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Board of Directors and Advisory Committees

The Board of Directors of Defenders of Wildlife is made up of professionals from all walks of life - academic, scientific, legal, financial and government - who share a common love for our nation's wildlife and natural heritage. Their combined experience and dedication play an extremely important role in charting the future of Defenders and the wildlife conservation movement.

* Executive Board Member

*Victor M. Sher, Chair
California

Winsome McIntosh, Vice Chair
Washington, D.C.

*Richard G. Pritzlaff, Secretary
Maryland

Ron Pulliam, Treasurer
Georgia

Edward Asner
California

Dinah Bear
Washington, D.C.

Peter G. Brown, Ph.D.
Quebec

*Jeff Corwin
Massachusetts

Irene Crowe
Maryland

Gloria E. Flora
Montana

Caroline Gabel
Maryland

Eric R. Glitzenstein
Washington, D.C.

Liberty Godshall
California

*Adelaide P. Gomer
New York

Ashley Judd
Tennessee

*Richard Kopcho
California

*Ruth Musgrave
Washington

Matt Pawa
Massachusetts

Jaime Pinkham
Minnesota

George B. Rabb, Ph.D.
Illinois

*Rodger Schlickeisen, Ph.D., President
Virginia

*Laura Turner Seydel
Georgia

Karin Sheldon
Colorado

Lee M. Talbot, Ph.D.
Virginia

Susan Wallace
Pennsylvania


Litigation Committee

*Board Member

*Eric R. Glitzenstein, Chair
Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

*Dinah Bear
Attorney at Law, Washington D.C.

David Getches
University of Colorado School of Law

Oliver Houck
Tulane Law School

*Ruth Musgrave
Center for Wildlife Law

Barry Noon, Ph.D.
Colorado State University

Brian B. O’Neill
Faegre & Benson LLP

*Matthew F. Pawa
Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C.

Daniel Rohlf
Lewis & Clark Law School

*Karin Sheldon
Western Resources Advocates

*Victor M. Sher
Sher Leff LLP


National Advisory Board

Bryan G. Norton, Ph.D.
Georgia

Gilman Ordway
Wyoming

Terry C. Pelster
New York

Alan R. Pilkington
Colorado

Alan Steinberg
Florida


Science Advisors

 
Dr. Peter Brown
McGill School of Environment, Quebec

David Getches, J.D.
University of Colorado

Dr. Barry Noon
Colorado State University

Dr. Reed Noss
University of Central Florida

Dr. Charles (Pete) Peterson
University of North Carolina

Dr. Dan Pletcher
University of Montana

Dr. H. Ronald Pulliam
University of Georgia

Dr. George B. Rabb
Chicago Zoological Society

Dr. Terry Root
Stanford University

Dr. Mark Schwartz
University of California, Davis

Dr. Lee M. Talbot
George Mason University, Virgina

Dr. David S. Wilcove
Princeton University, New Jersey

Dr. Edward O. Wilson
Harvard University, Massachusetts

Dr. Rosie Woodroffe
Institute of Zoology, London