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Dr. Maureen Frank is an Assistant Professor & Extension Wildlife Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Originally from Colorado, she has a B.S. from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. from Utah State University, where she studied eared grebes and phalaropes staging at Great Salt Lake. As an Extension Specialist, she leads outreach programs that connect people to their local natural resources. This includes many diverse offerings for both youth and adults. For youth, Maureen helps coordinate South Texas Buckskin Brigades, teaches at Wildlife Conservation Camp, and speaks at county ag days across southwest Texas. Adult programs include Birding with Extension, the Small Acreage – Big Opportunity program in collaboration with Texas Wildlife Association, and speaking at county events on topics including deer management and human-wildlife interactions. Maureen’s research interests focus on Species of Greatest Conservation Need and how to help landowners support these and other wildlife. |
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Dr. Megan Clayton is an Associate Professor and Extension Range Specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Megan’s professor appointment is through the Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management at Texas A&M University in College Station. Her responsibilities as a Range Specialist have her based at the Corpus Christi Research and Extension Center and include providing support for Extension agents, specialists, clientele, and organizations through teaching, training, and providing technical expertise on management of rangeland resources. Megan’s current interests include blending wildlife habitat and livestock range management, small acreage management, UAV (drone) research, brush management, and youth natural resources education. Her main area of responsibility includes the majority of counties in District 11 and 12, the coastal and southern areas of Texas.Megan completed her bachelor’s at Texas A&M University in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Her master’s and Ph.D. were with Texas A&M University – Kingsville and the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute in Wildlife Science. Afterwards, she spent a year as a post-doc with Texas Tech University at the Llano River Field Station in Junction, TX, as a researcher in environmental education. In 2010, she began her career with Texas A&M Extension Service, her dream job, of providing cutting-edge research to landowners, improving their land management and profitability. Megan is married to Brent and they have a 5-year old son and 2-year old daughter who do not yet understand the importance of soil, but love to be covered in it! |
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Dr. Selma Glasscock is the Assistant Director of the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation and Refuge, a private non-profit foundation dedicated to wildlife research and education. The Foundation’s 7,800-acre Refuge and Foundation Headquarters are located near Sinton, Texas in the heart of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Ecoregion of the state. She began her career with the Foundation as Conservation Educator in 1993 and accepted the position of assistant director in 1999. She is responsible for the oversight of the Foundation’s Conservation Education and Outreach programs and has developed and led many teacher education programs and courses through the years. Her research interests are focused on the interaction of wildlife and range management, and she has a strong interest in bird conservation.Selma obtained her B.S. (1975) in Biology and Mathematics from Sul Ross State University, M.Sc. (1989) in Biology from Angelo State University, and Ph.D. (2001) in Wildlife Science through Texas A&M-College Station and Texas A&M-Kingsville. |
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Angie Arredondo is the Education Program Coordinator for the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation in Sinton, Texas. A native South Texan, she is from Kingsville, Texas where she attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville and completed a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Range and Wildlife Management and a minor in Biology. She served as the Conservation Educator for the Welder Foundation from 2014 to 2015. Upon completion of her internship with the Foundation, she returned to Texas A&M University for her Masters of Science degree in Range and Wildlife Management; she graduated in December 2018. Her Master’s thesis evaluated the effectiveness of the Welder Wildlife Foundation’s Rangeland Curriculum. She is in charge of developing, organizing and conducting the Foundation’s Outreach and Education Program, and coordinating the Volunteer Program. She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for conservation and stewardship through education to people of all ages. |