Meet the Board and Steering Committee

National Partnership for the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries

The National Partnership for the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries is a consortium of public agencies and non-governmental organizations with an interest in sustaining the health of coldwater fisheries in the United States. The Partnership exercises oversight over the Whirling Disease Research Initiative and evaluates other fisheries-health problems as potential subjects for integrated national research initiatives. Detailed scientific direction of the Whirling Disease Initiative is provided by the Whirling Disease Steering Committee. The Montana Water Center manages the Initiative, and funding comes from the US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Board of Representatives

Thomas Bell
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program
4050 Bridger Canyon Road
Bozeman, MT 59715
Phone: 406.585.9010
Fax: 406.582.0242
thomas_a_bell@fws.gov
Buddy Jensen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Chief Division of Fish Hatcheries
4401 N Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703.358.1715
Fax: 703.358.2210

buddy_jensen@fws.gov
Dave Cross
US Department of Agriculture, US Forest Service
National Fisheries Program Leader
Mail Stop 1121
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington DC, 20250-1121
Phone: 202.205.0951
Fax: 202.205.1599
dcross01@fs.fed.us
Don Prichard
Bureau of Land Management
Fishery Biologist/Riparian-Wetland Specialist
Denver Federal Center, Building 50 PO Box 25047
Denver, CO 80225-0047
Phone: 303.236.0162
Fax: 303.236.3508
don_prichard@blm.gov
Mike Stone
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Fisheries Chief WY Game and Fish Department
5400 Bishop Blvd
Cheyenne, WY 82006
Phone: 307.777.4559
Fax: 307.777.4611
mike.stone@wgf.state.wy.us
Eileen Ryce
American Fisheries Society
ANS Coordinator
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 1420 East 6 th Ave
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: 406.444.2448
Fax: 406.444.4952
eryce@state.mt.us
VACANT, TBA
US Geological Survey
Director Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
211 AJM Johnson Hall-Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3492
Phone: 406.994.5304
Fax: 406.994.6556
Jim Tilmant
National Park Service/Water Resources Division
1201 Oak Ridge Drive
Suite 250
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970.225.3547
Fax:
jim_tilmant@nps.gov
Dave Nickum
National Trout Unlimited
Regional Director, Colorado Trout Unlimited
Western Water Project & CO Council 1320 Pearl Street Ste 320
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303.440.2937
Fax: 303.440.7933
dnickum@tu.org
Robin Schrock
US Geological Survey
Asst. Program Coordinator Fisheries Aquatic Resources
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 300
Reston, VA 20192
Phone: 703.648.4066
Fax: 703.648.4039
Robin_schrock@usgs.gov
Jay Thompson
Bureau of Land Management
Fisheries Biologist
CSO 932 2850 Youngfield Street
Lakewood, CO 80215-7093
Phone: 303.239.3724
Fax: 303.239.3799
jay_thompson@blm.gov
 

Whirling Disease Steering Committee

Bob Gresswell
USGS, Biological Resources Division
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
229 AJM Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717-3492
Phone: 406.522.7379 (H) 406.994.7085 (temp W)
Fax: 406.994.6556
robert_gresswell@usgs.gov
Mark Jones
State Fisheries Representative West Infected Region
Colorado Division of Wildlife
317 W Prospect Street
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: 970.472.4361
Fax: 970.472.4457
mark.jones@state.co.us

Beth MacConnell
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish Health Center
920 Technology Blvd Ste G
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: 406.582.8656
Fax: 406.587.3998
beth_macconnell@fws.gov

Steve Wolff
Staff Aquatic Biologist Office of the Director
Wyoming Game & Fish Department
5400 Bishop Blvd
Cheyenne, WY 82006
Phone: 307.777.4673
Fax: 307.777.4677
steve.wolff@wgf.state.wy.us

Phil Hulbert
State Fisheries Representative East Infected Region
NYSDEC Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources
Bureau of Fisheries – 5th Floor 625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4753
Phone: 518.402.8890
Fax: 518.402.8925
pxhulber@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Dave Kumlien
Executive Director
Whirling Disease Foundation
PO Box 327
Bozeman, MT 59771-0327
Phone: 406.585.0860
whirling2@mcn.net
Dick Vincent
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1400 South 19th
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: 406.994.3551
Fax: 406.994.4090
rvincent@montana.edu

Liz Galli-Noble, Project Director
Montana Water Center
101 Huffman Building
Montana State University
Bozeman , Montana 59717-2690
Phone: 406.994.4841
Fax: 406.994.1774
lgnoble@montana.edu