Hemispheric Council

The Hemispheric Council acts as “the keeper of the program.” The Hemispheric Council is responsible for the overall direction and well-being of WHSRN and its progress in achieving its mission and vision. As a result, the Hemispheric Council oversees the development, implementation and evaluation of strategic plans. The Council is broadly representative of each of the major geographic regions in which the Network operates, and may include representation from groups elsewhere with shared interests, such as BirdLife International and the Ramsar Secretariat. The Council is chaired by one of its own members, elected by the Council, and it may establish other offices, such as Vice-Chair and Corresponding Secretary. The Hemispheric Council has created an Executive Committee and may create other committees as needed.

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WHSRN Hemispheric Councilors

as of 3 June 2008

NAME	AFFILIATION
María Rivera	Senior Advisor-Americas, Ramsar Secretariat
Luís Fernando Castillo	Asociación Calidris, Cali-Colombia
Enrique Bucher	Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Univ Nacional de Córdoba [Argentina], Councilor emeritus
Ian Davidson	Americas Division, Birdlife International
Garry Donaldson	Canadian Wildlife Service; WHSRN-Canada rep.
George Finney	Bird Studies Canada, Councilor emeritus
Tarsicio Granizo	The Nature Conservancy, South American Conservation Region
Deb Hahn	Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies [USA]
Marshall Jones, Council Chair	Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center [USA]
Carol Lively	U.S. Forest Service - International Programs
Warren Lee Long	Wetlands International; East Asian-Australasian Shorebird Site Network
David Mehlman	The Nature Conservancy; WHSRN-U.S. rep.
Rosabel Miró	President, Panama Audubon Society
Larry Niles	Conserve Wildlife Foundation, New Jersey [USA]
open	Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences [USA]
Paul Schmidt	Asst. Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Miguel Ángel Cruz	Pronatura, A.C.; National Bird Program [México]
Steve Wendt	Canadian Wildlife Service, ret., Councilor emeritus