Officers
President: Blake Podhajsky, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Vice President: Aaron Meier, Nevada Department of Wildlife
Secretary: Joanne Martonik, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
Treasurer: Judy Stokes Weber, Vermont
Immediate Past President: Lance Cherry, Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports
2024 Conference Coordinator: Paige Pearson, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Board of Directors
Linda DiPiano, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife (2024)
Fairley Mahlum, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (2024)
Paige Pearson, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (2024)
Dan Dennison, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (2025)
James Pitman, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (2025)
Sarah Southerland, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (2025)
Brent Drinkut, Indiana Department of Wildlife Resources (2026)
Bobby Jones, Nevada Department of Wildlife (2026)
Beth Quillian, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (2026)
Committees
Auditing: Appointed by President at Conference
Auction: Jason Harmon, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Awards (Co-chair): Chris Martin, Wyoming Game & Fish Department;
Awards (Co-chair): Beth Quillian, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife;
Awards (member): Aaron Meier, Nevada Department of Wildlife;
Awards (member): Sara Correa, Westervelt Ecological Services
Future Conference Hosts: Kay Ellerhoff, Montana
Membership/Communications Chair: Scott Ball, Florida
Scholarships (Chair): Joanne Martonik, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation;
Linda DiPiano, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife;
Ways & Means: Micah Holmes, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Webmaster: Scott Ball, Florida
Liaisons
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies: (vacant)
Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA): Phil Bloom, Indiana
State & Federal Relationships: (vacant)
Legal Counsel
Sean Scoggin
1720 Carey Ave., Ste. 520
Cheyenne, WY 82001
