Officers & Council
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Frank van Manen, President
U.S. Geological Survey
Southern Appalachian Field Laboratory
University of Tennessee
274 Ellington Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Phone (865) 974-0200
Fax (865) 974-3555
Email: vanmanen-at-utk.edu

Harry Reynolds, Past President
PO Box 80843
Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
Phone: (907) 479-5169
Email: hreynolds-at-reynoldsalaska.com

Piero Genovesi, Vice President for Eurasia 
INFS-National Wildlife Institute
Via Ca’ Fornacetta 9
I-40064 Ozzano Emilia BO, Italy
Phone +39 051 6512228
Fax +39 051 796628
Email: piero.genovesi-at-infs.it

Karen Noyce, Vice President for Americas
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
1201 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
Phone (218) 327-4133
Fax (218) 327-4181
Email: karen.noyce-at-dnr.state.mn.us

Diana Doan-Crider, Secretary & Webmaster
PO Box 775
Kingsville, TX  78364-0775
(361) 595-4292 or 455-3241
diana.crider-at-gmail.com

Cecily Costello, Treasurer
Wildlife Conservation Society
PO Box 567
Manhattan, MT 59741
(406) 284-3477
ccostello-at-wcs.org

Isaac Goldstein, Council Member
Wildlife Conservation Society
PO Box 833
IPOSTEL Merida
Estado Merida, Venezuela
Phone 58-414-7176792
Email: igoldstein-at-wcs.org

Djuro Huber, Council Member
University of Zagreb
Biology Department, Veterinary Faculty
Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Republic of Croatia
Phone 385 1 2390 141
Fax 385 1 244 1390
Email: huber-at-mavef.vef.hr

Michael Proctor, Council Member
Birchdale Ecological
PO Box 920
Kaslo, British Columbia
Canada V0G 1M0
Phone: 250-353-7339
Email: mproctor-at-netidea.com

Shyamala Ratnayeke, Council Member
Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
Phone: 865-429-1218
Email: sratnaye-at-utk.edu

Jon E. Swenson, Council Member
Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management 
Agricultural University of Norway   
Box 5003,     
NO-1432 Ås, Norway    
telephone: +47 64 94 85 30   
telefax: +47 64 94 85 02      
Email:  jon.swenson-at-umb.no

Michael R. Vaughan, Council Member
Virginia Cooperative
Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
148 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321, USA
Phone (540) 231-5046
Fax (540) 231-7580
Email: mvaughan-at-vt.edu

Koji Yamazaki, Council Member
Zoological Laboratory
Ibaraki Nature Museum
700 Osaki
Bando-City, Ibaraki 306-0622, Japan
Phone +81 297 38 2000
Fax +81 297 38 1999
Email: yamako-at-j.email.ne.jp

Ex-Officio Members

Andrew Derocher, IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group
Room Z 1110, Biological Sciences Bldg.
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Phone: 780-492-5570
Fax: 780-492-9234
Email: derocher-at-ualberta.ca

Matthew E. Durnin, Newsletter Managing Editor
International Bear News 875 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
94103
Phone:415-321-8369
Fax: 415-321-8637
Email: ibanews-at-bearbiology.com

Dave Garshelis, IUCN Bear Specialist Group Co-chair
MNDNR
1201 East Highway 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: 218-327-4146
Email: dave.garshelis-at-dnr.state.mn.us

Richard B. Harris, Ursus Editor
218 Evans
Missoula, MT 59801, USA
Phone & Fax: 406-542-6399
Email: rharris-at-montana.com

Bruce McLellan, IUCN Bear Specialist Group Co-chair
1761 Big Eddy Rd.
Revelstoke, BC
V0E3K0
CANADA
Phone: 604-452-3233
Email: bruce.mclellan-at-gov.bc.ca

Jordan Schaul, AAZA Bear TAG Liaison
Conservation Science Institute
P.O. Box 7924
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Email: j.schaul-at-conservationinstitute.org

Brian Schieck, Student Affairs Coordinator
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
156 Kelvin Avenue
Deltona, FL 32738-5002, USA
Tel (386) 789-7063
Email: brian.scheick-at-myfwc.com