Our Board

Executive Director - Suzanne O'Neill  cwfed@coloradowildlife.org

Membership Director - Jen Richards  cwf@coloradowildlife.org

Regional Organizer, National Wildlife Federation -- John Gale
2260 Baseline Rd, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado 80302

Region 10 Director, NWF Board of Directors – Kent Salazar

John Smeltzer, Chair of the Board of Directors and President, Ft. Collins	Kent Ingram. Immediate Past President, Littleton
Bob Goodnough, Secretary, and Co-Chair Issues and Advocacy Commitee, Denver	Jim Corlett, Treasurer, Denver
Colleen Gadd, NWF Affiliate Representative, Golden	Walt Graul, Co-Chair, Issues and Advocacy Committee, Berthoud
Harvey Nyberg, NWF Affliate Representative Alternate, Denver	Pat Kenney, Conifer
Sam Cassidy, Denver	Michael Hora, Lyons/Chicago
Arron Varn, Denver	Mark Phillips, Lafayette
Luke Schafer, Craig  William Grant, Grand Junction	Gary Miller, Estes Park

Directors Emeritus

Dennis Buechler	Michael Dowling
Jim Goddard	John Greene
John Rold

Past Presidents

• 1952 - 1954  Herb Hockstrasser
• 1955 - 1957 William H. Corlett
• 1958 - 1959 H. Ray Macht
• 1960 B.K. Linder
• 1961 Harry G. Sims
• 1962 Ross Russell
• 1963 Douglas L. Gilbert
• 1964 - 1966 A.J. Christiansen
• 1967 - 1968 Robert F. Gantnier
• 1969 Ralph R. Hill
• 1970 Gilbert N. Hunter
• 1971 - 1972 Hans W. von Barby
• 1973 Robert F. Gantnier
• 1974 Ed Merrick
• 1975 - 1976 Lt. Col. Clifford A. Baker
• 1977 - 1978 David G. Merrifield
• 1979 - 1980 Delwin E. Benson
• 1981 William H. Miller
• 1982 John Cross
• 1983 - 1984 Bob Black
• 1985 Wayne Sandfort
• 1986 Wally Gallegher
• 1987 Gordon Woelfle
• 1988 John Volker
• 1989 Steve Flannagan
• 1990 Eric Kelly
• 1991 - 1992 Chuck Olmstead
• 1993 - 1996 Peter F. Michaelson
• 1997 - 1999 Dennis Buechler
• 2000 Michael Dowling
• 2001 Dennis Buechler
• 2002 - 2005 Suzanne O’Neill
• 2006-2007 - Kent Ingram

Advocacy Focus

Identify a management number of key wildlife conservation issues in which CWF plays a sustained and effective role, without losing our ability to monitor and respond to emerging wildlife issues.

Effect positive change in a manageable number of crucial wildlife issues and policies through sustained initiatives.

Create common ground and understanding between hunters, anglers and other conservationists as a means to promote conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitat.