our leadership team

Native Fish Coalition's National Board is made up of our Executive Director, Chair, Vice Chair, and the various State Chairs. The board sets the direction for the organization and provides support to the state chapters. We have recruited a strong team of experienced subject matter experts and advocates with a wide range of valuable skill sets and knowledge, a passion for wild native fish, and a willingness to stand up to protect, preserve and restore them.    

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Bob Mallard
Executive Director
Executive Director

BOB MALLARD is a founding member of Native Fish Coalition…

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Executive Director
Emily Bastian
National Chair
National Chair

EMILY BASTIAN is a founding member of Native Fish Coalition…

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National Chair
BRAIN COWDEN
National Vice Chair - Northeast
National Vice Chair - Northeast

BRIAN COWDEN is a Principal at Trout Scapes River Restoration LLC…

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National Vice Chair - Northeast
MATTHEW LEWIS, PhD
National Vice Chair - Southeast
National Vice Chair - Southeast

MATTHEW LEWIS, PhD, grew up in rural south Alabama fishing…

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National Vice Chair - Southeast
ROWELL GUEVARRA
Alabama Chair
Alabama Chair

ROWELL GUEVARRA developed a passion for rivers as a result…

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Alabama Chair
TYLER STEPHENS
Arkansas Chair
Arkansas Chair

TYLER STEPHENS grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Growing up…

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Arkansas Chair
ROWAN LYTLE
Connecticut Chair
Connecticut Chair

ROWAN LYTLE, known as RM Lytle on the www, is a fish bum by any…

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Connecticut Chair
Garrison Forrester
Georgia Chair
Georgia Chair

GARRISON FORRESTER grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, along the…

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Georgia Chair
Larry Bastian
Maine Chair
Maine Chair

LARRY BASTIAN learned to fish as a child on the small mountain...

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Maine Chair
PETER HATCHETT
Maryland Chair
Maryland Chair

PETER HATCHETT has been passionate about estuarine, marine…

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Maryland Chair
PAUL ROELL
Massachusetts Chair
Massachusetts Chair

PAUL ROELL hails from Hingham, Massachusetts and currently…

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Massachusetts Chair
KYLE WHITE
New Hampshire Chair
New Hampshire Chair

KYLE WHITE was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Having lived in…

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New Hampshire Chair
JOHN KOSAR
New Jersey Chair
New Jersey Chair

JOHN KOSAR lives on the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border where he calls…

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New Jersey Chair
SCOTT DASKIEWICH
New York Chair
New York Chair

SCOTT DASKIEWICH was born and raised in the southern Tug Hill…

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New York Chair
IAN YOUNG
North Carolina Chair
North Carolina Chair

IAN YOUNG grew up in Rock Hill, South Carolina, just south of…

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North Carolina Chair
CAMERON LAYNE
Ohio Chair
Ohio Chair

CAMERON LAYNE is from Burton, Ohio. He has been an avid angler…

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Ohio Chair
ANDREW MICKEY
Pennsylvania Chair
Pennsylvania Chair

ANDREW MICKEY lives in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. He is..

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Pennsylvania Chair
SCOTT KEENER
South Carolina Chair
South Carolina Chair

SCOTT KEENER, a Georgia native, moved to South Carolina…

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South Carolina Chair
CODY BAIN
Tennessee Chair
Tennessee Chair

CODY BAIN was born and raised in Tennga, a small town in Murray…

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Tennessee Chair
Paul Bugeja
Vermont Chair
Vermont Chair

PAUL BUGEJA has a passion for wild native brook trout that began...

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Vermont Chair
MICHAEL LAWLER SMITH
Virginia Chair
Virginia Chair

MICHAEL LAWLER SMITH currently pursues native brook trout…

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Virginia Chair
MICAH BATES
West Virginia Chair
West Virginia Chair

MICAH BATES is a proud West Virginian from Fayetteville…

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West Virginia Chair
ROBERT "BOBBY" DAVIS
Wisconsin Chair
Wisconsin Chair

ROBERT “BOBBY” DAVIS is an assistant professor of natural resources…

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Wisconsin Chair