Conference Committees

Brian Bowen Conference Chair, TDEC Division of Natural Areas

Steering Committee

Brian Bowen Conference Chair, TDEC Division of Natural Areas
Lisa Smith Program Chair, Natural Areas Association, Mid Atlantic- EPPC (MA-EPPC)
Deb Kraus Natural Areas Association
Terri Hogan (NPS) Stones River National Battlefield

Planning Committee

Lisa Smith Program Chair, Natural Areas Association, MA-EPPC
Steve Pardue TDEC Tennessee State Parks
Melinda Welton Tennessee Ornithological Society
John Noel Southern Coalition for Energy
Terri Hogan (NPS) Stones River National Battlefield
Tony Pernas NAEPPC/NPS EPMT Exotic Plant Management Team
Deb Kraus Natural Areas Association

Field Trip Committee

Mark Stanfill TDEC Tennessee State Parks
Kevin Fitch TDEC Division of Natural Areas
Steve Pardue TDEC Tennessee State Parks
John Froeschaurer TDEC Tennessee State Parks
Bob Parrish Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
LaRae Smiley TDEC Tennessee State Parks

Media/ Tech Committee

Chuck Bargeron Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia
Silas Mathes TDEC Division of Natural Areas
Deb Kraus Natural Areas Association
Terri Hogan (NPS) Stones River National Battlefield
Bill Avant TDEC Tennessee State Parks
Lisa Smith Program Chair, Natural Areas Association, MA-EPPC

Events Committee

Andrea Shea Bishop TDEC Division of Natural Areas
Melinda Welton Tennessee Ornithological Society

Development Committee

Arch Bishop Private Citizen
John Noel Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
Lisa Smith Program Chair, Natural Areas Association, MA-EPPC

Program Committee

Lisa Smith Program Committee Chair, Natural Areas Association, MA-EPPC
Ellis Bacon Tennessee Natural Areas Program Advisory Committee
Bernd Blossey Cornell University
Chuck Bargeron Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia
Sandy Bivens Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
Faith Campbell The Nature Conservancy/Mid-Atlantic EPPC
Janet Clark Center for Invasive Plant Management
Pete Colverson Pandion Systems
Patricia Cox Tennessee Valley Authority
Doria Gordon University of Florida/The Nature Conservancy
Terri Hogan (NPS) Stones River National Battlefield
Cory Holiday The Nature Conservancy of Tennessee
Kate Howe Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Kelly Kearns Invasive Plant Association of Wisconsin
Drew Leslie Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Nelroy Jackson Consulting Weed Scientist
Doug Johnson California Invasive Plant Council
Renee Kivikko Land Trust Alliance
Steve Manning Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
Les Mehrhoff Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
Bob Parrish Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation
Lee Patrick Invasive Plant Control, Inc.
Tony Pernas National Park Service/NAEPPC
Milo Pyne NatureServe
Sarah Reichard University of Washington
Peggy Shute Tennessee Valley Authority
Jil Swearingen MA-EPPC
Doug Tallamy University of Delaware
Valerie Vartanian The Nature Conservancy
Geoff Call U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Dwayne Estes Austin Peay State University

This list includes the principal volunteers who have been instrumental in seeing the program through to fruition. There are many others who were involved in the early stages of program development who are too numerous to list, but whose efforts we would also like to recognize. We would like to thank all of the organizations and agencies that provided time so their volunteers could participate in making this a successful conference.