RAY MURRAY - is a Team Leader for Planning and Partnerships for the National Park Service. Since 1987, he has coordinated park planning, environmental compliance and fund-raising activities and programs for 48 National Park units in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Arizona. He also managed the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act Program, Federal Lands-to-Parks and Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program serving those states. Mr. Murray has provided leadership in recent years on numerous special initiatives including: Economic Impacts of Parks, Rivers, Trails and Greenways; Visitor Use Management; Conflict Resolution; Brokering Partnerships; Tourism; Futures; Learning Centers; Desert Parks; Fund Raising; Planned Giving; Park Friends Groups; the California Roundtable on Parks, Recreation and Tourism; and the California Park and Recreation Leadership Institute. From 1977 to 1986, he managed a team which produced 26 self-guiding handbooks and audio-visual materials and training including Private Sector Involvement, Fees and Charges, Contract Services, Client-Oriented Marketing, Cost Cutting Strategies, Cutback Management and Design for Maintenance.

ANITA NOGUERA - is the National Outreach Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service where she endeavors to enhance internal and external Service outreach communication strategies and products. Ms. Noguera began her career in sales and marketing in the then-fledgling high-tech industry with Vydec Corporation, Exxon Office Systems, CPT Corporation, CDSC and GTE. In July 1992, she joined the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the Manager of Sales and Marketing for the Federal Duck Stamp Program. She reversed the downward sales trend of duck stamps, and successfully promoted the conservation aspects of the program and the products. Ms. Noguera received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication from Towson State University.

PAT O’BRIEN - is Executive Director of the National Forest Recreati6n Association. His responsibilities include the day-to-day operations of NFRA and maintaining contact with Federal agencies and Congressional offices. He has been active in recreational organizations that use Federal and State lands since 1987 and worked as a newspaper and wire-service reporter and editor in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Mr. O’Brien holds a Masters degree in Journalism from Ball State University.

BETSY OILMAN - is the Director of Federal Government Relations for the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Her duties include coordinating the Federal lobbying activities of the association and representing the membership before Congress. She also lobbies for NMMA’s affiliate associations, including the Personal Watercraft Industry Association and Marina Operators Association of America. She handles appropriations, environmental, public lands access, small business, tax, international trade, and other issues pending before Congress and regulatory agencies. Ms. Oilman joined the staff in 1997 as Legislative Representative and PAC Director. Prior to joining NMMA, she held several government relations positions at the American Public Power Association. Ms. Oilman has eight years of government relations experience in a trade association environment. She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives Government Relations section and Women in Government Relations. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from The American University in Washington, D.C. while working for U.S. Senator Gordon J. Humphrey (R-NH), and has completed graduate studies in Legislative Affairs at George Washington University.

HOWARD PARK - has been a consultant on safety and legislative issues for Bombardier Motor Corp. of America/Recreation Products Division since 1990. A major portion of Mr. Park’s work for Bombardier involves advising local personal watercraft (PWC) users and dealers and government officials on ways to resolve waterway use conflicts and achieve effective PWC regulation. Mr. Park is also a consultant for the Personal Watercraft Industry Association. He has held positions with Burson-Marsteller public relations, the American Automobile Association, the Wisconsin State Assembly and Rep. William L. Clay (D-MO). Mr. Park is a graduate of Beloit College and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

PHILIP PARSLEY - is the Technical Support Branch Chief in the Operations Division of the Savannah District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This branch provides support services for a variety of projects including three large multi-purpose lake projects. These projects have recreation, natural resource and fish/wildlife management, and hydropower among their authorized purposes. Mr. Parsley has worked as a park ranger and natural-resource manager in the Little Rock, Fort Worth and Savannah Districts. He was assigned as a natural resource management staff member at Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C., before coming to the Savannah District in 1988. His education and experience have concentrated on providing a healthful recreational experience for the visiting public while operating and maintaining the natural resources so as to ensure their availability for future generations.

RICHARD PATERSON - is Deputy Director of Recreation, Heritage and Wilderness Resources in the Washington Office of the USDA Forest Service. He was formerly on the recreation staff in the Rocky Mountain Region. Mr. Paterson also spent 15 years with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in recreation and environmental education. With TVA in the 1980’s, he pioneered marketing approaches to recreation and taught workshops on public sector marketing for most Federal and state land-managing agencies. Previously, he taught for nine years at Antioch University. Mr. Paterson has a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Education and Communications.

