Staff
Ethan Nahté
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
Clay Spikes – Benton, AR
Regional Directors
District 1: Vacant
District 2: Patty Dell-Duchene – Augusta, AR
Alternate: Linda Cooper – Augusta, AR
District 3: Vacant
District 4: Vacant
District 5: Mary Lou Lane – Dardanelle, AR
National Wildlife Federation Delegate
Wayne Shewmake - Dardanelle, AR
Alternate: Ellen McNulty - Pine Bluff, 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:
Arkansas Tech University Fisheries & Wildlife Society
Jared Schluterman, President – Russellville, AR
Arkansas Chapter of American Fisheries
Arkansas Trappers Association
Gary Helms, President – Texarkana, AR
Cane Creek Hometowner’s Assocation
Jessica Thompson, Sec./Treasurer – Scranton, AR
Creative Ideas
Sharon Hacker, President – Little Rock, AR
Greene County Wildlife Club
Rick Woolridge, President – Paragould, AR
Little River Bottoms Chapter, Arkansas Wildlife Federation
Vickers Fuqua, President – Texarkana, AR
Mike Young, Secretary & Treasurer
University of the Ozarks – Clarksville
Jamie L. Hedges, Director of Outdoor & Environmental Experiences – Clarksville, AR
Westark Wildlife
G. David Matlock, Fort Smith, AR
White River Conservancy
Gayne Preller Schmidt, Augusta, AR
Yell County Wildlife Federation
James Manatt, President – Dardanelle,AR
Arkansas Wildlife Federation Staff
Editor – Ethan Nahté
Editor-in-Chief – Wayne Shewmake
Layout Design – Chris Zimmerman/Zim Creative
Staff Writers – Wayne Shewmake, Johnny Sain, Jr., Gordon Bagby, Ethan Nahté, Al Wolff, Dr. Robert Morgan, AGFC
Contributing Writers – Lola Perritt, Ellen McNulty, Idun Guenther, Sarah Chronister, Nao Ueda, Jim Wood, NWF, ADEQ, Gail Murdoch, Lauren Ray
Contributing Photographers – Wayne Shewmake, Ethan Nahté, Tim Carr, Johnny Sain, Jr., Mike Wintroath, Dr. Robert Morgan
AWF Board Meetings
Typically, the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation meets once a quarter, on a 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 calendar 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.