PRESIDENT
The President is responsible for organizing and presiding over meetings. The President must be a member of the Society. Only the President may officially represent the Chapter on business of the Society. |
| | Julia F. Nerbonne
Term: 2008 – 2010
Contact:
2233 University Ave. W. Suite 210 Saint Paul, MN 55414 e-mail: jnerbonne@hecua.org
phone: (651) 646-8831
fax: (651)659-9421 | BIOGRAPHY: Julia is on the faculty of HECUA and the University of Minnesota. Preparing students for the real world is one of her primary passions. She has devoted much of her energy over the past 14 years to helping herstudents learn, both in the classroom and in the community. Her professional interests center on the relationship between natural systems and human action. She has a long-standing interest in charting the relationship between science and citizen empowerment. Her current focus is on individual knowledge and attitudes and how they impact environmental behavior. She considers myself to be part of a broader movement that embraces local communities, researching questions that they have identified, and working with them to better understand how to take action in their communities. |
VICE-PRESIDENT
The Vice-President shall receive reports from committees, arrange meetings and other activities, and perform the duties of the President when the latter is absent. The Vice-President must be a member of the Society. |
| | Bruce Vondracek Term: Fall 2007 - Spring 2010
Contact:
Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit University of Minnesota 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108
e-mail:bvondrac@umn.edu
phone:(612) 624-8748 | BIOGRAPHY:
Bruce Vondracek is the Assistant Unit Leader – Fisheries at the U.S. Geological Survey’s, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Bruce is also an adjunct faculty member of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota. Bruce received a B.S. and M.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis a number of years ago. Since arriving in Minnesota over 15 years ago, Bruce has done extensive research on the interactions of land use, water quality, channel morphology, fish and macroinvertebrates in streams, primarily in the agricultural regions of Minnesota and North Dakota.
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CONSERVATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
This Committee Chairperson will lead the Committee charged with keeping Chapter members informed about current conservation issues on a local, regional, or global scale. The Committee will report at Chapter meetings. |
| | Kristen Blann
Term: 2008-2010 Contact:
e-mail: kblann@umn.edu | BIOGRAPHY:
Kristen Blann holds a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology (2004) from the University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology where she studied landscape-scale influences on coldwater stream fish communities in the Driftless area of the Upper Mississippi River, working with Dr. Bruce Vondracek. She joined The Nature Conservancy science staff as a Freshwater Ecologist in January 2006, where she has provided technical leadership for aquatic Conservation Action Plans for TNC's priority watersheds, lakes and streams in Iowa and Minnesota, and is currently working on plans for TNC's aquatic landscapes in the Kettle, Snake, and Upper St. Croix rivers of Minnesota and Wisconsin. In 2008, she completed a statewide conservation portfolio for TNC, including a report co-authored with Meredith Cornett "Identifying Lake Conservation Priorities for The Nature Conservancy in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota: Volume I". Prior to her work at The Nature Conservancy, Dr. Blann held a postdoctoral position with the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center exploring the impact of agricultural tile drainage on aquatic ecosystems. In her spare time, she gardens and raises sheep on 8 acres in central Minnesota north of Little Falls, and plays music with friends. |
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The CFO shall collect dues, maintain accounts, and collect and distribute funds for Chapter activities. The CFO shall coordinate fund raising activities. The CFO must be a member of the Society. |
| | Ann Pierce
Term: Fall 2007 - Spring 2010 Contact:
2300 Silver Creek Road, NE
Rochester, MN 55906
e-mail: ann.pierce@dnr.state.mn.us
phone: 507-280-5076 | BIOGRAPHY:
Ann Pierce currently works for the State of Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources as the Southern Regional Ecologist. In this role she works with agency staff, governmental units, and landowners to help maintain and enhance the biodiversity of southern Minnesota. Ann received a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of
Minnesota and a Masters from the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point in Forest Ecology.
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SECRETARY
The Secretary records minutes, administers correspondence between the Chapter and the Society, and maintains historical records and a roster of members. The Secretary must be a member of the Society. |
| Emily Schilling | BIOGRAPHY:
Emily Schilling is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology and Environmental Sciences in the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Maine. Her Ph.D. research focuses on predicting the distribution of naturally fishless lakes across the landscape with GIS and paleolimnological techniques, and assessing the effects of introduced fish on native fishless lake macroinvertebrate communities. Emily is broadly interested in understanding physical and biological processes that influence the distribution of freshwater species across the landscape, and how freshwater communities are altered by the introduction of non-native predators. Having recently moved to the Twin Cities, Emily hopes to learn more about current conservation issues in Minnesota through her involvement with MN SCB.
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AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE
This Representative will serve as a liaison between the board and the Chapter membership, and will represent the concerns of a diverse membership population. |
| | Jim Manolis
Term: 2008-2010 | BIOGRAPHY:
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