Station:

• Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex
• Regional Transportation Coordinator for US Fish & Wildlife Service Southeastern Regional Office (Advanced Fellow)

Years Served: 2020-2022

Hometown: Carlton, Oregon

Pre-Fellowship Education:

• Master of Science in Conservation Leadership from Colorado State University
• Bachelor of Science in Pre-Professional Exercise Science

Bio: From September 2020 – March 2022 Tommy worked with the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex, near Savannah, Georgia. During his time as a Public Lands Transportation Fellow, Tommy worked to help improve transportation infrastructure at several of the seven refuges in the Complex. Tommy then moved into an Advanced Public Lands Transportation Fellow role from March 2022 – January 2023. As an Advanced Fellow, Tommy worked with the Regional Office and filled-in as the Regional Transportation Coordinator. In this role Tommy helped to manage a budget and project administration for transportation projects across the region.

Tommy’s work on public lands began in high school working for a Youth Conservation Corps program in Oregon. This experience served as a catalyst that would propel him into seasonal work teaching outdoor education in the Flathead National Forest. He also helped lead and manage Conservation Corps trail crews in Colorado in the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park. As a Northwesterner and Rocky Mountain transplant, when not working, Tommy loves to spend his time outside snowboarding, hiking, and biking whenever possible.

Current Position (2024): Regional Transportation Coordinator for US Fish & Wildlife Service Southeastern Regional Office (Region 4)

Other Post-Fellowship Education/Job(s): US Fish & Wildlife Service Southeast Region (Region 4) Transportation Analyst