Izaak Walton League

The Izaak Walton League is a non-profit conservation group that was formed in 1922. The League has grown to a grassroots network of 40,000 members and nearly 300 local chapters nationwide. The group's goals include restoring watersheds, reducing air pollution, fighting litter, protecting wildlife habitat and open spaces, and promoting conservation ethics.

Board
Accessed May 2010:

National Officers
 * Jim A. Madsen, President (Watertown, SD)
 * Robert Chapman, Vice President & Secretary (Poolesville, MD)
 * Walter Lynn Jr., Treasurer (Springfield, IL)

Executive Board
 * Roger Sears, Chairman (Poolesville, MD)
 * Shawn Gallagher, Vice Chair (Oxford, OH)
 * W. Carey Crane III (Middleburg, VA)
 * Charles (Ed) Higdon (Orange, CA)
 * Marsha Johnson (Moline,IL)
 * Donald L. Klecker (Watertown, WI)
 * Gary Meade (Elkins, WV)
 * Dawn A. Olson (Silverton, OR)
 * Timothy W. Reid (Crete, IL)
 * Garrit Struck (Johnsburg, IL)
 * Jim P. Sweeney (Schererville, IN)
 * Ned Tillman (Columbia, MD)

Members
 * Anthony K. Bridgett, Director-At-Large (Leek, Staffordshire)
 * Peter Hillebrecht, Division President & Regional Governor
 * Charles (Ed) Higdon, National Director (Orange, CA)
 * Charlotta Burton, Division President & Regional Governor
 * Nelson D. Burton, National Director (Colorado Springs, CO)
 * Amy Miller, National Director (Fort Collins, CO)
 * Charles Dauray, Division President (Estero, FL)
 * Michael Chenoweth, National Director (Homestead, FL)
 * Carl Keeler, Regional Governor - Region V (Palmetto, FL)
 * Marsha Johnson, Division President (Moline, IL)
 * Garrit Struck, National Director (Johnsburg, IL)
 * Tom Terfler, National Director (New Lenox, IL)
 * Charles Siar, Division President (Portage, IN)
 * Kimberly Russell (Merrillville, IN)
 * Timothy Russell, National Director (Griffith, IN)
 * Lee Stonestreet, National Director (Kokomo, IN)
 * James P. Sweeney, National Director (Schererville, IN)
 * Bobby R. Wright, National Director (Highland, IN)
 * Marion Striegel, Division President (Oskaloosa, IA)
 * Donna Cooper, National Director (Dakota City, IA)
 * Thomas Holm, National Director (Des Moines, IA)
 * Dean Knight, National Director & Regional Governor
 * Pauline H. Novotny, National Director (Swisher, IA)
 * Marj Striegel, National Director (Oskaloosa, IA)
 * Robert Chapman, Division President (Poolesville, MD)
 * Thomas Beavers, National Director (Gaithersburg, MD)
 * Robert Pavlick, Sr., National Director (Poolesville, MD)
 * Jim Piateski, National Director (Damascus, MD)
 * Roger Sears, DDS, National Director (Poolesville, MD)
 * Richard G. Sommer, Regional Governor - Region VI (Damascus, MD)
 * Leila M. Wiles, National Director (McDaniel, MD)
 * John Sturgis, Division President (Belding, MI)
 * Robert Stegmier, National Director (Rockford, MI)
 * Curtis Leitz, Division President (Duluth, MN)
 * William Henke, National Director (Detroit Lakes, MN)
 * Gary M. Schwartz, National Director (Owatonna, MN)
 * Lurlie Campbell, Division President (Ravenna, NE)
 * Rodger Mettenbrink, National Director (Grand Island, NE)
 * Wes Sheets, National Director (Lincoln, NE)
 * John Dickel, Director-At-Large (Albuquerque, NM)
 * Conrad Strozik, Division President (Cazenovia, NY)
 * Leslie Monostory, National Director (Fayettville, NY)
 * Jim Storer, Division President (Willoughby, OH)
 * Shawn Gallagher, National Director (Seven Mile, OH)
 * Merlin Peterson, National Director (Wooster, OH)
 * Raymond C. Zehler, (Hamilton, OH)
 * Dawn A. Olson, Division President (Silverton, OR)
 * Adam Hostetler, Division President (Lebanon, PA)
 * Suzanne Butler, National Director (Lititz, PA)
 * Joe Galati, National Director (Harrisburg, PA)
 * Don Robertson, National Director (York, PA)
 * Gerald Schlekeway, Division President (Pierre, SD)
 * Jim A. Madsen, National Director (Watertown, SD)
 * Jim Moran, National Director (McCook Lake, SD)
 * Keith Rittscher, National Director (McCook Lake, SD)
 * Sidney Wagner, Jr., Regional Governor - Region III (McCook Lake, SD)
 * George T. Jones, Director-At-Large (The Woodlands, TX)
 * Mike Phillips, Division President (Leesburg, VA)
 * Patricia Case, National Director (Charlottesville, VA)
 * Thomas Ciarula, National Director (Fairfax, VA)
 * Pattsy Embrey, National Director (Alexandria, VA)
 * H.J. "Nubby" Miller, National Director (Suffolk, VA)
 * Ernest Padgett, National Director (Bealeton, VA)
 * Jill Padgette, National Director (Bealeton, VA)
 * Lee Embrey, National Director (Alexandria, VA)
 * Robin Phillips, National Director (Leesburg, VA)
 * Ernie Karlstrom, Division President (Fox Island, WA)
 * Christie Sandru, Regional Governor - Region I (Tacoma, WA)
 * Marie Cyphert, Division President (Morgantown, WV)
 * Bruce Evans, National Director (Mountaineer, WV
 * Steve Ivan, Jr., National Director (Morgantown, WV)
 * Gary Meade, National Director (Elkins, WV)
 * George Guyant, Division President (Amherst Junction, WI)
 * Jodi Arndt, National Director (DePere, WI)
 * Don Klecker, National Director (Watertown, WI)
 * Raymond G. Jacquot, Division President (Laramie, WY)
 * Jon Brady, National Director (Alcova, WY)

Group details
Location: Headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD Group website: Izaak Walton League Contact: general [at] iwla.org

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