THOMAS PEEK - is the Resource Manager of Center Hill Lake with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the manager of Center Hill, he has been involved in a wide variety of natural resource programs, including shoreline management, recreation area management, fish and wildlife management, visitor assistance, environmental protection, historical and cultural properties protection, and contracting for services. Mr. Peek began his career with the Corps of Engineers as a Park Ranger at Old Hickory Lake in the Nashville District. He later served as a Park Ranger at Dale Hollow Lake. For nine years, Mr. Peek served as the Resource Manager at Laurel River Lake in Kentucky. He participated in the Career Development Program with an assignment from January through June of 1996 as an outdoor recreation planner in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Mr. Peek is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves and serves as the Executive Officer for the First Brigade of the 100th Division in Lexington, Kentucky. He has over 28 years of military service, combining both active and reserve duty. Mr. Peek received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Natural Resource Management from Tennessee Technological University.

BETH PENDLETON - is the Director of Public Services for the Alaska Region of the USDA Forest Service, a position she has held since 1998. She has regional leadership responsibilities for recreation, wilderness and heritage programs, as well as lands, minerals and geology, and public outreach. From 1995 through February 1998w Ms. Pendleton served as Co-Team Leader for the Tongass Land Management Plan Revision. She has also worked at the agency’s national headquarters in Washington, D.C., as a program manager in wildlife and fisheries where she worked on publications, natural resource policy, budget, and habitat conservation programs in Mexico. Ms. Pendleton has completed undergraduate and graduate programs in wildlife and fisheries biology, forestry and natural resources management, and communications.

KIM PRILL - is the Bureau of Land Management’s Montana State Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Coordinator. She began her career with the BLM in Montana in 1987 as a Personnel Clerk. From 1990 to 1998, Ms. Prill was a social scientist with the BLM in Montana. From 1998 until her present appointment, she was an Equal Opportunity Counselor for the BLM. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Eastern Montana College and a Master’s degree in Education in Organization Communication from Montana State University.

D. THOMAS ROSS - is the Assistant Director, Recreation and Conservation of the National Park Service. In that capacity, he oversees the national recreation and conservation partnership programs of the National Park Service including the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance, Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance, Urban Park and Recreation Recovery, Long Distance Trails, Federal Lands-to-Parks and the Heritage Area programs.

TIM SALT - is the California Desert District Manager for the Bureau of Land Management in Riverside, California. He began his 26-year career with the BLM in 1974 as an Outdoor Recreation Planner in the BLM’s Caliente Resource Area in Bakersfield, California. From 1977 through 1981, Mr. Salt was the District Outdoor Recreation Planner in Bakersfield, California. From 1981 through 1986, he was the Assistant District Manager for Lands and Renewable Resources, also in Bakersfield. Mr. Salt left California in 1986 and became the Area Manager for the BLM’s Mimbres Resource Area in Las Cruces, New Mexico. From 1992 through 1997, he held a series of positions in the BLM’s headquarters office in Washington, D.C. as Program Evaluation Specialist, Rangeland Reform Project Manager, Legislative Fellow for Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), Intergovernmental Group Manager, Western Rangelands Team Leader, and Senior Rangelands Management Specialist for Special Initiatives. Beginning in 1997, Mr. Salt served as the Associate District Manager in the BLMs California Desert District in Riverside, California until taking on his current assignment. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources Management from California State Polytechnic College, in San Luis Obispo, with specialties in Outdoor Recreation and Forest Resources. In 1997, he received the Department of the Interior’s Meritorious Service Honor Award.

