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Ducks Unlimited NAMES NEW GLARO DIRECTOR

 

Michigan DNRE Director Humphries will lead Great Lakes/Atlantic Region
for DU

 

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 3, 2010 -Rebecca Humphries, director of the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, has accepted
the position of Director of the Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office for
Ducks Unlimited. She will manage conservation delivery for the Great
Lakes and Atlantic region of DU beginning January 2011.

 

"Becky brings 33 years of conservation experience to Ducks Unlimited,"
said DU CEO Dale Hall. "Her dedication to natural resources has been
expressed not only through her work with the state, but also as a leader
on many of the conservation teams with which Ducks Unlimited partners.
We're pleased to add her expertise and passion for wetlands to the DU
family."

 

Humphries will be responsible for managing conservation delivery in 18
states, on the Eastern Seaboard from New England to the Chesapeake, and
throughout the Great Lakes to the Upper Mississippi region. The director
is responsible for conservation planning and program delivery, and
coordinates efforts between Ducks Unlimited staff and volunteers with
private, state and federal agencies.  

 

For the past 33 years, Humphries has held various positions within the
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and became director of the
department in 2004.  In 2010, the Department of Natural Resources and
the Department of Environmental Quality were combined and became the
Department of Natural Resources and Environment.  Humphries was named to
head the newly formed department and has been in that position since its
inception.

 

 "I have worked with Ducks Unlimited in many capacities during my tenure
with the state of Michigan," Humphries said. "The organization is very
focused on habitat, and this opportunity is really one that doesn't come
twice in a lifetime."

 

Humphries is a graduate of Michigan State University, and holds an
honorary Ph.D. in Public Service from Central Michigan University.  She
has been honored with numerous professional awards and has served as
vice president of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Chair
of the Great Lakes Fishery Trust and Chair of the Mississippi Flyway
Council.  

 

The Great Lakes and Atlantic region includes several high-level
conservation priorities for Ducks Unlimited representing diverse
varieties of wetlands and associated habitats. The Great Lakes serve as
an important breeding ground for waterfowl and a significant migration
area for many species of waterfowl and migratory songbirds.  It is
estimated that 3 million ducks migrate through the region each year. The
mid-Atlantic coast is a major resource for wintering waterfowl,
especially black ducks, Atlantic brant and both snow and Canada geese. 

Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated
to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl
habitats. Established in 1937, Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than
12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million
supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to
program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to
fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever.

 

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Kristin Schrader                        734.623.2000
kschrader at ducks.org

 

 

 

Kristin Schrader

Regional Communications Manager

Ducks Unlimited

Great Lakes/Atlantic Region

Ph 734.623.2000

Mobile 734.646.4594

Fax 734.623.2035

 

 

 

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