Before joining the LMRCC in 2012, Mrs. Rodgers spent the previous 12 years working for the state of North Carolina in aquatic systems,  most recently as a freshwater ecologist working for the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. She received a master’s degree in biology from the University of Mississippi. In addition to serving as Coordinator of the LMRCC, she also serves as Project Leader for the Lower Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office. Mrs. Rodgers is employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mrs. Erves has worked with the LMRCC since 2002. Since 2008 she has coordinated the development of the LMRCC’s extensive geospatial databases. The databases support several of the LMRCC’s projects such as the Restoring America’s Greatest River initiative, reforestation of frequently flooded land within the Lower Mississippi River floodplain, and the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment. She received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology from Alcorn State University. She is employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mr. Boone retired from the Missouri Department of Conservation in 2013, after serving as a fisheries management biologist in the state’s southeastern region for most of his career. While at MDC, he served as the state’s representative on the LMRCC fisheries technical section. He also served as a big river specialist, focusing on fisheries management of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Mark began working for the LMRCC in 2014 as a contractor. His work focuses on developing conservation and management plans, implementing habitat restoration projects, and assisting the fisheries and water quality technical sections.

Before joining the LMRCC in 2012, Mr. Reid managed conservation and communication projects with the National Audubon Society’s Mississippi River Initiative. He also worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Maryland, Mississippi and Virginia, specializing in environmental writing during his 20 years as a journalist.  He is a contract employee.