Steering Committee
Steering Committee Charge and Overview
The WBCP Steering Committee was formed in 2008, replacing the Coordinating Council, which had guided WBCP since its formation (as WBCI) in 2002. The Steering Committee is a nine or eleven member body charged with the responsibility of setting and approving WBCP policy through oversight of WBCP committees and staff. The Steering Committee meets quarterly with meetings open to all WBCP endorsing partners.
Membership of the Steering Committee consists of several permanent members and additional ad-hoc members that serve a two year term. The permanent members are: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR), Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) and Wisconsin Audubon Council. The current ad-hoc members are: American Transmission Company, Bird City Wisconsin, Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay, Gathering Waters, Lake Michigan Bird Observatory, Milwaukee County Parks, Raptor Education Group, and Wisconsin County Forests Association.
Member Representatives (Alternates) and Officers
Permanent
- Wisconsin Audubon Council: Karen Etter Hale (Chair); Matt Reetz
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Craig Thompson (Secretary)
- Wisconsin Society for Ornithology: Davor Grgic
Ad-hoc
- American Transmission Company: Michael Warwick; Amy Lee
- Bird City Wisconsin: Charles Hagner; Carl Schwartz
- Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay: Erin Giese
- Gathering Waters: Mike Carlson; Meg Domroese
- Milwaukee County Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Culture: Brian Russart (Vice-Chair), Jennifer Rutten
- Raptor Education Group: Marge Gibson, Steve Fisher
- Lake Michigan Bird Observatory: Jennifer Phillips-Vanderberg; Carl Schwartz
- Wisconsin County Forests Association: Rebekah Luedtke
- At-large: Bill Mueller
