Katie is incredibly grateful that her family moved to Wyoming when she was nine years old. As happens with so many who come to this state, she fell in love with the landscapes, the wildlife, and the people. Through the outdoor adventures of a kid growing up in Wyoming, Katie was inspired to pursue an education and career in wildlife biology. After receiving her Master’s from the University of Wyoming, Katie continued her lifelong love of wildlife working as a wildlife and habitat biologist for several organizations, including the US Forest Service and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. However, Katie now counts herself lucky to serve as the executive director of the WY-WSF. Here, she and her family have found a home amongst Wyoming’s most dedicated, passionate, and fun-loving wildlife advocates and sports people. Together with the WY-WSF Board of Directors she now leads the foundation onwards and upwards by coordinating with Wyoming’s natural resource agencies, serving on the Statewide Bighorn/Domestic Sheep Interaction Working Group and advocating for bighorns and other wildlife.
Phone: (307) 399-4383
Email: katie@wyomingwildsheep.org
Dean gained his appreciation for nature as a youth by hunting and fishing with his family. After joining the Boy Scouts of America, he had the opportunity to attend Camp Philmont in New Mexico and his destiny to live in the West was sealed. Moving to Wyoming in 1973, he quickly began a love affair with the Wind River mountains where he learned to hike, climb, photograph and study wildlife. After his first trip to Whiskey Mountain where he saw bighorns walk all around his car, he was bitten by the wild sheep bug. He completed a career of 36 years with the Postal Service where he learned the administrative skills that he uses today to keep the chapter paperwork on track. After his first retirement, he and his wife, Diane, found their true calling, and a large circle of new friends when they joined the WY-WSF in 2011. Dean is a Ron Ball award winner, a former board member and now serves as deputy director of the foundation. His duties include administrative work, editing the RamPage, webpage and assisting the executive director and board members with their workloads.
Phone: (307) 213-0998
Email: dean@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: scott@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: Bralli@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: bruce@wyomingwildsheep.org
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jharris@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: kurt@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: sam@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: scottsmith@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: jimmy@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: matt@wyomingwildsheep.org
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Email: greg@wyomingwildsheep.org