RODGER SCHMITT - is the Group Manager for the Bureau of Land Management’s National Recreation Program. He oversees recreation, travel, tourism, and accessibility for persons with disabilities on the 264 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM in 11 Western States and Alaska. Mr. Schmitt has 29 years of professional natural resource management and outdoor recreation experience with various BLM positions and offices. Prior to his appointment to the Washington headquarters office, he served eight years as the Associate District Manager in Boise, Idaho, where he provided leadership support for the management of 5.5 million acres of public lands in southwestern Idaho. Earlier positions with the BLM included: Natural Resource Analyst; Manager of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area; and Senior Staff Member with the President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. Mr. Schmitt also spent several years in California where he held positions as Park Ranger, Senior Park Ranger, and Assistant Park Manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During his career with the BLM, Mr. Schmitt has received numerous awards and citations. He is also very active in the recreation profession, is the past President of the National Society of Park Resources, and is a Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Recreation and Park Association. Mr. Schmitt received a Bachelor of Arts degree In Business Administration from Humboldt State University ana a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Resources from Sacramento State University.

ERICH SCHUTTAUF - is the Government Affairs Coordinator for the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR). Prior to coming to AANR, he worked as an associate with the law firm of Zinober & McCrea, P.A. of Tampa, representing corporate and government clients in labor and employment matters. Mr. Schuttauf also worked as a law editor for CCH and authored two publications, Recruiting Manual for Manaaers and SuDervisors and Performance Management Manual for Managers and Supervisors. He is a member of both the Florida Bar and the Government Affairs Section of the American Society of Association Executives. Mr. Schuttauf earned his undergraduate degree in History from Purdue University and his J.D. degree from Duke University School of Law.

FRANCINE SHAW-WHITSON - is a Federal Lands Highway Program Engineer for the Federal Highway Administration. In that capacity, she is responsible for all travel, tourism and recreation initiatives, rural transportation initiatives, and working with partner agencies including the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Ms. Shaw-Whitson has worked for the Federal Highway Administration for over 14 years In various capacities. Most recently, she assisted in the coordination of the Western States Tourism Policy Council Conference. She is a recipient of the FHWA Administrator’s Special Achievement Award, the agency’s highest award. Ms. Shaw-Whitson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland.

DEBORAH SMITH - is the National Trails Coordinator for the Bureau of Land Management’s National Recreation Group in Washington, D.C. She has worked in a variety of capacities for the BLM as an Outdoor Recreation Planner over the last 15 years and in other positions with county, State, and National Parks. Most recently, Ms. Smith served in the California Desert District, in Riverside, and in the Palm Springs Field Office as a lead for the Wilderness Program after passage of the California Desert Protection Act. She has also served the BLM in Arizona and Idaho, working on off- highway vehicle management, interdisciplinary planning, river management, wilderness and Wilderness Study Area issues, interpretation, and a wide variety of trail projects.

MICHAEL SMITH - is Deputy Assistant Director for External Affairs of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In this capacity, he helps provide day-to-day management and supervision over the Service’s Congressional and Public Affairs functions and the Division of Federal Aid, which administers the Service’s two major grant programs to States under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration and Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Acts. Additionally, he helps provide oversight for the Service’s Office of Conservation Partnerships, Federal Duck Stamp Program, Office of the Native American Liaison, and Office of Research Coordination. Prior to his current position, Mr. Smith was the Chief of the Division of Education Outreach at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC). Before that assignment, he wAs the Assistant Regional Director for External Affairs for the agency’s eight-state “Mountain-Prairie” Region, headquartered in Denver. He began his career with the Service in 1975, following three years as a writer/broadcaster with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism/ Communication from Xavier University in Ohio and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Journalism/Conservation Communications from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

JOE SOVICK - is Chief of Recreation and Partnerships for the National Park Service’s eight-state Intermountain Region. His responsibilities include managing the Region’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program. Prior to joining the NPS in 1990, Mr. Sovick worked 10 years for the Bureau of Land Management, which included serving as project leader for the BLM New Mexico statewide wilderness study and as project manager for the 2Qth anniversary celebration of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. He started his career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Kansas City and later worked in Chicago with other Federal agencies on water resource proposals. Mr. Sovick has a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Benedict’s College in Atchison, Kansas.

HELEN SRAMEK - is the Director of Federal Relations for the American Automobile Association. In that capacity, she lobbies for the Association’s priorities and interests on Capitol Hill and with Federal Executive Branch agencies. Prior to joining AAA, Ms. Sramek worked for over 20 years in Washington, D.C. in both the Legislative and Executive Branches. She was Chief of Staff to Congressman Doug Bereuter (R-NE) and previously worked in the offices of two other Congressmen and a U.S. Senator. During the Bush Administration, she held a senior staff position at the Agency for International Development. She then served as a consultant to a major public and government relations firm where she worked with several international clients. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and did her graduate work at George Washington University.

