Robert Kopp, President

After spending as much time as possible in Jackson since 2002 Bob and his wife Debbie relocated here on a full time basis in the fall of 2009. Bob has worked in computer marketing and equipment leasing for his entire career and for the past 20 years has served as the President of The Walden Asset Group. He joined the JHWF board to help make a difference in preserving the wildlife that makes our area so special by participating in the many hands-on projects available through the organization. In addition to this board Bob is very involved in the programs of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole, serves on the Grants Committee of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, volunteers as a Mountain Host at the Jackson Hole Resort and participates in both the Jackson Hole Chorale and Cathedral Voices vocal groups.

Mark Gocke, Vice President

Mark fueled his interest in the outdoors as a youngster hunting and trapping along the banks of Beaver Creek in eastern Nebraska. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from the University of Nebraska, he accepted a position as a Habitat Biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. In 1995, after stints in Wheatland Sheridan, Mark moved into his current position with the Game and Fish as an Information and Education Specialist for the Jackson and Pinedale Regions. Mark enjoys wildlife photography and spending time outdoors with his wife, Lisa, and two children, Jonah and Emilie.

Randall ( Randy ) Reedy, Treasurer

Randy is a retired IT executive who has spent the last five years in a number of volunteer roles in both Jackson and Cincinnati. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978 with a BSE in Systems Engineering. Randy then spent 26 years working for Procter and Gamble, including assignments in Venezuela, Belgium, and Japan as well as Greensboro, N.C. and Cincinnati, OH, where he was the V.P. of Central IT and Business Information Services. After retiring from P&G, he spent 2 years as V.P. of Managed Services Delivery for Hewlett Packard. After leaving HP, he spent 4 years as a full time volunteer working with inner city students in Cincinnati. Currently, in addition to Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation activities, he and his wife Robyn are also volunteers with the Teton Literacy Center and active members of the Jackson Hole Presbyterian Church. Randy and Robyn enjoy hiking, backpacking, cross country skiing, and hosting visitors from around the U.S. and the world.

Kniffy Hamilton, Secretary

Kniffy recently retired after 10 years as Forest Supervisor of the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Jackson, Wyoming and 30 years of government service. She grew up in Colorado and has lived in Montana, Arizona, Alaska, and Maryland as well as the District of Columbia where she held various positions in wildlife and natural resource management for state and federal government.
Kniffy is a Wildlife Biologist by profession and graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado with degrees in Biological Sciences and Secondary Education.
Her passion for wildlife and natural resources began in her childhood from camping and fishing trips with her family around the mountains of Grand Junction, Colorado. She enjoys hiking, cross country skiing, exercising and boating.
She joined the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation Board because of its on-the-ground projects and activities which promote the compatible living of people with wildlife. She also currently serves on the boards of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and the Jackson Hole Community Housing Trust.

Kelly McCloskey

Kelly is a Grand Teton National Park ecologist, who has worked for the National Park Service since 1985. She is working on restoring disturbed lands, improving wildlife habitat and perpetuating native plant communities. She earned a Master of Science degree in forest ecology in 1997 and a PhD in ecology in 2006. She graduated from the Teton Science Schools Graduate Program and has an undergraduate degree from Brown University

Doug Sobey

Doug has a M.S. in Pollution Control from Manchester University in England. He spent 30 years in the waste management control industry, most recently as Senior Vice President for Waste Management, Inc.. He is currently a major investor in the largest waste management company in Alaska. Doug has extensive experience in issues pertaining to waste management and wildlife, including bears and garbage. Doug enjoys downhill skiing, hiking in wilderness areas and photographing bears. Doug is passionate about conserving wildlife and wild places.

Embere Hall

Embere is the Research Director for the Conservation Research Center of Teton Science Schools. She received her MS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Iowa State University and a BS in Wildlife Ecology & Management from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Her research focuses on wildlife responses to climate change and land use changes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Recent projects include research on mule deer, pika and songbird populations in Jackson Hole. Embere and her husband John enjoy travelling and all things outdoors - especially backpacking, biking, skiing and kayaking.

