Governing Bodies
Hemispheric Council
WHSRN Hemispheric Council
The Hemispheric Council is responsible for the overall direction 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 strives to achieve consensus in its decisions and recommendations for action.
The Council is broadly representative of each of the major geographic regions that the Network operates in, and includes representatives of Network and Site Partners, and of any Regional or National Councils. The Council is chaired by one of its own members, elected by the Council, and has an Executive Committee. Other committees can be created as needed.
WHSRN Hemispheric Council Meeting, September 2018, Washington, D.C., United States.
Council Documents
Members
Daniel Blanco
Councilor
Wetlands International
Argentina
Luís Fernando Castillo
Councilor
Asociación Calidris
Colombia
Erin Cooper
Executive Committee
U.S. Forest Service – International Programs
USA
Ian Davidson
Councilor
BirdLife International
Canada (USA)
Guillermo Fernández
Councilor
Institute of Ocean and Limnology Sciences, UNAM; Northwest Mexico Regional Council representative
Mexico
River Gates
Councilor
National Audubon Society
USA
David H. Gordon
Councilor
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USA
Deb Hahn
Executive Committee
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
USA
Catherine Hickey
Chair
Point Blue Conservation Science
USA
Rosabel Miró
Councilor
Panama Audubon Society
Panama
David Mizrahi
Councilor
New Jersey Audubon
USA
Larry Niles
Councilor
Conserve Wildlife Foundation, New Jersey
USA
María Rivera
Councilor – Non-voting
Ramsar Secretariat – The Americas
Colombia (Switzerland)
Natalie Savoie
Councilor
Canadian Wildlife Service; Canadian National WHSRN Council representative
Canada
Lizzie Schueler
Councilor
Manomet, Inc.
USA
Alternates
Stephen Brown
Alternate Manomet
Manomet, Inc.
USA
Eliana Montenegro
Alternate BirdLife
BirdLife International
Ecuador
Councilors Emeriti
Enrique Bucher
Councilor Emeritus
National University of Córdoba, Center for Applied Zoology, Argentina
Argentina
Garry Donaldson
Councilor Emeritus
Canadian Wildlife Service
Canada
George Finney
Councilor Emeritus
Bird Studies Canada (retired)
Canada
Steve Wendt
Councilor Emeritus
Canadian Wildlife Service (retired)
Canada
Cover Photo: Baird’s Sandpipers (Calidris bairdii). Photo: Maina Handmaker.
