The NCLI Board is drawn from the nation’s premier conservation organizations who recognize that conservation’s future rests in the hands of tomorrow’s leaders. The National Conservation Leadership Institute was conceived to develop a corps of trained leaders ready to address issues that will face the conservation community long into the future.

Chair: Steve Williams, Wildlife Management Institute

Vice Chair: Lowell Baier, Boone and Crockett Club

Secretary/Treasurer: Matt Hogan, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agenies

Gary Boyd, International Paper

Jimmy Bullock, Resource Management Service, LLC

Ken Haddad, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Erik Meyers, The Conservation Fund

Max Peterson, Chief Emeritus U.S. Forest Service

Joanna Prukop, New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources

Ex officio (advisory only)

Dale Hall, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Steve Riley, NCLI Alumni Association 

Board members may be contacted through the Management Assistance Team