Board of Advisors

board of advisors
	William J. Barmore, Jr. Biologist (retired), Grand Teton National Park Bill retired from the National Park Service in 1986 with thirty years of government service in both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. He has been active in environmental issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for many years. He is pictured here holding his recently published book entitled Ecology of Ungulates and their Winter Range in Northern Yellowstone National Park: Research and Synthesis 1962-1970.
	Franz J. Camenzind Executive Director, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance Franz has been the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance since 1996. He is also a successful filmmaker and photographer and has spent time researching wildlife and raptor populations throughout the Rockies. Visit the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance online.
	Barrie K. Gilbert Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Utah State University Barrie is an emeritus senior scientist in the conservation biology program at Utah State University. His work garnered him the “Giant of the Bear World” award by the Great Bear Foundation in 1996. Barrie recently completed a report on the effects of off-road vehicles on wildlife in the Rocky Mountain front division of the Lewis and Clark National Forest.
	Lynn Maguire Professor, Duke University Lynn is associate professor of environmental management and director of professional studies in the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University. She teaches decision analysis, conflict resolution, and professional ethics.
	Tom Mangelsen Wildlife Photographer; Co-Founder, The Cougar Fund Tom is a renowned wildlife and nature photographer. A long-time Jackson resident, Tom is active in conservation activities in the valley and co-founded the non-profit Cougar Fund, whose mission is to protect the cougar throughout the Americas. Visit Tom's gallery, Images of Nature and the Cougar Fund online.
	Bert Raynes Jackson Hole Birder Extraordinaire Bert is a long-time Jackson Hole resident and naturalist. He writes a weekly column in the Jackson Hole News and Guide and has authored several books, including The Curmudgeon Chronicles, Valley So Sweet, and Birds of the Grand Teton National Park and Surrounding Area. Photo courtesy of Jackson Hole News and Guide.
	Ruth Shea Wildlife Ecologist Ruth is best known for her long-term work on trumpeter swan ecology and conservation in the Yellowstone region. She has been executive director of the Trumpeter Swan Society. Ruth was formerly on the board of directors of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
	Jonathan Schechter Executive Director, The Charture Institute
	Sandy Shuptrine Former Teton County Commissioner Sandy served twelve years as a Teton County, Wyoming, Commissioner. Her job included participation in land use decisions, public lands issues, local government oversight and relationships with a variety of community organizations.
	Donald Streubel Professor (retired), Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University Don has been on the board of directors of the Yellowstone Association, taught and worked in the Yellowstone region, and authored Small Mammals of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Don's principal interest is in education and the environment.
	Steve Unfried Steve Unfried is a conservationist living in Wilson, Wyoming, and is on the board of directors of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
	John Wargo Professor, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies John specializes in environmental risk analysis and policy, and his most recent research focuses on children's exposure to toxic chemicals, specifically air pollution and pesticides. He authored Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides, which won the Best Scholarly Profession Book in Government and Political Science from the American Association of Publishers in 1996.
	Ron Westrum Professor, Department of Sociology, Eastern Michigan University Ron is a specialist in the dynamics of organizations. He is the author of Sidewinder: Creative Missile Development at China Lake (1999, now in its third printing), a study of research and development. His current interests center on safety and the kinds of organizational cultures that affect safety.