HOMER STAVES - is the Vice President of International Sales and Marketing for Kampgrounds of America, Inc. Mr. Staves joined KOA in its infancy (1967) and is currently responsible for various marketing functions, including governmental relations and all international activities. His previous responsibilities have included franchise sales and development, corporate acquisition, and real estate. Mr. Staves served on the National Scenic Byways Advisory Committee and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Blue Ribbon Panel to evaluate nominations for National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Recreation Coalition and currently serves as Chairman of its Marketing Committee. Mr. Staves is also on the Board of Directors of the Travel Industry Association of America and serves on its USA Marketing Council, Discover USA Planning Committee, Discover America International PowWow Planning Committee, and Research Advisory Council. Mr. Staves received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Montana.

MARTY STERKEL - is the Assistant Regional Director of Partnerships for the Midwest Region of the National Park Service. He has been with the National Park Service for 17 years in a variety of positions, with a strong emphasis in outreach programs and partnering activities. Mr. Sterkel has worked as a Superintendent of Recreation in a municipal setting, a Federal aid administrator for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, and was employed as the Executive Director of the Nebraska Committee for Children and Youth. He has served as President of the Nebraska Recreation and Park Association and received that organization’s highest awards. He has also received national recognition for his professional work in the park and recreation profession. Mr. Sterkel received a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University, College of Forestry, Natural Resources. He received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in Adult and Continuing Education with an emphasis in Planning and Urbanism.

VAUGHN STOKES - is Director of Engineering for the USDA Forest Service. He has responsibility for Forest Service roads, bridges, buildings, dams, and hazardous materials. Mr. Stokes works with funding and management issues related to National Forest infrastructure. During his career with the Forest Service, he has also served in the management areas of recreation, fire, minerals, appeals and litigation, in addition to engineering. Mr. Stokes is a graduate of Brigham Young University.

DAVID STRUNK - serves as Branch Chief for the Social and Cultural Resources Branch in the Colorado State Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which helps manage the 8.3 million acres of public lands in Colorado. For the past two years, Mr. Strunk was the Acting Deputy State Director for the Resources Division in the Colorado State Office. Earlier in his career, Mr. Strunk was Senior Planner at the BLM Service Center in Denver, where he served as a principal instructor for Land Use Planning System courses throughout the Bureau. He also served on a team that prepared a major portion of the outdoor recreation component of the California Desert Conservation Area Management Plan. Mr. Strunk worked for a number of years in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., as a supervisor and recreation planner with the National Park Service. He began his professional career as a Park Planner with the New Jersey State Parks Agency, following several seasonal jobs with the USDA Forest Service in the West. He also has over eight years of experience in testing, counseling, and training. Mr. Strunk has taught more than 25 career-development classes and organizational-management courses for the BLM’s National Management and Leadership Workshops, for employees of Interior agencies at the Department’s Denver Learning Center, as well as for BLM employees throughout Colorado.

DENNIS SZEFEL - was elected President of Delaware North Parks Services in 1993 by the Board of Directors of Delaware North Companies Incorporated (DNC), its parent corporation. As President, Mr. Szefel develops, implements and diredts the subsidiary’s objectives, which include ensuring growth in revenues, financial stability and quality of service. In addition to his operational responsibilities, Mr. Szefel approves the administrative policies of Delaware North Parks Services, overseeing compliance with DNC’s management philosophy of respecting preserved lands as natural resources and assuming an active role in promoting environmental excellence. Mr. Szefel has been with DNC for more than a quarter of a century. Throughout his career, he has tackled positions of increasing responsibility with DNC and three of its primary food-service and recreation-management subsidiaries: Sportservice Corporation, Air Terminal Services Inc. (now CA One Services Inc.) and Delaware North Parks Services. Mr. Szefel is also active in local church and community organizations including the Buffalo Public Schools Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Occupational Education. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, and has completed Harvard Business School’s Program in Management Development.

