Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Steering Committee members

Member Role(s)
Charles Sykes
Director of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
chuck.sykes@dcnr.alabama.gov
(334) 242-3849
  • Vice-chair
Paul Johansen
Chief, Wildlife Resources Section
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
paul.r.johansen@wv.gov
304-558-2771
  • Chair
Default profile photo Jake George
Wildlife Division Director - Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

jake.george@ks.gov
620-672-0760
  • Associate Member
Default profile photo Tim McCoy
Deputy Director - Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

tim.mccoy@nebraska.gov
402-471-0694
  • Associate Member
Default profile photo Karina Stonesifer
Associate Director for the MD DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
karina.stonesifer@maryland.gov
301-777-2136, 240-446-4357
  • Associate Member
Cory Gray
Research Division Chief
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
cory.gray@agfc.ar.gov
870-723-4885
  • Member
Default profile photo Mark Cunningham
Wildlife Veterinarian Manager, Wildlife Research Laboratory
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
mark.cunningham@myfwc.com
352-334-4233
  • Member
Dr. Tina Johannsen
Assistant Chief of Game Management
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division
tina.johannsen@dnr.ga.gov
706-557-3350
  • Member
Christine Casey
State Wildlife Veterinarian
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
christine.casey@ky.gov
800-858-1549 x 4419
  • Member
Default profile photo Scott Durham
Administrator
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
sdurham@wlf.la.gov
225-765-2942
  • Member
Default profile photo Anthony Ballard
Biologist, Nuisance Species Program
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Anthony.Ballard@wfp.ms.gov
601-432-2242
  • Member
Sherri Russell
State Wildlife Veterinarian
Missouri Department of Conservation
sherri.russell@mdc.mo.gov
573-522-4115 x3163
  • Member
Cameron Ingram
Executive Director
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
cameron.ingram@ncwildlife.org
919-707-0151, 336-202-9993
  • Member
Bill Dinkines
Wildlife Chief
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
bill.dinkines@odwc.ok.gov
(405) 521-2739
  • Member
Charles Ruth
Big Game Coordinator
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
ruthc@dnr.sc.gov
803-734-8738
  • Member
Default profile photo Sonia Mongold
Wildlife Health Program Coordinator
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
sonia.m.mongold@tn.gov
615-781-6615
  • Member
Jon Gassett
Southeast Field Representative
The Wildlife Management Institute
jgassett@wildlifemgt.org
502-330-9025
  • Member
Default profile photo Lisa K. Nolan
CVM Dean
University of Georgia
lisa.nolan@uga.edu
706-542-3461
  • Member
Mark Ruder
Director, Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
University of Georgia
mgruder@uga.edu
706-542-1741
  • Member
Default profile photo Samantha Gibbs
Wildlife Veterinarian, Wildlife Health Office Branch Chief
US Fish and Wildlife Service
samantha_gibbs@fws.gov
571-216-5776
  • Member
Paul Wilkes
IR 2 & 4 Regional Manager, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
paul_wilkes@fws.gov
404-679-4154, 678-986-8664
  • Member
Default profile photo Camille Hopkins
Wildlife Disease Coordinator
US Geological Survey
mchopkins@usgs.gov
703-648-4019
  • Member
Gray Anderson
Wildlife Division Chief
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
gray.anderson@dwr.virginia.gov
804-367-0909
  • Member