Meeting Planning Committee Team

We owe the success of the Annual Meeting to our extraordinary team of volunteer organizers! 

This meeting wouldn’t be possible without them.    We thank everyone for their amazing service to the Western Section. 

Would you like to join us?  Help is always needed, and we think it is quite satisfying and fun to be part of the Annual Meeting planning team.

Email: projectmanager@tws-west.org for more information.

Help Needed:

  • Audio Visual Captains – Help needed setting up projecters in the mornings
  • Food Trucks – try to find some to park near venue
  • Logo Gear Design
  • Meet-Ups for shared adventures & meals
  • Photographers
  • Raffle and Auction
  • Student Judging Coordinator Assistant – Help Needed typing up reviews

2027 Annual Meeting:

Meeting Chair & President-Elect, TWS-WSAngel Ramirez, Stantec
President, TWS-WSBrock Ortega, Dudek
Professional Development ChairJanine Payne
Meeting Planner/Project ManagerCandace Renger
Associate Meeting Planner & SECP C0-ChairShannon Lemieux

Planning Committee Team:

Lisa
Achter
Rincon Consultants
Gear Swap Coordination
Local High School Engagement
Logo Gear & Zazzle Store
BayanAhmedCA Dept of Water ResourcesCommittee Members-At-Large
OnaAlminasCDFWRaffle and Auction
CarlosAlvaradoAscent EnvironmentalPoster Session Co-Chairs
JeffAlvarezThe Wildlife ProjectPoster Session Co-Chairs
MatthewBettelheimAECOMBoard Games
LoriBonoCDFWPhotographers
Carolyn
Buesch
CDFW
Canva Design
Raffle and Auction
RichBurgCDFW (Retired)Committee Members-At-Large
SacramentoShastaChapterLocal Arrangements & Field Trips
HowardClarkVerdantasPhotographers
BrendanCohenStantecKaraoke
BeccaCosmeroDudekCommittee Members-At-Large
Emily
Culhane
FWS Forestry
Exhibit Hall + Artist Recruitment
Photo Collection Submissions and Slideshow
KarissaDenneyQKCommittee Members-At-Large
ChrisDuranSwaim Biological, Inc.Audio Visual Captains
Rhys
Evans
Vandenberg Space Force (Retired)
Printed Program Editing
Wildlife Trivia
Lisa
Fields
CDFW
Breakfast Roundtable
Survey Coordinators
AnnaFoehrCal Poly San Luis ObispoVolunteer Coordinator
DavidGarzaFWS ForestryPhotographers
Debra
Hawk
California High-Speed Rail Authority
Audio Visual Captains
Committee Members-At-Large
Printed Program Editing
Kelly
Holland
GEI Consultants
Committee Members-At-Large
Printed Program Editing
Yoga
DavidKisnerKisner Restoration & Eco ConBird Walks
Leslie
Koenig
Swaim Biological, Inc.
Audio Visual Captains
Meeting Announcement Slides
Wildlife Trivia
Need helpers for slide formatting & animations
KaitlinKozlowskiICFLocal Arrangements & Field Trips
Eveline
Larrucea
Feather River Land Trust
Photographers
Student Judging Coordinator
ShannonLemieuxUC DavisStudent/Early Career Professional Activities
Wendy
Loeffler
Recon Environmental
Breakfast Roundtable
Speed Networking Member Mixer
VanessaLozanoEndemic Environmental ServicesRaffle and Auction
Kale
Ly
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Committee Members-At-Large
Student/Early Career Professional Activities
Volunteer Coordinator Co-Chair
Tiffany
May
TWS-WS President-Elect
Local High School Engagement
Photo Booth, Exhibit Hall Fun & Crafts
Raffle and Auction
Student/Early Career Professional Activities
RandiMcCormickMcCormick BiologicalSponsor Program
John
McNerney
City of Davis
Audio Visual Captains
Student Judging Coordinator Assistant
Help Needed typing up reviews
Rachel
Metz
CA Nature Art Museum
Exhibit Hall + Artist Recruitment
Meet-Ups for shared adventures & meals
Photo Booth, Exhibit Hall Fun & Crafts
AnaMorelandCDFWCommittee Members-At-Large
BrockOrtegaDudekAwards Ceremony
BonniePetersonSac-ShastaLocal Arrangements & Field Trips
TrinityPinedaEndemic Environmental ServicesRaffle and Auction
Angel
Ramirez
Stantec
Karaoke
Keynote & Capstone Coordinator
KinleyRengerRiver Lab, UCSBBird Walks
DaveRienscheEast Bay Regional Park DistrictAudio Visual Captains
KatieRockSan Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceStudent/Early Career Professional Activities
Carolyn
Sellers
Early Career Professional
Committee Members-At-Large
Photographers
HansSinCDFWAwards Ceremony
Katie
Smith
WRA, Inc.
Career Advice Booth
Karaoke
SamSosaUSFWSAudio Visual Captains
Chrissy
Sousa
 Printed Program Editing
Raffle and Auction
Jacqui
Teff
GEI Consultants
Raffle and Auction
Wildlife Trivia
CeliaTarchaSwaim Biological, Inc.Audio Visual Captains
Thea
Wang
Endemic Environmental Services
Breakfast Roundtable
Family & Lactation Rooms
Speed Networking Member Mixer
Survey Coordinators
RickWilliamsPG&E (Retired)Printed Program Editing
DonYasudaUSFSAudio Visual Captain
ShayZanettiUSFSBreakfast Roundtable

Pre/Post Conference Event Leaders:

ArcGIS Pro and OnlineWorkshop
Tom DiltsUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Nathan JacksonUniversity of Nevada, Reno
Certification Workshop
Kelly HollandGEI Consultants
Rhys EvansVandenberg Space Force (Retired)
Cybertracker Certification & Training
Phil JohnstonCyberTracker Conservation
Emily CulhaneFWS Forestry
High Speed Rail Jobs WorkshopDebra HawkCalifornia High-Speed Rail Authority
Symposium: Wolf Recovery in Working Landscapes
Kaggie OrickUniversity of California, Berkeley
Eveline LarruceaFeather River Land Trust
WildCAT – Construction Awareness TrainingNatalie GreerAECOM