Members of the Program Committee come from many of the sectors involved and play these roles:  

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• ​Represent a sector relevant to the purpose and aspirations of the North American Bison Summit and collaborate with respect for diverse values.

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• Consider and suggest/recruit Models and Methodologies proposed for NABS  inclusion that will use a common template and form the foundation of NABS dialogue group discussions.

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• Encourage participant registrations from within the organization represented and other networks.

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​1. Arnell Abold, Executive Director, Tanka Fund

2. Chamois Anderson, Senior Representative, Rockies & Plains, Defenders of Wildlife

3. Keith Aune, Retired Fish, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks + Wildlife  Conservation Society 

4. Jennifer Barfield, Professor, Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

5. Charles Besancon, Director, Global Park Solutions

6. Mark Biel, Chief of Natural Resources, Glacier National Park

7. Tim Burkhart, Director of Landscape Protection, Yellowstone-to-Yukon

8. Ervin Carlson, President, InterTribal Buffalo Council

9. Dr. Sharon Deem, Director, Saint Louis Zoo Institute of Conservation Medicine 

10. Charles Drimal, Deputy Director of Conservation, Greater Yellowstone Coalition

11. Shana Drimal, Wildlife Program Manager, Greater Yellowstone Coalition

12. Trudy Ecoffey, Acting Executive Director, InterTribal Buffalo Council

13. Tom France, Consultant, Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council

14. William J. Friedman, CEO, Earth Claims

15. David Gustine, Wildlife Biologist, Bison Conservation NRSS

16. Maggie Hanna, Central Grasslands Roadmap Director, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

17. Jeremy Hogan, Director Prairie Grasslands, Nature Conservancy Canada

18. Dr. Carly Griffith Hotvedt, Interim Executive Director, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative

19. Dennis Jorgenson, Bison Program Manager, World Wildlife Fund

20. Erik Kalsta, Working Wild Challenge Program Director, Western Landowners Association

21. Rurik List, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

22. Leroy Little Bear, Buffalo Treaty

23. Brian Logan, Assistant Director, USDA Forest Service 

24. Dave Lucas, Refuge Manager, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

25. Jim Matheson, National Bison Association 

26. Blake McCann, Chief of Natural Resources, Theodore Roosevelt National Park 

27. Tom McDonald, Vice Chair- Tribal Council, Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

28. Chris Mehus, Executive Director, Western Sustainability Exchange

29. Mario Molina, Executive Director, Volgenau Climate Initiative

30. Christian Meny, Montana Audobon

31. Jayme Murray, Buffalo Program Director, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

32. Mollye Nardi, Co-Program Leader, Birmingham Zoo/Bison SAFE

33. Nicole Olivier, Manager of Landscape Protection, Yellowstone-to-Yukon

34. Glenn Plumb, Chair, IUCN Bison Specialists Group 

35. Julie Anton Randall, President, Wildlife Restoration Foundation

36. Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, Superintendent, Valles Caldera National Preserve

37. Hila Shamon, Research Ecologist, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

38. Greg Shroeder, Chief of Natural & Cultural Resource Management, Wind Cave National Park 

39. Dr. Ed Spevak, Co-Program Leader, Saint Louis Zoo/Bison SAFE

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