The officers of the IFC are President, President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Within the current North American structure there are five regions. These include four regions of the United States and one region of Canadian provinces. A regional director elected from each region plus two at-large directors serve on the executive committee with the IFC officers.
View IFC member agencies and associated Governing Council member.

 

IFC Officers (2022-2024)

President:
Dennis Riecke
Fisheries/Environmental Coordinator
Mississippi Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
Jackson, Mississippi

Past President:
Robert Holmes
Statewide Water Planning Program Manager
California Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Sacramento, California

President Elect:
Jason Persinger
Stream Habitat Ecologist
Missouri Dept of Conservation
Clinton, Missouri

Secretary:
Scott Smith
Regional Fisheries Manager
Virginia Dept of Game & Inland Fisheries
Forest, Virginia

Treasurer:
Katie Birch
Instream Flow Program Specialist
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Denver, Colorado


At-large Directors

Tom Annear
Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Retired)
Cheyenne, Wyoming 

Christopher Estes
Aquatic Resources & Habitat Scientist
Alaska Department of Fish & Game (Retired)
Anchorage, Alaska 


Regional Directors (2022-2024) map below

Region 1 Director:
Tom Bassista
Technical Assistance Program Manager
Idaho Department  of Fish and Game
Boise, Idaho

Region 1: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Region 2 Director:
Dan O’Shea
River Ecologist
Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources
St. Paul, Minnesota

Region 2: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Region 3 Director:
Eric Nagid
Resource Assessment Leader
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Gainesville, Florida

Region 3: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Region 4 Director:
Nicole Cain
Instream Flow Biologist
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Albany, New York

Region 4: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

Region 5 Director:
Bob Metcalfe
Aquatic Research Scientist
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Adjunct Professor, Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario

Region 5 (Canada): AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT


Regional Directors – Elect (2024-2026)

Region 1 Director-Elect:
Katie Birch

Instream Flow Program Specialist
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Denver, Colorado

Region 1: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Region 2 Director-Elect:
To be determined

Region 2: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Region 3 Director-Elect:
Jacob Harrell
Environmental Coordination Biologist
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Farmington, West Virginia

Region 3: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Region 4 Director-Elect:
Rebecca Quiñones 
Rivers and Streams Project Leader and Climate Change Coordinator
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Westborough, Massachusetts

Region 4: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

Region 5 Director-Elect:
To be determined

Region 5 (Canada): AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT


Webmaster:
Lauren Makowecki
Provincial Environmental Flows Biologist
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Stewardship
Edmonton, Alberta
(previous Region 5 Director)

Instream Flow Council Regions

 

 

Last Updated March 16, 2023

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