Officers and Regional Representatives

Officers

Senior Co-Chair - Joe Butler - University of North Florida

Senior Co-Chair - Willem M. Roosenburg - Ohio University

Junior Co-Chair - Russell L. Burke - Hofstra University

Secretary - Mary Hollinger - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Treasurer - Brian K.Mealey - Institute of Wildlife Sciences

Regional Representatives - As outlined in the by-laws, each region may elect up to two regional representatives that may include one of the above officers. Regional representatives will be elected by members of the DTWG representing that region. It is recommended that each Regional Representative be selected from among researchers, interested individuals from regulatory agencies or individuals from non-governmental organization involved in terrapin conservation or management.

Geographic regions

Northeast Region - Charles Landry - Northeast Turtle Trust and Connecticut Herpetological's League

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Connecticut

New York

Mid-Atlantic Region - Ruth Boettcher - Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fishes

                                     Patrick Baker - Swarthmore College

New Jersey

Delaware

Maryland

Virginia

Southeast Region - Leigh Anne Harden - ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve

                                  Andrew Grosse - University of Georgia,
                                 Jen Spicer -North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

 

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

Florida Region - Kristen Hart - USGS Florida Integrated Science Center -

Gulf Coast Region - Christina Watters - Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Alabama

Mississippi

Louisiana

Texas

Past Regional Representatives