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 as needed with meetings open to all WBCP endorsing partners.
Membership of the Steering Committee consists of key WBCP partners and ad hoc members that serve a two year term.
Member Representatives (Alternates) and Officers
- Karen Etter Hale (Chair) – At large; Matt Reetz (Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance)
- American Transmission Company: Michael Warwick; Amy Lee
- Bird City Wisconsin: Bryan Lenz; Carl Schwartz
- Cofrin Center for Biodiversity at UW-Green Bay: Erin Giese
- Gathering Waters: Mike Carlson; Meg Domroese
- Lake Michigan Bird Observatory: Carl Schwartz
- Milwaukee County Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Culture: Brian Russart (Vice-Chair)
- Raptor Education Group: Marge Gibson, Steve Fisher
- Wisconsin County Forests Association: Rebekah Luedtke
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Craig Thompson (Secretary)
- Wisconsin Society for Ornithology: Jennifer Lazewski
- At-large: Bill Mueller
Karen Etter Hale, At-large
Brian Russart, Milwaukee County Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Culture
William Mueller, At-large
Craig Thompson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Erin Giese, Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
Marge Gibson, Raptor Education Group Inc.
Michael Warwick, American Transmission Company
Mike Carlson, Gathering Waters