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CURRENT
EDDY WITRY
ERIC COE
LYNN ENSLEY
DOROTHEA FARRIS
[UNFILLED]
HARLEY METZ
BOB RADOCY
JEFF RUCKS
MARK SMITH
HOW
The Wildlife Management Public Education Advisory Council consists of nine Colorado residents appointed by the Director of the Colorado Division of Wildlife: Two sportspersons who purchase big game licenses on a regular basis, one of whom is from the Western Slope. Two sportspersons who purchase fishing licenses on regular basis, one of whom is from the Western Slope One person who represents rural local counties with economies that have substantial income from hunting and fishing. One person who represents rural municipalities which have substantial income from hunting and fishing. One person representing agricultural producers. One person with substantial background in media and marketing operations. One person representing the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
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ABOUT THE PEAC COUNCIL:
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Eddy Witry is the Chairman of the Wildlife Management Public Education Advisory Council (PEAC). and is the Wildlife Management Education Fund’s marketing representative. He is a marketing guy, fly fisherman and hunter who spends all of his free time enjoying the outdoors with his family. He is uniquely qualified, as both a recipient and marketer of the benefits of professional wildlife management in the State of Colorado. In his day job, Witry is a brand and product development expert, specializing in the strategic alignment of people and products. He has spent 25 years working on comprehensive brand and product development to optimize their relevance in the consumer marketplace. He has been instrumental in developing unique products to make brands more relevant to specialized marketplaces. 
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Eric is a graduate of Iowa State University with a BS in Construction Engineering and is currently managing the estimating department for Garney Construction, a large civil/municipal general contractor. Eric started fishing and hunting at a very early age and currently enjoys a wide range of fishing and hunting activities with his family and especially his wife Judi.
He competes with Judi in competitive regional and national walleye tournaments and is sponsored by Aurora Marine and Lund Boats. When fishing season winds down and hunting season begins,
He is currently active in several conservation organizations, serving as President of the Colorado Walleye Association and a committee member for Ducks Unlimited in Lakewood. He is also currently or a past member of Colorado Bowhunters Association, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society, Pope and Young Club and the National Rifle Association. |
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LYNN ENSLEY
Lynn graduated from Mesa College with a BS in Agriculture with work in fisheries research and precious metal and uranium exploration. He has been the owner of an ad specialty and embroidery company since 1987. Lynn is co-founder and executive director of the Colorado Sportsmen Wildlife Fund, the co-founder of Wildlife for the Future, and an instructor and lecturer on fishing. BELOW: Lynn Ensley receiving an award from DOW Director McCloskey in May 2007 for his contribution to the sportsmen of Colorado. The recognition is from the Colorado Wildlife Commission at the May meeting in Grand Junction.
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A CU graduate and Colorado resident since 1954, Dorothea Farris is a teacher (12 years), educator (Aspen Board of Education for 20 years), an advocate for wildlife and wildlife habitat (DOW for 1 year), and a community activist (currently Pitkin County Commissioner, 3rd term). Dorothea enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, camping, and exploring the back roads and wild lands of our incredible state. “Only through education and active participation can we protect all that we value about Colorado and the quality of life we enjoy here. The Colorado Division of Wildlife should be commended for its support of the Public Education and Advisory Commission.” |
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HARLEY METZ
Harley holds a Bachelors Degree in Range Ecology (1972) and a Masters Degree in Range Ecology (1974) from Colorado State University. Harley has worked in a number of professional positions that have dealt with the management of natural habitats for the sustainable benefit of wildlife as well as domestic livestock. His work has also entailed the coordination of these efforts with the public land users and the appropriate state agencies. He is currently working as the BLM representative from the Grand Junction Field Office on the Uncompahgre Plateau Project and the Grand Mesa Habitat Partnership Program. Locally, he is conducting or coordinating emergency fire rehabilitation projects, land health evaluations, livestock grazing management and helping with the Pathways to Fishing Education events. Harley is Secretary of the Colorado Sportsmen’s Wildlife Fund, a Committee member with the Grand Junction Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (13 yrs.), a member of Ducks Unlimited (23 yrs.), past chairmen for the Roswell, NM and the Salmon, ID Chapter, Rocky Mountain Bighorn Society, life member North American Hunting Club, and the National Rifle Association. In addition for the past 10 years, Harley has volunteered as a shooting instructor with Mesa Country and 4-H shooting sports. “I take my hunting and fishing very seriously, it is not a hobby for me but rather away of life. I learned to hunt and fish with my father, and 50 years ago the majority of the community hunted and fished. In this day and age most of our urban citizens don’t hunt or fish and their only exposure to the outdoors or wildlife management is through the school system or the media. Hopefully the Wildlife Management Education Council can provide a true picture of wildlife management and the role sportsmen play.” 
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Bob Radocy, Bob Represents East Slope Hunters and is serving his second term on the Council, since he was re-appointed in 2004 by Director Bruce McCloskey. Bob has been involved with PEAC since its creation and worked with the Colorado Wildlife Conservation Coalition (CWCC) to help develop the legislation that created PEAC in 1998.
Bob’s vocation is the President/CEO of TRS Inc., in Boulder, Colorado. TRS manufacturers high performance upper limb prosthetic components. Bob is also the Manager of Sports and Recreation Technologies, a company that manufactures and distributes specialized sports and recreation accessories. Bob has lived in Colorado since 1973 and resides in Boulder. In the 1980’s he was active with Boulder’s special populations and served as the Chairman of the Center for People with Disabilities. Bob credits the CBA as a critical force in the development of PEAC and the concept of a sportsman’s sponsored, media based, public education program. The CBA developed a pilot concept of this idea in the early 90’s and financed the broadcast of several wildlife management education spots on Denver public television. Bob encourages public input into PEAC as it evolves and launches its programs. |
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JEFF RUCKS
Jeff is the Manager of Education and Outreach for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Division representative on the PEAC Council. He has worked with the Division since 1979 when he began as a temporary employee working on the Peregrine Falcon recovery program. Jeff is originally from Wisconsin, has been married for over 25 years and has 2 adult daughters. He enjoys fly fishing, pheasant hunting, upland birds, warm water fishing, skiing, golf, diving and biking. |
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KENNETH ‘MARK’ SMITH
Mark Smith is the Agriculture representative on the Council. He is a landowner in Center, Colorado, and works as a farm and ranch manager. He is involved in wheat, barley, alfalfa and cattle production. Mark moved to Colorado from Kansas in 1983. He has a wife, three daughters and four grandchildren. Along with camping, hiking and horseback riding, he enjoys hunting (elk, deer, duck and goose) and trout fishing in the high lakes and streams. |
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he pursues big game, primarily with a bow and enjoys waterfowling until fishing season starts again.
Bob is an avid bow hunter. He is a Life member of the Colorado Bowhunters Association and served the CBA as its Chairman and as its liaison to the Colorado Division of Wildlife for a number of years.