The officers of the IFC are President, President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. Within the current North American structure there are five regions. These include four regions of the United States and one region of Canadian provinces. A regional director elected from each region plus two at-large directors serve on the executive committee with the IFC officers.
View IFC member agencies and associated Governing Council member.

 

IFC Officers (2024-2026)

President:
Jason Persinger
Stream Habitat Ecologist
Missouri Dept of Conservation
Clinton, Missouri

Past President:
Dennis Riecke
Fisheries/Environmental Coordinator
Mississippi Dept of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
Jackson, Mississippi

President Elect:
Andy Brummond
Water Conservationist
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Helena, Montana

 

Secretary:
Scott Smith
Regional Fisheries Manager
Virginia Dept of Game & Inland Fisheries
Forest, Virginia

Treasurer:
Katie Birch
Instream Flow Program Specialist
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Denver, Colorado


At-large Directors

Tom Annear
Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming
Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Retired)
Cheyenne, Wyoming 

Christopher Estes
Aquatic Resources & Habitat Scientist
Alaska Department of Fish & Game (Retired)
Anchorage, Alaska 


Regional Directors (2024-2026) map below

Region 1 Director:
Tom Bassista
Technical Assistance Program Manager
Idaho Department  of Fish and Game
Boise, Idaho

Region 1: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Region 2 Director:
Dan O’Shea
River Ecologist
Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources
St. Paul, Minnesota

Region 2: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Region 3 Director:
Eric Nagid
Resource Assessment Leader
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Gainesville, Florida

Region 3: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Region 4 Director:
Rebecca Quiñones 
Rivers and Streams Project Leader and Climate Change Coordinator
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Westborough, Massachusetts

Region 4: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

Region 5 Director:
Bob Metcalfe
Aquatic Research Scientist
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Adjunct Professor, Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario

Region 5 (Canada): AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT


Regional Directors – Elect (2026-2028)

Region 1 Director-Elect:
Spencer Sawaske
Water Program Manager
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oregon

 

Region 1: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY

Region 2 Director-Elect:
Kris Cudmore

Aquatic Habitat and Access Biologist
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Rapid City, South Dakota

Region 2: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI

Region 3 Director-Elect:
Sarah Robertson
Aquatic Biologist
Texas Parks and Wildlife – Inland Fisheries
Austin, Texas

Region 3: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

Region 4 Director-Elect:
Rebecca Quiñones 
Rivers and Streams Project Leader and Climate Change Coordinator
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Westborough, Massachusetts

Region 4: CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

Region 5 Director-Elect:
To be determined

Region 5 (Canada): AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT


Webmaster:
Lauren Makowecki
Provincial Environmental Flows Biologist
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Stewardship
Edmonton, Alberta
(previous Region 5 Director)

Instream Flow Council Regions

 

 

Last Updated October 17, 2024