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About MW PARC

Co-chairs

MW PARC is managed by two co-chair positions, each serving a two-year term. The co-chairs are responsible for:

  • organizing the annual meeting

  • coordinating content on the webpage

  • serving as voting members on National PARC’s Joint National Steering Committee (JNSC);

  • reporting regional activities and project progress to the JNSC

  • reporting National PARC activities and project progress to regional working group members

  • representing PARC at regional and local conferences and events

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Please see the Co-Chair Roles and Responsibilities document for more details.

Current Co-chairs:

Callie in waders and smiling while holding two Blanding's Turtles.

Callie Klatt-Golba, Ph.D.

Co-chair of MW PARC

Curator of Turtle Conservation @ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences

Mic wearing a wide brimmed hat holds a Redbelly Snake.

Michael Rohde

Co- chair of MW PARC

Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D. candidate) in Wildlife Ecology @ Iowa State university

Advisory Board

Midwest PARC can have up to 12 advisory board members, plus a member for each MW PARC state chapter. Board members currently serve for a term of two years, starting in January. Advisory board members are expected to:

  • Attend monthly board meetings (web conference)

  • Provide advice and ideas about activities, meeting planning, and directions or projects for Co-chairs to consider

  • Attend the annual conference

  • Advocate for MW PARC and help connect the organization with additional partners

  • Recruit potential future advisory board members

 

Please see the Advisory Board Roles and Recommendations document for more details. 

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Interested in joining the board, or in recommending someone to join the board?

Contact parcmidwest@gmail.com

Current Board Members:
Tayler smiles while holding a Box Turtle.
Tayler MacDonald, B.S.

Senior Environmental Specialist @ Missouri Dept. of Transportation

LinkedIn

Joey holds a snake with tongs while standing in a field.
Joey Cannizzaro, M.Sc.

Ph.D. student @ U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Illinois (Treasurer)

Personal website

Gary Casper smiling and holding a turtle by a river.
Gary S. Casper, Ph.D.

Director of Biodiversity Programs, Mequon Nature Preserve

Wisconsin (State chapter rep.)

Nicole holds a large Black Racer snake while wearing high visibility clothing.
Nicole Hafer-Lipstreu, M.Sc.

Environmental Specialist 2 (Biologist) @ Ohio Department of Transportation

Ohio (State chapter rep.)

Drew smiles while writing field notes in a notebook.
Drew Davis, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Eastern New Mexico University

Personal website

Emma holding a Softshell Turtle while wearing waders near a boat launch.
Emma Buckardt, M.S.

Ph.D. student @ University of Missouri - Columbia

Jacob smiling and posing in a cave.
Jacob Schaefer, B.S.

Masters Student @ University of Alabama - Huntsville

Nicole smiling at the camera wearing sunglasses and a hat.
Nicole Palenske Ladner, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor @ Central College

Iowa

Daren stands in front of a meandering floodplain.
J. Daren Riedle, Ph.D.

Wildlife Diversity Coordinator @ KS Dept. of Wildlife, Parks, & Tourism

Kansas

Tricia Markle holidng telemetered turtle
Tricia Markle, Ph.D.

Conservation Research Scientist @ Minnesota Zoo

Minnesota

Conserving MN's Turtles

Ashley holding a snake with a snake hook and standing in a marsh.
Ashley Taylor

Lead Animal Care Specialist - Herps.

Brookfield Zoo

Illinois

Monica smiling and standing in front of varied rock formations.
Monica Macoubrie, M.Sc.

Wildlife Education Specialist @ Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Nebraska

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Matthew Klein, B.S.

Master's Student @ West Virginia University

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Kevin Green, B.S.

Master's Student @ Eastern New Mexico University

Jen wearing a bug net smiles and holds a Painted Turtle.
Jen Y. Lamb, Ph.D.

Assoc. Professor @ St. Cloud State Uni.

Minnesota

Personal website

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Anna Slocum, B.S.

Organics Analyst - Trace Analytical Laboratories

State Chapters

In the Midwest region, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin have PARC state chapters.

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Interested in starting a chapter in your home-state in the Midwest region? Contact MW PARC for more information.

Boreal chorus frog by M. Youngquist.

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