Administrative Structure

Management Board

The PLJV Management Board provides guidance and support to the Joint Venture Coordinator on overall direction and management, and approves funding for conservation projects. The board also serves as PLJV ambassadors for their member organizations and other public, private and political leaders. The Board meets twice each year in January and June.

Jim Douglas, PLJV Chairman
Wildlife Division Administrator
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Jeff Ver Steeg
Assistant Director, Wildlife Programs
Colorado Division of Wildlife

Dan Hunter
Health, Safety and Environment Manager
ConocoPhillips

Scott Manley, PLJV Treasurer
Director of Conservation Programs
Ducks Unlimited

Murray Laubhan
Chief, Environmental Services
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

Brandon Houck
Regional Wildlife Biologist
National Wild Turkey Federation

Lief Ahlm
Northeast Area Operations Chief
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

Wade Free
Northwest Region Wildlife Supervisor
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Vacant
Pheasants Forever

Ruben Cantu
Regional Director
Texas Parks and Wildlife

Bob McCready
Director, Prairie Wings
The Nature Conservancy

Brian Millsap
Deputy Regional Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2

EmilyJo Williams, PLJV Vice Chair
Assistant Regional Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6

David Hoge
Conservation Reserve Program Specialist
USDA Farm Service Agency

Melanie Woolever
Wildlife Program Manager
USDA Forest Service

Eric Banks
Kansas State Conservationist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Committees & Team Leaders

Science Advisory Team (SAT)
Anne Bartuszevige, Playa Lakes Joint Venture

Playa Ecology Team
David Haukos, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Waterfowl Ecology Team
 Bill Johnson, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Landbird Ecology Team
David Klute, Colorado Department of Wildlife

Wetland Ecology Team
Ted LaGrange, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Climate Change Ecology Team
Duane Pool, The Nature Conservancy

Shorebird Ecology Team
Susan Skagen, US Geological Survey

Education and Outreach Team (EOT)
Vacant

PLJV Staff

Anne Bartuszevige
Conservation Science Director

Mike Carter
Joint Venture Coordinator

Barth Crouch
Conservation Policy Director

Christopher Rustay
Conservation Delivery Leader

Megan McLachlan
GIS Analyst/Habitat Assessment Team Leader

Linda Foster
Office Manager

Vacant
Communications Director