The 2017 cohort of the National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs Conservation Law Enforcement Leadership Academy was selected at a meeting of the Academy Steering Team in South Carolina January 23-24, 2017.

The following people have been selected to participant as the 2017 academy at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.:

James, Simmons, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Captain
Luke Thompson, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Captain
Jennifer Ikemoto, CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, Captain
William de Vergie, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Area Wildlife Manager
Keith Williams, CT Dept. of Energy & Env. Protection, Captain
Brian Pollock, Delaware Natural Resources Police, Lieutenant
Gregg Eason, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Major
Bob Lynn, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division, Captain
Matthew O'Connell, Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game, Assistant Enforcement, Chief
Terry Hyndman, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division, Lt. Colonel
Jason Sawyers, Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks, Captain
Kelley Johnson, Maryland Natural Resources Police, Captain
Kristen Barboza, Maine Warden Service, Sergeant
David Shaw, Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, Lieutenant
Todd Kanieski, Minnesota DNR Enforcement Division, Major-Operations Manager
Ric Bishop, Missouri Department of Conservation, District Supervisor
Aaron Pondrom, Missouri Department of Conservation, Protection District Supervisor
Lee Anderson, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Captain
Michael Eastman, New Hampshire Fish & Game Dept., Lieutenant
David Walsh, New Hampshire Fish & Game Dept., Lieutenant
Jason Snellbaker, New Jersey Div. of Fish & Wildlife, Captain
Andrew Gray, New Mexico Dept. of Game and Fish, Captain
Eric Provencher, NOAA-OLE (NMFS), Lieutenant
James Quinlivan, Ohio Div of Wildlife, DNR, LE Program Administrator
James Edwards, Jr., Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Lieutenant
Chad Eyler, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Chief - Special Permits Enf. Div.
Michael Thomas, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, Lieutenant
Daniel McCaskill, South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources, Captain
Dale Grandstaff, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Captain
Jason Huebner, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Lieutenant Game Warden
Lance May, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Lieutenant Game Warden
Francisco Solis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Resident Agent in Charge
Justin Stedman, Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Lieutenant
Alan Myers, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Captain
Joseph Frost, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Lieutenant
Brad Hovinga, Wyoming Game & Fish Dept., Regional Wildlife Supervisor

Congratulations to the class of 2017.

The purpose of the academy is to develop the institutional adaptive leadership capacity needed to effectively protect people, fish, wildlife, and natural resources in a rapidly changing world. The National Conservation Law Enforcement Leadership Academy is made possible through a partnership between the National Association of Conservation Law Enforcement Chiefs and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service - Office of Law Enforcement. The academy also has a 501 c 3 foundation set up to support the academy into the future. To learn more about how you can help support the academy through the foundation, see the NACLEC Foundation website at http://www.naclec-foundation.org