2018 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region Annual Summit

Justin Bush is employed by the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office, filling the role of Executive Coordinator of the Washington Invasive Species Council. He has worked on invasive species issues since 2008 with federal, state, regional, and local organizations including... Read More →

Scott J. Cameron is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance and Management of the Department of the Interior.  His responsibilities include implementation of President Bush’s Management Agenda at Interior.Immediately prior to joining the Administration, Scott Cameron was Director... Read More →

Representative Tarr has been serving in the Alaska State House of Representatives since 2013.  She has Bachelor’s degrees in Botany, Environmental Studies, and Women’s Studies from Ohio University, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Alaska... Read More →

Representative Gestrin was appointed in August 2012, to fill a House vacancy in District 8. He was born in Cascade, Idaho, and earned his B.B.A. in finance from Idaho State University. In the past he has been a Volunteer Fire Chief, the Donnelly Valley County Commissioner, Chairman... Read More →

Dr. Brian Heise is an aquatic ecologist in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops BC.  Brian’s research looks at the effects of various land use practices, including invasive species, on the ecology of invertebrates and fish in freshwater... Read More →

Jalene Littlejohn is co-founder and director of Samara Group, an Oregon-based consulting firm that was created to enhance environmental projects with rigorous science, collaboration and engaging communications. Samara Group is contracted to coordinate the Oregon Invasive Species Council... Read More →

Robyn Luff was first elected on May 5th, 2015 as the MLA for Calgary-East.  She serves as a member on the Legislature's Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, and the Special Standing Committee on Members' Services. Before being... Read More →

Warren Michelson is serving his third term as the representative for the constituency of Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.Warren has been instrumental in representing Moose Jaw citizens through his constituency involvement and work on Assembly standing committees... Read More →

Sarah is the statewide Forest Pathologist for the Oregon Department of Forestry. She provides technical assistance to private and state owned lands on disease management issues, including being the lead for ODF’s Sudden Oak Death Program. She joined the department in 2016 and came... Read More →

Representative Regier legislates on behalf of House District #4 for his home state of Montana. He graduated from the University of Montana with  a degree in Business/Marketing. Matt is a Real Estate Investor when he is away from the state legislature. Regier is a member of several... Read More →

Representative David Brock Smith has an extensive Public Service background, serving citizens as a City Council President, the Chamber of Commerce President/Director, Chair of Curry County Board of Commissioners, District 4 Chair for the Association of Oregon Counties, and on the... Read More →

Dean was appointed to the 19th district Senate seat on Oct. 22, 2015. Prior to his appointment, Dean served in the House of Representatives since 2004. Born in Ilwaco, Dean is a lifelong Washingtonian and a graduate of Wahkiakum High School, Lower Columbia College, and Western Washington... Read More →

Kate Wilson has been working in the water world for over 12 years. Her initial focus was on water quality and quantity issues in the Pend Oreille Basin for the Lakes Commission, an advisory board to the Governor of Idaho created in 2003. Stemming from the work with the Lakes Commission... Read More →

Martina is the Invasive Fauna Unit Head for the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. She is the Ministry’s science and strategic policy lead for terrestrial and aquatic invasive animals. Martina is a member of the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working and... Read More →

Justin Bush is employed by the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office, filling the role of Executive Coordinator of the Washington Invasive Species Council. He has worked on invasive species issues since 2008 with federal, state, regional, and local organizations including... Read More →

Stephanie Hester is an invasive species program manager with Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. She has been the coordinator of the Montana Invasive Species Council since its inception in December 2014. She also manages the Department’s aquatic invasive... Read More →

Manjit Kerr-Upal is the Director of Conservation Science with the British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. She leads a team of scientists who provide provincial-level leadership on a broad range of fish and wildlife conservation priorities including species... Read More →

Lloyd Knight is the Administrator for the Division of Plant Industries at the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA). In this position, Lloyd oversees 45 full-time employees, a budget of approximately $15 million, and programs that range from those protecting plant health and... Read More →

Jalene Littlejohn is co-founder and director of Samara Group, an Oregon-based consulting firm that was created to enhance environmental projects with rigorous science, collaboration and engaging communications. Samara Group is contracted to coordinate the Oregon Invasive Species Council... Read More →

Bill Whitacre joined the policy team in 2016 after a year as a Policy Fellow, and provides support for the "Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative." The Denver native’s portfolio includes grazing, invasive species, Payments in Lieu of Taxes, and the Secure Rural Schools and... Read More →

Mr. Willard is a landscape architect and the roadside maintenance program manager at the Washington State Department of Transportation. A 30-year transportation department employee, he has been working on the state's integrated, roadside vegetation management for the past 20 years... Read More →

Kate Wilson has been working in the water world for over 12 years. Her initial focus was on water quality and quantity issues in the Pend Oreille Basin for the Lakes Commission, an advisory board to the Governor of Idaho created in 2003. Stemming from the work with the Lakes Commission... Read More →