The Board of Directors of Defenders of Wildlife is made up of professionals from all walks of life—academic, scientific, legal, financial and business—who share a common love for our nation's wildlife and natural heritage. Their combined experience and dedication play an extremely important role in charting the future of Defenders and the wildlife conservation movement.
Board of Directors
*Judith Posnikoff, Ph.D., Chair
California
*John Dayton, Esq., Vice Chair
Texas
*Mark Caylor, Treasurer
District of Columbia
Edward Asner
California
Whitfield Bailey
Tennessee
Kim O'Keefe Beck, Ph.D.
California
Cassie Carroll
Washington
*Jamie Rappaport Clark, President and CEO
Virginia
Ambassador (ret.) Keith M. Harper
Maryland
James M. Hecker, Esq.
District of Columbia
Mari Snyder Johnson
California
Mamie Parker, Ph.D.
Virginia
Susan Rieff
Texas
Sheryl Sachs
Connecticut
*Loretta M. Stadler
New Jersey
*Robert Wiygul, Esq.
Mississippi
* Executive Board Member
Board Emeritus
Terry C. Pelster, Esq.
New York
Alan Steinberg
Florida
Litigation Committee
Ambassador (ret.) Keith M. Harper
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP, District of Columbia
James M. Hecker, Esq.
Attorney at Law, District of Columbia
Robert Wiygul, Esq.
Waltzer Wiygul & Garside
Science Advisors
Barry Noon, Ph.D.
Colorado State University
Charles (Pete) Peterson, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
H. Ronald Pulliam, Ph.D.
University of Georgia
Terry L. Root, Ph.D.
Stanford University, California
Mark Schwartz, Ph.D.
University of California, Davis
Lee M. Talbot, Ph.D.
George Mason University, Virgina
David S. Wilcove, Ph.D.
Princeton University, New Jersey
Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D.
Harvard University, Massachusetts
