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Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee

Restoring America's Greatest River

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WHO WE ARE

Executive Committee Members

NameAgency/OrganizationEmail
Albert HindrichsLouisiana Department of Environmental Qualityalbert.hindrichs@la.gov
Melanie ArnoldKentucky Energy and Environment Cabinetmelanie.arnold@ky.gov
Jim WiseArkansas Department of Environmental Qualitywise@adeq.state.ar.us
Chris SandersMississippi Department of Environmental Qualitycsanders@mdeq.ms.gov
Jason Henegar
LMRCC Chair
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agencyjason.henegar@state.tn.us
Bryan T. HopkinsMissouri Department of Natural Resourcesbryan.hopkins@dnr.mo.gov
Jason OliveArkansas Game and Fish Commissionjason.olive@agfc.ar.gov
Jerry BrownMississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parksjerry.brown@wfp.ms.gov
Ron BrooksKentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resourcesron.brooks@ky.gov
Matt VitelloMissouri Department of ConservationMatt.Vitello@mdc.mo.go
Sherry WangTennessee Department of Environment and Conservationsherry.wang@tn.gov
Alexander PerretLouisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheriesaperret@wlf.la.gov

Staff

Angeline Rodgers

Angeline Rodgers

Coordinator

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.

    Angela Erves

    Angela Erves

    IT Specialist (Data Management)

    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.

      Mark Boone

      Mark Boone

      Big River Specialist

      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.

        Bruce Reid

        Bruce Reid

        Outreach Specialist

        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.

          Laura Andrews

          Program Manager

          Mrs. Andrews joined the LMRCC in 2021 as Program Manager. She will help the organization manage conservation projects. She also holds a similar position with Mississippi State University’s Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, in which she has served for 17 years. In her role at Mississippi State, she has served as an editor of periodicals such as the Wildlife Society Bulletin and books and book chapters for conservation organizations. She is a contract employee.

            Members

            LMRCC Member Agencies:

            • Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
            • Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
            • Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
            • Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 
            • Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
            • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
            • Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
            • Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 
            • Missouri Department of Conservation
            • Missouri Department of Natural Resources
            • Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
            • Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

            Cooperators

            These agencies are formal cooperators:

            • U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Provides offices and staff and works cooperatively on habitat restoration planning and implementation, through the Lower Mississippi River Fisheries Coordination Office.
            • U. S. Geological Survey: Provided staff and supported habitat restoration planning in the initial phase.
            • U. S. Army Corps of Engineers: Works cooperatively on habitat restoration planning and project design and implementation.
            • U. S. Environmental Protection Agency: Supports habitat restoration planning.
            • U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service: Works cooperatively on floodplain forest restoration.

            Other Mississippi River organizations

            • Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee
            • Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative
            • Living Lands and Waters

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