THOMAS TAIT - is Executive Director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, a position he has held for the past six years. He oversees the activities of the commission’s Tourism Division and its Publications Division, which produces Nevada Magazine, the State’s official periodical. Prior to that, he was Director of Marketing with the same organization for three years. In 1984, Mr. Tait took a two-year hiatus to serve as Vice President of Marketing and Development for the 7,000-member National District Attorneys Association, based in Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Tait chairs the Western States Tourism Policy Council, the organization of tourism directors from the eight western States, and is a sustaining member of the board of the Travel Industry Association of America. He is a member of the National Park Service Advisory Board’s Committee on Tourism. During his career, he has produced and directed over 125 major conferences, conventions and events both in Nevada and around the world.

JIM THAXTON - is Executive Director of the Professional Paddlesports Association, a position he has held since 1990. Mr. Thaxton coaches a staff of five who serve over 500 canoe/kayak/raft rentals businesses, outfitters, seakayak companies, guided rafting companies, paddlesports retailers, instructors and manufacturers. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Recreation Coalition, the American Canoe Association, Paddlesports Publishing, Inc., the newly formed Paddlesports Insurance Corporation, and the Licking River Watershed Watch Association. Mr. Thaxton has also been an ouffitter, teacher, naval aviator, carpenter, and stagehand among other things. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas More College and a Master’s degree from Northern Kentucky University.

R. DEAN TICE - is the Executive Director of the National Recreation and Park Association. He joined NRPA in 1986 after serving 40 years in the United States Army. His assignments prior to joining NRPA included serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel and Force Management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense where he was responsible for all manpower programs of the Armed Forces, including the morale, welfare and recreation policies for the Armed Forces. Subsequent to that tour, he established the DOD Task Force~on Drug Enforcement, reporting to the Secretary of Defense and the Vice President of the United States. Mr. Tice is listed in Who’s Who in America and is a member of the Officers Candidate Hall of Fame, and the Kansas Park and Recreation Hall of Fame. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Coalition for Recreational Trails. Mr. Tice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Military Science and Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from George Washington University. His military schooling included the Army Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

DANA WATTS - is the Executive Director of Leave No Trace, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes and inspires responsible outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. Ms. West joined Leave No Trace six months after its inception in May 1995. She has helped enlist more than 200 public and private partners to support the national program, including the National Outdoor Leadership School, L.L. Bean, Tom’s of Maine, the Walt Disney Company, the National Forest Foundation and the National Environmental Education Training Foundation. Prior to Leave No Trace, Ms. Watts worked on education/outreach campaigns for Doyle & Barnett Marketing in Denver, Colorado and for the public relations firm Ogilvy, Adams and Rinehart in Washington, D.C. Ms. Watts has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of West Virginia.

ANGELA WEST - is the State Recreation Advisor for the Bureau of Land Management’s New Mexico State Office. Ms. West has over 20 years of experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams of planners and natural resource specialists. She has directed many environmental impact and regional planning studies, ranging from specific site plans to comprehensive studies that merge multiple natural resource plans and environmental assessments. Ms. West has developed and implemented innovative computer modeling systems in planning and management studies, integrating these with remote sensing data and geographic information systems (GIS), and used these as a fundamental component for designing natural resource monitoring programs. Most recently, Ms. West researched and wrote two publications that describe many of the ecological and economic benefits derived from outdoor recreation, cultural tourism, and ecotourism, including the contribution they make to the sustainable quality of life in New Mexico, and throughout the Mexico/U.S. border States. She serves on the Tourism Association of New Mexico Board of Directors and is a member of the American Rivers Association. She has accrued over 16 years of experience with the BLM, serving as a supervisor, planner, and project manager for numerous environmental assessments and wilderness and recreation programs. Ms. West has worked with numerous indigenous communities both within the United States and Mexico on projects that include Forest Management Plans for Tribal lands in Montana and Cultural Resource Plans in New Mexico. Ms. West also completed an environmental report for the Rio Grande Rail Project which involved an in-depth socio-economic analysis for the Native American communities along the Rio Grande Corridor. Ms. West holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education and a Master of Arts degree in Outdoor Recreation Planning. She has published and presented numerous papers pertaining to different aspects of managing cultural, wilderness, and recreation resources both nationally and internationally, including three World Congresses.

