Contacts
President
Mark D. Smith
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
3301 Forestry and Wildlife Building
Auburn University, AL 36849
Phone: 334.844.8099
Email: mds0007@auburn.edu
Mark is an assistant professor/extension specialist with the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. Mark received a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University (1994), M.S. in Wildlife Sciences from Mississippi State University (2001), and Ph.D. in Forest Resources from Mississippi
State University
(2004). Mark’s interests focus primarily on applied land and population management for wildlife, both in agricultural and forested systems. Mark spends a great deal (perhaps too much?) of his free time hunting across the U.S. and fueling his growing addiction to saltwater fishing.
President Elect
Chuck Sharp
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
30571 Five Rivers Blvd.
Spanish Fort, AL 36572
Chuck began work with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division in 1982 as an Area Biologist on Lamarion WMA in Lamar and Marion Counties. Chuck atteneded Auburn University from the fall of 1974 until the winter of 1981 when he received his Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Management. In 1997 Chuck was promoted to Assistant Supervising Biologist for Districts III and District I after a restricting of the district lines in northeast Alabama. He served in that capacity for 4 years. Chuck was promoted to Supervising Wildlife Biologist for District V in 2001 and continues to serve in that position.
Secretary/Treasurer
Elizabeth Johnson
Alabama Wildlife Federation
3050 Lanark Road
Millbrook, AL 36054
Elizabeth is a Community Education Specialist at the Alabama Nature Center (ANC) which is a part of the Alabama Wildlife Federation (AWF). She earned a B.S. in Wildlife Sciences and a Masters in Education from Auburn University, currently serves on three TWS committees/Teams, and recently participated in the 2010 TWS Leadership Institute. In her free time, Elizabeth enjoys hunting, fishing, and exploring the outdoors
Board Members
Joel Glover
Alabama Department of Consevation and Natural Resources
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
1995 Cherokee Road
Alexander City, AL 35010
Joel D. Glover is a certified wildlife biologist and has been employed with the Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division for 24 years. He received a B.S. in Environmental Biology from the University of North Alabama and an M.S. in wildlife ecology from Mississippi State University. Joel currently serves as the Regional Private Lands Biologist for Central Alabama in a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. His expertise is in habitat management for multiple species with an emphasis on bobwhite quail and turkey. He currently serves on the Outreach and TREASURE Forest committees of the Alabama Natural Resource Council and the National 4H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Committee.
Jud Easterwood
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
234 County Road 141
Hollywood, AL 35752
Jud is an Area Wildlife Biologist for the Jackson County WMAs and Refuges. He earned a B.S. in Wildlife Science from Auburn University in 1999 and a M.S. in Wildlife Biology from Colorado State University in 2002. Jud previously worked as a wildlife biologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on the Apalachicola River Wildlife & Environmental Area (ARWEA) from 2002-2005 creating and applying holistic game management plans on the Saul Creek Unit of ARWEA. His greatest passions include wildlife habitat management, eradicating exotic invasive plants, and waterfowl ecology. And his favorite seasons of the year include turkey, duck/deer, and college football seasons!
Representative to the Southeastern Section
Jim Schrenkel
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
4511 US Hwy 31 South
Decatur, AL 35603
Jim is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and has worked with the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division for 21 years. He received a BS in Wildlife Biology from Auburn University in 1988. Jim started his career as area biologist on the Butler Wildlife Management Area then transferred to the James D. Martin/Skyline Wildlife Management Area. Currently he serves as supervisor of the Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Unit and as a Private Lands Biologist for North Alabama. He coordinates the Division's efforts in working with private landowners on USDA Farm Bill programs. While he resides in Decatur, Alabama, he spends his off time "practicing what he preaches" on his own property in Jackson County.
Past President
Claude Jenkins
Alabama Wildlife Federation
3050 Lanark Road
Millbrook, AL 36054