2021 Planning Committee Roster

Thank you to our 2021 Annual Meeting Planning Committee Team

Photo by Eveline Larrucea, from the 2020 Annual Meeting Widlife Photo Slideshow

Meeting Chair/President-Elect TWS-WS
Plenary Presentation Chair; Contributed Paper Sessions

Dan Airola
President TWS-WS; Membership Forum Kelly Holland
Professional Development Committee TWS-WS Janine Payne
Program Director Cynthia Perrine
Meeting Planner & Project Manager Candace Renger
Audio Visual Tech Team

Sam Sosa, Chair
Stephanie Herbert
Don Yasuda
Ona Alminas
Ivan Parr
John McNerney
Janine Payne
Cynthia Perrine
Brandon Noonan (Video Production)

Awards Ceremony

Rich Burg
Kelly Holland

Birds of a Feather Sessions Team Janine Payne
Ivan Parr
Bobby Vogt
John Muir Laws
Helen Raine
Doug Bell
Ona Alminas
Trisha Velasquez
Katie Smith
Bayan Ahmed
Elizabeth Meisman
Cynthia Perrine
Breakfast Roundtables Lisa Fields (Chair)
Shay Zanetti
Wendy Loeffler
Kelly Holland
Chapter Leaders Meeting Chair Cynthia Perrine
Diversity Forum & Team

Bayan Ahmed (Chair)
Callie Amoaku
Kieran Hughes

Keynote Presentation Kelley Stewart
Meeting Registration Cari Shaw
Photographer Janine Payne
Poster Session Allison Fuller
Carlos Alvarado
Program Booklet Debra Hawk
Rick Williams
Retirees Meeting Mike Chapel
Silent Auction Susanne Marczak (Chair)
John McNerney
Colleen Wisinski
Patti Krueger
Junko Hoshi
Sponsorship Program & Virtual Exhibit Hall

Callie Amoaku
Summer Pardo

Student Affairs/Student-Professional Mixer & Mentoring Program

Katie Smith (Chair)
Elizabeth Meisman
David “Doc Quack” Riensche
Junko Hoshi
Trisha Velasquez
Colleen Wisinski
Katie Rock (Cal Poly)
Bruce Markman (UC Davis)
Alhees Basharmal(UCSB)
Neriah Foye (SFSU)
Carolyn Buesch

Student Judging Program Brian Barton
Elizabeth Meisman
Trivia & Quiz Bowl Rhys Evans, Chair
Rick Spaulding
Stephanie Herbert
Ivan Parr
Lizzi Meisman
Barbara Clucas
Colleen Wisinski
Keeli Marvel
Ellie Grugel Russell
Volunteer Program Kristin Burgess
Carolyn Buesch
Wildlife Kids Activites Team Luma Fowler
Wildlife Slideshow Eveline Larrucea
Committee Team

Matthew Bettelheim
Michael Carbiener
Kelly Bartron

Workshops  
Federal Job Application Workshop Rhys Evans
How “Not” to Give a Scientific Presentation Jon Hooper
Job Interview Panel Dave Wyatt
Publishing and Peer-Reviewing Scholarly Papers Rocky Gutierrez
Resume Workshops & Review Kristina Hunt
Wildlife Career Panel Colleen Wisinski, Chair
Katie Smith
Summer Pardo
Trisha Velasquez
Katie Smith
Bruce Markman
Taylor Sandate
Wildlife Photography 

Bobby Vogt
Ivan Parr

Virtual Meeting 101 Elizabeth Meisman
Katie Smith
Ivan Parr
Session Chairs Jeff Alvarez, Brian Cypher, Rocky Gutierrez, Linda Leeman, Rachel Mazur, Dave Riensche, John Keane, Angela Amlin, Rhys Evans, Thad Heater, Joseph Szewczak, Esther Burkett, Melinda Mohamid, Susanne Marczak, John McNerney, Carlos Alvarado and Allison Fuller