DANIEL WEST - is the Chief of Ohio State Parks. Prior to taking on this assignment, he served as Assistant Chief for the Ohio system. He served on the board for the Great Lakes Park Training Institute as well. Mr. West helped initiate the ‘Write Right to the Chief’ customer response survey, which measured a marked improvement in park visitors’ satisfaction. He has been asked to speak at various conferences and seminars, both locally and nationally, on several Ohio State Parks success stories, including “Adding Value to Outdoor Recreation,” and customer feedback systems. Mr. West was a former Park Manager at Alum Creek State Park, which saw more than one million visitors annually. He was also a Department Personnel Administrator for several years. Mr. West served in the U.S. Army in Frankfurt, Germany. He is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in Parks and Recreation Administration.

PAUL WRIGHT - is currently serving as the USDA Forest Service Recreation Business Service Team Leader for the Southern Region - supporting 14 national forests across 13 states and Puerto Rico. He is responsible for advancing the use of sound business principles in the recreation programs of the Southern national forests. Mr. Wright has worked for the Forest Service for more than 20 years, following graduation as a landscape architect from Syracuse University and a two-year tour with the municipal Department of Parks and Recreation in Syracuse. He has worked in California, Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, and has been a Georgia resident twice during his career. Mr. Wright’s travels with the Forest Service have allowed him to work in virtually every aspect of outdoor recreation - from leading a pack string through the Sierra Nevada backcountry to running a roto-rooter through the perennially clogged sewer lines of the Pisgah National Forest. He completed post- graduate work at Michigan State University in Parks and Recreation Marketing, and was selected by the Forest Service to lead the team that designed and built the highly acclaimed Ocoee Whitewater Center - site of the 1996 Olympic Canoe and Kayak slalom competitions. He is an 11-time recipient of the United States Department of Agriculture Merit Award, and was presented with the USDA Honor Award and the Vice President’s “Hammer” for his contribution to the Centennial Olympic Games.

JOHN YANCY - is Associate Regional Director for Resource Stewardship, Partnership and Science with the Southeastern Region of the National Park Service. As Associate Regional Director, he leads resource, partnership and science efforts that focus on policy development and oversight for 68 parks within nine states and two territories. His professional assignments include 25 years of service with the USDA Forest Service during which he served as a Forest Supervisor for the National Forests in Alabama and as a District Ranger. He has also served a special assignment on the staff of Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI). He is a life member of Optirriist International and holds or has held leadership positions in numerous other professional and social organizations. Mr. Yancy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management with a minor in Outdoor Recreation from Iowa State University.

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Supplementary Biographies

JAMES LOACH - is the Associate Regional Director for Park Operations and Education for the National Park Service. From 1988 to 1992, he served in Washington, D.C., first in the Ranger Activities Division and then as a Staff Assistant in the Assistant Secretary’s Office. Prior to coming to Washington, Mr. Loach served 17 years as a Ranger in the parks, including: six years in Yosemite National Park, three years at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and various assignments at Assateague Island National Seashore, Delaware Water Gap, Natural Bridges National Monument, Little Big Horn Battlefield, Big Bend, Harper’s Ferry, and Castillo de San M~rcos. He holds a Master of Arts degree in American History from the University of Delaware.

STEPHEN MAURER - is Director of Publications for the Public Lands Interpretative Association and Project Leader for the development of Internet-based Public Lands Information Centers under the Web site address of www.Dubliclands.org. Mr. Maurer is the award-winning author of several books and river guides. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in Journalism and American History.

BOB WATTENDORF - is the Marketing and Special Projects Coordinator of the Division of Freshwater Fisheries for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. His responsibilities include promoting freshwater fishing, generating funds for conservation, and serving as liaison to a variety of government and non- government agencies involved in fisheries management. Mr. Wattendorf is a certified fisheries biologist (American Fisheries Society) and has worked for the state of Florida for over 20 years, originally with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission and now with its successor agency. He has a Master’s degree in Fisheries Science from North Carolina State University and a Master’s degree in Executive Management from Florida State University.
 

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