The NGPJV Technical Committee serves as an advisory group to the NGPJV Management Board as well as our partners and their science staff. The Committee is comprised of habitat management-oriented scientists and biologists with expertise in migratory bird science and conservation, including individuals from universities, federal and state agencies, and non-governmental organizations. 

Kevin Ellison (Chair)
Grassland Ecologist; American Bird Conservancy
Bozeman, MT

Allison Begley
Bird Conservation Biologist; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Helena, MT

Curtis W. Bradbury
State Biologist; USDA-NRCS North Dakota
Bismarck, ND

Todd Caltrider
Terrestrial Habitat Biologist; Wyoming Game and Fish Department
Gillette, WY

Lawrence D. Igl, PhD
Research Ecologist; USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Jamestown, ND

Kaylan Kemink
Manager – Conservation Planning; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.
Bismarck, ND

Jesse Kolar
Upland Game Management Supervisor; North Dakota Game and Fish
Dickinson, ND

Eric Magedanz
Senior Private Lands Biologist; South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks
Watertown, SD

Rebecca Newton
Wildlife Biologist; Bureau of Land Management
Billings, MT

Neal Niemuth
Integrated Conservation Scientist, Habitat and Population Evaluation Team; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bismarck, ND

Sarah Olimb
Senior GIS Specialist, Northern Great Plains Program; World Wildlife Fund
Sioux Falls, SD

Chuck Pyle
Assistant Coordinator, Partners for Fish and Wildlife; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Brookings, SD

Adam Ryba
Wildlife Biologist, Habitat and Population Evaluation Team; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bismarck, ND

Marisa Sather
Assistant Coordinator, Partners for Fish and Wildlife; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Glasgow, MT

Greg Schonert
Wildlife and Botany Program Manager; U.S. Forest Service
Bismarck, ND

Scott Somershoe
Landbird Coordinator; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Legacy Region 6
Lakewood, CO

Jennifer Timmer
Research Scientist; Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Fort Collins, CO

Chris White
Director of Science Operations; Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
Fort Collins, CO