Jason Moeckel (Cohort 3)
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

“The program was professionally and personally the most profound and meaningful learning experience I can recall. I have a renewed enthusiasm for the work and a better appreciation for process.”

Tom Paragi (Cohort 3)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game

“NCLI provided me with the knowledge and a framework to understand adaptive challenges, ask the tough questions, and guide a constructive process for addressing challenges faced by modern conservation professionals.”

Danielle Flynn (Cohort 3)
Bureau of Land Management

“Through my NCLI experience I came to fully appreciate the value in being (willingly) ripped apart from the inside out and reassembled in a whole new way.”

Aaron Jeffries (Cohort 3)
Missouri Department of Conservation

“I didn’t know what to expect from the NCLI. I asked friends who participated in Cohort 1 and 2 about the class and they told me the course would be challenging, and that I would just have to wait and see. They all said it was an incredible experience and that it would change my life. They were right.”

David Zebro (Cohort 3)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

“When you're at the Institute, we become a team of one with a common purpose of trying to make a difference in conservation; you look at issues with a broader purpose. It’s a life-changing, life altering experience, something unlike anything I’ve ever experienced.”

Karen Bataille (Cohort 3)
Missouri Department of Conservation

“NCLI taught me more about the art of leadership in 11 days then I have learned during my 15 year career.”