Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy Governance Structure Members Board of Directors Members: Arkansas Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Texas Wisconsin Ex-officio Members: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USDA-NRCS Keystone Monarch Collaborative Jeffrey Crow Wayne Rosenthal Mark Reiter Dale Garner Chris Berens Greg Johnson Bill Moritz (Chair) Jim Leach Sara Parker-Pauley Jim Douglas Terry Steinwand Mike Miller JD Strong Tom Kirschenmann Ross Melinchuk Paul Johansen Erin Crane Kelley Myers Lee Davis Richard Young Invited (no representative named at this time) Executive Committee State Iowa Michigan Missouri Ohio Texas Dale Garner Bill Moritz (Chair) Sara Parker-Pauley Mike Miller Ross Melinchuk Paul Johansen
Technical Steering Committee Michigan DNR Texas Parks and Wildlife AFWA Pheasants/Quail Forever Dan Kennedy Ben Hutchins Susan Olcott Jonathan Mawdsley Elsa Gallagher Agriculture/Private Working Lands Technical Work Group Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund Environmental Defense Fund Environmental Defense Fund Illinois Farm Bureau Iowa State University Missouri DOC NRCS NRCS Ohio DNR Oklahoma Farm Bureau University of Northern Iowa Pete Berthelsen Audrey Archer David Wolfe Bob Caveny Lyndsey Ramsey Steve Bradbury Brent Vandeloecht Lee Davis James Cronin Jeff Burris Marla Peek Casey Bergthold Laura McIver Laura Jackson Kelly Srigley Werner Dave Walker Doug Helmers Ray Moranz Sarah Foltz Jordan Protected Natural Lands Technical Work Group BLM Forest Service Forest Service Michigan DNR NRPA The Nature Conservancy Maria Ulloa Bustos Sierra Patterson Dennis Krusac Ann Holtrop Dan Kennedy Rich Dolesh Josh Divan Jay Pruett AnnMarie Krmpotich
Rights-of-Way Technical Work Group American Electric Power Associated Electric Cooperative CN Railway Illinois DOT Indiana DNR NiSource Energy Resources Center - UIC Sand County Foundation Texas DOT Western Farmers Electric Coop Tim Lohner Rob LeForce Kari Harris Kristi Dodson Stephanie Dobbs Kelsey Pearman Alison Cariveau Brian Kortum Erin Holmes Iris Caldwell Neil Palmer Dennis Markwardt Marci Lininger John McCreight Jennifer Hopwood Urban and Developed Areas Technical Work Group City of St. Louis Field Museum Missourians for Monarchs NRPA West Virginia DNR Catherine Werner Abigail Derby Lewis Bob Lee Cora Preston Rich Dolesh Manja Holland Patrick Fitzgerald Mara Koenig Susan Olcott Outreach and Education Technical Work Group UMN Monarch Lab University of Illinois Cora Preston Mary Phillips Drew Larson Katie-Lyn Bunney Michael Jeffords Mara Koenig
Research, Monitoring, and Adaptive Management Technical Work Group AFWA Oklahoma State University St. Louis Zoo UMN Monarch Lab USGS USGS Jonathan Mawdsley Alison Cariveau Kristen Baum Ed Spevak Karen Oberhauser Kelly Nail Wayne Thogmartin Steve Hilburger Habitat Allocation and Goals (north core) Technical Work Group Missouri DOC Ohio DNR University of Minnesota Wisconsin DNR Ann Holtrop Brent Vandeloecht Kate Parsons Eric Lonsdorf Owen Boyle Habitat Allocation and Goals (south core) Technical Work Group Arkansas GFC Kansas Parks, Wildlife, and Tourism Kansas State University Oklahoma DWC Oklahoma State University Texas Parks and Wildlife University of Minnesota Allison Fowler Zac Eddy Shelly Wiggam Matt Fullerton Kristen Baum Ben Hutchins Eric Lonsdorf Kelley Myers
Policy Team American Soybean Association Wayne Fredericks Mike Chandler Lekha Knuffman Eric Zach