Gretchen Plender

Gretchen relocated to Jackson in 2006 as an Independent Travel Consultant with Protravel International. She graduated from University of New Hampshire in 1985. She began her career in the travel field in downtown Manhattan arranging corporate travel for 7 years, continuing in the White Mountains of NH for 13 years, now working remotely in her ‘western’ chapter. Gretchen had been a volunteer of the Fence Pull activities of JHWF for 4 years before joining the Board. She continues to help on the Fence projects along with helping the JHWF preserve wildlife and wild places. She has always helped in various community programs including homeless shelters, Hospice, highway cleanup, and besides working with JHWF, she is a volunteer with JH Therapeutic Riding Association. She is devoted to helping others with their travel plans to help them to see other backyards of this fascinating world, but she knows the public lands of this backyard - the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the most amazing. She feels blessed to live here and share this area with the wildlife and nature.

Photographer Henry H. Holdsworth is a biologist with a background in animal behavior and environmental education. Henry has spent over twenty five years photographing wildlife and wilderness landscapes. Much of his work is centered on the natural history of threatened species such as the grizzly bear, bald eagle, bison and trumpeter swan. His images are used regularly by leading publications including National Geographic, Nature’s Best, National Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation. His work has also been displayed in galleries and museums such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. and The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. His first book on grizzly's was published in 1997, and has been followed by sixteen other photographic books on the mountains and wildlife of Alaska, Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. His latest portfolio, “Moose of Yellowstone and Grand Teton” was released in June of 2009. Besides serving as a JHWF board member, Henry divides his time between running his Wild by Nature Gallery and photographing remote and wild areas. He and his family make their home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Joan Anzelmo

Joan Anzelmo served for 35 years in public service as a career employee of the National Park Service (NPS). Most recently she served as Superintendent at Colorado National Monument until her retirement on July 2, 2011. Joan is well known in the Greater Yellowstone region having served as Chief of Public Affairs and spokesperson in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks as well as the agency’s national Chief of Public Affairs and senior spokesperson in Washington, D.C. Joan has also served as Chief of External Affairs for BLM at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, ID, as park manager of Great Falls Park, in McLean, VA and as Chief of Visitor Services at the National Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. Joan is a nationally recognized spokesperson, communications expert and message strategist. Upon retirement, Joan moved back to Jackson and is enjoying being “home”.

Tom Campbell

Shirley Cheramy

Shirley is a retired CPA who grew up in Washington state and also lived in California. She began serving on the Wildlife Foundation board in 1995, shortly after she retired and moved to Jackson. Her interest in learning more about living with the wildlife and habitat of our valley is what prompted her to become involved with the organization. The Foundation’s on-the-ground projects and non-political activities are what has kept her involved. She has participated in the growth and development of the organization over the years, and continues to be involved as an emeritus board member.

Scott Garland

Bill Long

Marian Meyers

Susan Marsh

Meredith Campbell

Meredith Campbell co-founded the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation with her husband Tom Campbell in 1993 when it was established as a 501(C3). Meredith’s lifelong passion for wildlife lead her to study and graduate with a degree in the natural sciences from St. Lawrence University followed by a certificate in Scientific Illustration from Cornell University. Meredith illustrated nature related books and text books in her early career. After moving to Jackson in 1990, she switched her focus to painting the abundant and diverse wildlife found throughout the west and in particular Jackson Hole.

Lorna Miller

Bruce Smith

Bruce spent most of his 30-year career as a wildlife scientist with the federal government managing wildlife populations on the Wind River Indian Reservation and the National Elk Refuge. His research produced over 40 technical and popular papers and book chapters dealing primarily with wildlife population dynamics, habitat ecology, diseases, migratory behavior, and predator-prey relationships, focused mostly on large mammals. Bruce holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in wildlife biology from the University of Montana and a PhD in Zoology from the University of Wyoming. After retiring from federal service in 2004, he and his wife Diana moved to Sheridan, Montana, where he continues his conservation work. His latest books are Wildlife on the Wind (2010) which chronicles restoration of wildlife on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, and Where Elk Roam: Conservation and Biopolitics of Our National Elk Herd (2011), about the elk of Jackson Hole. Bruce joined the JHWF Board in 2003 while working with other concerned citizens to remedy private feeding of wildlife in Teton County.