Board member

Dr. John R. Skalski

Bio

John Skalski is a fish and wildlife biometrician who looks for statistically rigorous ways to study the effects that humans can have on natural systems. His methods have been used to do everything from assess the health of salmon populations to determine the impacts of nuclear energy installations, wind facilities, hydroelectric projects, oil spills, and coal fire plants on fish and wildlife communities, and have led to regulatory changes in both the oil industry and commercial fisheries. Dr. Skalski’s research interests include assessing anthropogenic effects on wild populations by using carefully crafted field experiments, advanced demographic analysis, and modern advances of animal tagging studies. These efforts involve interdisciplinary teams of biologists, engineers, resource managers, and biometricians working collaboratively to resolve important and often very costly resource management programs. Dr. Skalski is the co-founder of Columbia Basin Research. He and the CBR staff possess extensive experimental and impact assessment experience, population modeling, demographic analysis, and over 40 years of experience analyzing complex environmental data. CBR has led the field in developing advanced statistical capabilities and software that improve the precision, cost effectiveness, and interpretation of large-scale impact assessment and demographic studies of mobile species. In addition to his research, Dr. Skalski has a distinguished record of public service, having designed experiments and developed sampling protocols for many state, federal, and First Nation governmental studies. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Washington and a member of the American Statistical Association, the Wildlife Society, and American Fisheries Society.

Staff

Emma Helverson

Emma Helverson

Executive Director

Kurt Beardslee

Kurt Beardslee

Director of Special Projects

Jamie Glasgow

Jamie Glasgow

Director of Science and Research

Micah Wait

Micah Wait

Director of Conservation

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Dr. Nick Gayeski

Aquatic Ecologist

Mary Lou White

Mary Lou White

Projects Manager/Field Biologist

Adrian Tuohy

Adrian Tuohy

Biologist

Aaron Jorgenson

Aaron Jorgenson

Biologist

Conrad Gowell

Conrad Gowell

Biologist

Colleen McGee

Colleen McGee

Biologist

Doug Hennick

Doug Hennick

Aquatic Ecologist

Frank Staller

Frank Staller

Field Technician

Blake Joplin

Blake Joplin

Field Biologist

Joe Verelli

Joe Verelli

Field Technician

Tina Green

Tina Green

Bookkeeper

Arny Stonkus

Arny Stonkus

Chief Engineer/Ecologist

Bobbi Bevacqua

Bobbi Bevacqua

Field Technician

Devin Swanson

Software Engineer/ IT

Board Members

Graham MacKenzie

Graham MacKenzie

Board President

Hugh H. Lewis

Hugh H. Lewis

Board Secretary/Treasurer

Vance Jennings

Vance Jennings

Board Member

Candace Beardslee

Candace Beardslee

Board member

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Dr. Stephen Conroy

Boardmember

Dr. John R. Skalski

Dr. John R. Skalski

Board member

Dr. Jack Stanford

Dr. Jack Stanford

Board member

Jim Lichatowich

Jim Lichatowich

Board member

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Dr. Richard N. Williams

Board member