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NWTF Leadership

A Letter From NWTF's CEO Dear Visitor, The NWTF's members, volunteers, sponsors and partners have made our organization the leader in upland conservation. I'm proud to be part of this strong team, and proud of all we've achieved. Read more. Watch an in-depth interview with George c. Thornton, who discusses some personal information, his view of the NWTF and his plans for NWTF's future. View George's biography.

George C. Thornton CEO of the NWTF

NWTF Board of Directors

Peggy Anne Vallery Chairman	Jim Hinkle President	Sam Mars III Vice President	Dave Mahlke II Secretary	Vincent M. Rosdahl Treasurer
Dr. Frank A. Coble	Gene Denton	Robert Dettmer, M.D.	Mike Evans	Buddy Fry
Marvin Hartley	Robert Higginbotham	William E.C. Marvin	Jere Peak	Vern Ross
Parks Shackelford	Harlan Starr	Louis Yount

NWTF Canada Board of Directors

Randy Roloson President	Jack Playne Vice President	Russ Davies Secretary/Treasurer

NWTF Executive Staff

James Earl Kennamer, Ph.D. Chief Conservation Officer	James Sparks, CPA Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer	Mike Cleary Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Field Operations	Bob Fountain Vice President of Training & Chapter Development	Donna Leggett Vice President of Development
Danny Young Vice President of Marketing	Burt Carey Editorial Director	Brent Lawrence Public Relations and Website Director	Tony Brown, PHR Human Resources Director	Ellen Lintal Controller
Mack Frazer Western Area Manager	Bob Fountain Eastern Area Manager	Chris Eder Mid-west Area Manager
Scott Vance Assistant Vice President of Conservation Programs Administration	Robert Abernethy Assistant Vice President of Agency Programs	Tom Hughes Assistant Vice President of Education and Outreach Programs	Brandon Houck Director of Conservation Operations	Brian Zielinski Director of Conservation Operations