Tom Kahler
Douglas County PUD
1151 Valley Mall Parkway
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
509-884-7191
tomk@dcpud.org
John Arterburn
Colville Confederated Tribes
25B Mission Rd.
Omak, WA 98841
509-422-7424
john.arterburn@colvilletribes.com
Casey Baldwin (Vice Chairperson RTT)
Colville Confederated Tribes
470 9th St. NE, Suite 4
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
509-421-1799 (C)
509-888-0415 (O & FAX)
casey.baldwin@colvilletribes.com
Dale Bambrick
NOAA Fisheries
304 Water Street #201
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-962-8911
dale.bambrick@noaa.gov
Jeremy Cram
WDFW Research Field Office
3515 State Hwy 97A
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-664-3148 ext 16
Jeremy.Cram@dfw.wa.gov
Stephen Fortney
Terraqua, Inc.
2989 Entiat River Road
Entiat, WA 98822
509-433-1261
stephenfortney@terraqua.biz
Steve Hays
Chelan County PUD
327 N. Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee WA 98801
509-661-4181
steveh@chelanPUD.org
Tracy Hillman
BioAnalysts, Inc
4725 N. Cloverdale Road
Suite 102
Boise, ID 83713
208-321-0363
tracy.hillman@bioanalysts.net
Last Updated: March 2015
Joe Lange
NRCS
215 Melody Lane
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-664-0267
joe.lange@wa.usda.gov
Keely Murdoch
Yakama Nation Mid-C. Field Station
7051 Highway 97
Peshastin, WA 98847
509-548-2206
murk@yakamafish-nsn.gov
Chuck Peven (Chairperson RTT and
MaDMC)
Peven Consulting, Inc.
3617 Burchvale Rd.
Wenatchee WA 98801
509-670-5100
pci@nwi.net
Karl Polivka
USDA Forest Service
Pacific NW Research Station
1133 N. Western Ave.
Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-664-1736
kpolivka@fs.fed.us
Brandon Rogers
Yakama Nation Fisheries
P. O. BOX 151
TOPPENISH, WA 98948
(509) 949-4109
rogb@yakamafish-nsn.gov
Kate Terrell
US Fish & Wildlife Service
7501 Icicle Road
Leavenworth, WA 98826
(509) 548-7573
kate_terrell@fws.gov
Mike Ward
Terraqua, Inc.
P.O. Box 85
2360 Hwy 20
Wauconda, WA
98859-9515
mike@terraqua.biz
Justin Yeager
NOAA Fisheries
304 Water Street #201
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-962-8911
justin.yeager@noaa.gov
1. John Arterburn, Colville Confederated Tribes, Anadromous Fish RM&E Subdivision
Lead. B.S. Colorado State University, M.S. South Dakota State University.
2. Casey Baldwin (RTT vice chairperson), Colville Confederated Tribes, Anadromous Fish
RM&E, Senior Research Scientist. B.S. Adams State College, M.S. Utah State
University.
3. Dale Bambrick, National Marine Fisheries Service, Eastern Washington Branch Chief.
B.S. Central Washington University, B.A. Secondary Education, Central Washington
University.
4. Dr. Jeremy Cram, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Research Scientist 1.
B. S. Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, MS Aquatic ecology,
University of Washington PhD Aquatic Ecology, University of Washington.
5. Stephen Fortney, Terraqua, Inc., Fluvial Geomorphologist. B.S. Geology, Bates
College, M.S. Watershed Science, Utah State University.
6. Steve Hays, Chelan County Public Utility District, Fish and Wildlife Senior Advisor. B.
S. University of Washington
7. Dr. Tracy Hillman, BioAnalysts, Senior Ecologist and CEO. B.S. Montana State
University, M.S. Idaho State University, Ph.D. Idaho State University.
8. Tom Kahler, Douglas County Public Utility District, Fisheries Biologist. B.S. and M.S.
University of Washington
9. Joe Lange, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Civil Engineer. B.S. Washington
State University
10. Keely Murdoch, Yakama Nation, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Biologist. B.S.
Western Washington University, M.S. Central Washington University.
11. Chuck Peven (RTT Chair), Peven Consulting, Inc., Fisheries Biologist, B.S. and M.S.
University of Washington.
12. Dr. Karl Polivka, USDA Forest Sciences Laboratory, Research Fish Biologist, B.S.
Biology, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S., Zoology, University of Oklahoma;
Ph. D., Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago.
13. Brandon Rogers, Yakama Nation, Fisheries Biologist, B.A. Central Washington
University.
14. Kate Terrell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Habitat Restoration and Conservation Division Chief. B.S. University of Oregon.
Last Updated: March 2015
15. Mike Ward, President/Fisheries Ecologist, Terraqua, Inc.. B.S. Fisheries Science,
Humboldt State University; M.S., Fisheries Science, University of Washington.
16. Justin Yeager, National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Biologist, B.S. Wildlife
Sciences, University of Washington.
2015 Regional Technical Team
Name
Affiliation
Expertise
Habitat and fish population status and trends
monitoring, Habitat RM&E reporting; salmon ecology;
habitat restoration evaluation and planning; project
management.
Aquatic ecology, habitat and fish population
monitoring, salmon life cycle modeling, ESA recovery
planning, habitat restoration prioritization.
Habitat restoration planning and implementation;
oversees Eastern WA NMFS habitat program;
salmon ecology.
Life cycle modeling; salmon recovery planning and
implementation; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning.
Fluvial geomorphology; salmonid ecology; habitat
restoration evaluation and planning; habitat status
and trend monitoring.
Habitat restoration evaluation and planning;
juvenile bypass development at hydro projects;
salmon ecology; hatchery planning and RM&E;
juvenile bypass development at hydro projects;
RM&E at hydro projects.
Certified ecologist; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning; hatchery and habitat RM&E; fish ecology
and population dynamics; subbasin planning and
salmon recovery writing; modeling and statistical
analysis.
Salmon ecology; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning; hatchery planning and RM&E; juvenile
bypass development at hydro projects; RM&E at
hydro projects.
John Arterburn
Colville
Confederated
Tribes
Casey Baldwin
(Vice Chair)
Colville
Confederated
Tribes
Dale Bambrick
NOAA Fisheries
Jeremy Cram
PhD
WA Dept. Fish
& Wildlife
Steve Fortney
Terraqua, Inc.
Steve Hays
Chelan County
PUD
Tracy Hillman
PhD
BioAnalysts, Inc.
Tom Kahler
Douglas County
PUD
Joe Lange
Natural
Resource
Conservation
Service
Engineering; habitat restoration evaluation, planning,
design, implementation, and monitoring.
Keely Murdoch
Yakama Nation
Ecology; habitat restoration evaluation.
Last Updated: March 2015
Chuck Peven
(Chair)
Peven
Consulting, Inc.
Aquatic ecology; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning; hatchery planning and RM&E; juvenile
bypass development at hydro projects; RM&E at
hydro projects; subbasin planning and salmon
recovery writing; project management.
Karl Polivka PhD
USFS PNW
Research Lab
Salmon ecology; habitat restoration evaluation.
Brandon Rogers
Yakama Nation
Kate Terrell
U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service
Justin Yeager
NOAA Fisheries
Michael Ward
Terraqua, Inc.
Last Updated: March 2015
Habitat restoration evaluation, planning, and
implementation; project management.
Salmon ecology; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning.
Habitat restoration evaluation and planning; ESA
regulatory review; Forest/riparian ecology.
Fisheries ecology; decision-support for fish and wildlife
program managers and hydroelectric project
operators; habitat restoration evaluation and
planning; habitat status and trend monitoring;
business and contract administration.