Want to learn more about our board members? Read their bios.
Executive Committee
Roger Semler, Chair, Montana State Parks, Assistant Administrator, retired National Park Service. Vacant, Vice Chair. Tom Carlson, Secretary and Treasurer, retired USDA Forest Service.
Board Committee Chairs
Communications, Tom Carlson.
Program, Greg Hansen, Wilderness Consultant, retired USDA Forest Service, current wilderness consultant, writer and educator.
Professional Development, Linda Merigliano, USDA Forest Service, Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Membership, Mike Smith, retired, USDA Forest Service.
Board Members
Chad Dawson, Professor Emeritus, Sate University of New York, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of the International Journal of Wilderness. Bob Dvorak, Assistant professor in the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services Administration at Central Michigan University. Bobby Grillo, Regional Supervisor, Montana Conservation Corps. Dennis Haddow, retired, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bob Hazelton, Citizen Steward, Vice President San Gorgonio Wilderness Association, Board Member National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance
Liaisons
Carol Miller, Scientist, Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. Nancy Roeper, National Wilderness Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System. James Sippel, National Landscape Conservation System. New Mexico Program Lead, Bureau of Land Management. Ken Straley, Forest Service Representative, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center. Ralph Swain, USFS, R2 Wilderness / Wild and Scenic Program Lead.
Emeritus Members
Don Hunger, Chair Emeritus, Student Conservation Association, Assoc. Vice President for Agency Affairs. Ben Lawhon, Vice Chair Emeritus, Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, Education Director. Connie Myers, Board Liaison Emeritus, Director, Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center.
Contact Us
Society members may contact Board members using the contact information in the members-only Website.
