Bear Trust is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit conservation organization governed by the following Board of Directors
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Board Chair and Founder: A.C. Smid
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Treasurer: Michael Steuert (Retired CFO of Fluor Corporation)
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Secretary: Mike Evans (President of the Evans Group)
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Directors:
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Tony Caligiuri (President and CEO of Boyt Harness Company)
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James Cummins (Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi and Certified Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist)
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Denis Dale (President and CEO of Bob Dale Gloves)
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Marc Mondavi (Co-Proprietor of Charles Krug Winery)
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Science and Education Advisor: Steven Leath (Executive Director of Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports; Former President of Auburn University and Iowa State University; Member of National Science Board)
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Emeritus Directors:
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Gray Thornton (President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation)
Linda Demmer (Historic Building Preservation, Land and Wildlife Steward)
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Jeff Watkins (Superior Court Judge in the Cherokee Judicial Circuit of Georgia)
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Rene Barrientos (Land Conservation)
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Gilbert Adams (Attorney at Law)
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John Chaney (Entrepreneur & Private Investments)
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Derek Craighead (Founder and President of Craighead Berengia South)
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Geoff Pampush (VP of Global Partnerships and External Affairs, The Peregrine Fund)
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Conservation Committee:
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Kevin Hurley (Vice President of Conservation and Operations for the Wild Sheep Foundation)
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Scott Ellis (Executive Director of Guide Outfitters Association British Columbia)
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Jennapher Teunissen Van Manen (Director of Operations and Programs for International Association for Bear Research and Management)
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Conservation Policy Committee:
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James Cummins (Executive Director of Wildlife Mississippi and Certified Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist)
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Linda Demmer (Historic Building Preservation, Land and Wildlife Steward)
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Maria Davidson (Large Carnivore Program Manager for SCIF)
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Development Committee:
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Jack Evans (Director of Publications and Editor for Bear Trust International)
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Ian Keinath (Owner of Last Chance Fishing)
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Logan Young (Executive Director of Bear Trust International)
