What a catch! Clockwise from top left: Eric Petlock, Kendra Bailey, Tim Kizer and Mia Sheppard.
Say hello to the newest additions to the TRCP team!
Mia Sheppard
First Day at the TRCP: Nov. 14, 2011
Title: Oregon Field Representative
Mia Sheppard's love for the outdoors started at an early age when she began hiking and fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains. Her passion for fish and wildlife led to her field work in fisheries for both the U.S. Forest Service and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
In the late '90s, she moved to Alaska, where she worked in commercial fishing. In 2003, Mia and her husband Marty purchased Little Creek Outfitters, a successful fly-fishing guide service in Oregon.
Mia relishes teaching spey-casting, guiding for steelhead, and educating sportsmen and -women about the importance of safeguarding the beautiful places where we hunt and fish. Mia’s passion for conservation led her to a position as a John Day River steward for the Native Fish Society in 2007. She volunteers for an educational program called Salmon Watch. Mia is also a mom to a beautiful girl, Tegan, and is an avid chukar hunter.
Kendra Bailey
First Day at the TRCP: Jan. 3, 2012
Title: Grants Manager
After graduating from Vermont’s Middlebury College in 2006, Kendra moved to Washington, D.C., where she worked at Trout Unlimited. Kendra worked at TU for four years, first from the organization’s D.C. headquarters and later from Portland, Maine.
Kendra’s affinity for the outdoors stems from her childhood in the Adirondacks. Her family spent summers camping and winters skiing. Both Kendra and her brother Lowell have competed in Nordic skiing and biathlons. Kendra plays piano, guitar and banjo and enjoys time spent with family and friends. She currently resides in Portland, Maine.
Tim Kizer
First Day at the TRCP: Jan. 3, 2012
Title: Private Lands Field Representative
Tim Kizer is a returning member of the TRCP team. He previously worked with the TRCP through his consulting company Sundog Inc., an Arkansas-based business-development firm focused on alternative energy and green products. Tim has a diverse background in project development, corporate strategy and entrepreneurial endeavors, including four years as a director of a publicly traded company manufacturing building materials from recycled raw materials. He is an outdoorsman and conservationist with a lifelong love for bird dogs, duck hunting and fly-fishing.
Tim joined the TRCP Center for Agricultural and Private Lands to help build outreach and communications capacity in the important Mississippi River Corridor. Tim will be working to recruit farmers, hunters, anglers and local decision-makers to support the TRCP’s Farm Bill recommendations and use their knowledge to help craft those recommendations in ways that can help achieve meaningful fish and wildlife habitat conservation on the ground.
Eric Petlock
First Day at the TRCP: Jan. 3, 2012
Title: Nevada Field Representative
Eric Petlock grew up chasing ducks and black-tailed deer in California and lives along the Nevada/California border. He has worked on sportsmen's and public lands issues in Nevada since 2008, where he has strong relationships within the community.
Eric began working in the conservation field on Upper Snake River salmon and steelhead policy, focusing on Nevada's historic salmon and steelhead runs. More recently, he worked on energy policy and renewable energy siting on public lands in Nevada. When he's not up to his elbows in policy work, you might run into him in a remote river canyon, in a marsh hunting waterfowl, or chasing chukar with his trusty Labrador, Scooby.
Eric is working as part of a partnership between the TRCP and Nevada Bighorns Unlimited to advance BLM backcountry and build an active constituency of sportsmen in Nevada to ensure that renewable and conventional energy development projects are done responsibly.
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