The road that lead me to TWIN was snow covered and unblemished, save for the unmistakable string of large canine footprints leading into the distance. Tracking, since my younger years, has always fit well into my love of the outdoors. Tracks and the animals that leave them behind, have fascinated me and I try to spend as much time out among them as possible.

I’ve been a hunter and fisherman, camper and outdoor enthusiast since being introduced to it all over 50 years ago by grandparents and parents. I hold our natural resources in high regard and try to continue learning and discovering as much as I can. After a career in education, I turned to wildlife professionally as a technician with the Ho-Chunk Nation Division of Natural Resources. As a volunteer carnivore tracker previously (and currently), I looked forward to closer engagement with fascinating species like wolves, elk and other wildlife. Tracking, trapping, collaring and monitoring, were all a part of the job-and one I relished. I’ve continued this second career in the Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Wildlife Management working mainly on public lands in the central forest and the Black River State Forest.

After attending a TWIN workshop years ago, I realized their science based outreach was something I was drawn to. With so many players on all sides of wolf management, it was refreshing to have the ecology of this species presented as the core of an unbiased and professional mission. TWIN members are passionate, authentic and knowledgeable with a like-minded enthusiasm for educating others. I’m proud to serve on the board and strive to advance the success of TWIN and to continue cultivating friendships among TWIN members and students of our workshops.