Staff-Board

AWF Staff and Board Members

Staff

Ethan Nahté
Acting Executive Director

9108 N. Rodney Parham Road, Suite 101
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Email
Office – (501) 224-9200

AWF Executive Committee

President: Wayne Shewmake – Dardanelle, AR

1st Vice President: Ellen McNulty – Pine Bluff, AR

2nd Vice President: Jerry Crowe – Dardanelle, AR

Secretary: Lucien Gillham – Sherwood, AR

Treasurer: Gary W. Bush – Marion, AR

Technical Advisor: vacant

Directors at Large

Jim Wood – Dardanelle, AR

Gayne Preller Schmidt – Augusta, AR

Dr. John T. Ahrens – Mountain Home, AR

Lola Perritt – Mabelvale, AR

Odies Wilson, III – Little Rock, AR

Dr. Charles W. Logan,M.D. – Little Rock, AR

Bobby Hacker – Little Rock, AR

Chrystola Tullos – Rison, AR

Mike Armstrong – Little Rock, AR

Regional Directors

District 1: Vacant

District 2: Patty Dell-Duchene – Augusta, AR

Alternate: Angela Rhodes – Augusta, AR

District 3: Jeff Belk – Fayetteville, AR

District 4: Trey Clark – Nashville, AR

District 5: Mary Lou Lane – Dardanelle, AR

National Wildlife Federation Delegate

Jim Wood – Dardanelle, AR

Alternate: Gayne Preller Schmidt – Augusta, AR

NWF Regional Representative
Geralyn Hoey – Austin, TX

Advisor to President

Ralph Odegard – Mountain Home, AR

Larry Hedrick – Hot Springs, AR

Charles McLemore, Jr. – Bryant, AR

President Emeritus and First Lady Emeritus

Bob and Rae Apple, Dardanelle, AR

AFFILIATE CLUBS:
ATU Fisheries & Wildlife Society
Sarah Chronister – President

Arkansas Chapter of American Fisheries
Arkansas Trappers Association
Gary Helms, President – Texarkana, AR

Creative Ideas
President: Sharon Hacker

Little Rock, AR

Greene County Wildlife Club
Rick Woolridge, President – Paragould

Little River Bottoms Chapter, Arkansas Wildlife Federation
Vickers Fuqua, President
Mike Young, Secretary & Treasurer

University of the Ozarks – Clarksville
Jamie L. Hedges, Director of Outdoor & Environmental Experiences

Westark Wildlife
G. David Matlock, Fort Smith

White River Conservancy
Gayne Preller Schmidt, Augusta

Yell County Wildlife Federation
James Manatt, President – Dardanelle

Arkansas Wildlife Federation Staff
Editor – Ethan Nahté

Editor in Chief – Wayne Shewmake

Contributing Writers – Wayne Shewmake, Johnny Sain, Jr., Jim Wood, Carol Smythe-Kaufman, Gordon Bagby, Ethan Nahté, Lola Perritt, Ellen McNulty

Contributing Photographers – Wayne Shewmake, Susan Chesser, Ethan Nahté, Tim Carr

AWF Board Meetings

Typically, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation meets once a quarter, the third Saturday in each quarter from 10:00 A.M to 2:00 P.M. Meeting locations vary, so please watch for details on the website or Facebook.com/ArkansasWildlifeFederation.The Executive Committee meets as called by the president of AWF which is generally once a quarter prior to the Board of Directors meeting. The AWF annual meeting with the election of officers and awards banquet is usually held in August of each year as set by the AWF Board of Directors.