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2011 Watchable Wildlife / U.S. Forest Service
Conference & Workshop
Lied Lodge, Arbor Day Farm
Nebraska City, NE
October 25, 2011
2011 Conference Speakers
 Stacy Bender-Fayette has sixteen years experience as an elementary school teacher and educational technology integrationist. Stacy also does extensive work with photography and grant writing. As an educator, Stacy has assisted students and teachers with the integration of technology into the classroom curriculum. She is currently working at an Expeditionary Learning charter school in Northern Minnesota. Last year, her school received a $250,000 grant, "Using Digital Tools to Teach Environmental Literacy." Her students
and teachers are using GPS units, trail cameras, water quality probes, digital cameras, and iPads to enhance environmental education. Stacy has been one of the key project facilitators for the Minnesota DNR’s/Watchable Wildlife’s "Digital Photography Bridge
to Nature." In this position she has partnered with Steve Maanum to present these workshops across the State of Minnesota. Stacy, her husband and Jeremy live with their two children live in Bemidji, Minnesota.
 Jane Darnell began her career in natural resource management with the Forest Service in 1989, working with the Bureau of Land Management for one year in 2007. She has experience in range, realty and state government relations in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota. Her degree is in Farm and Ranch Management from Colorado State University. Jane is married to Rick Darnell, a math teacher working for Chadron State College. Rick and Jane have two daughters, Maggie (18) and Liz (15). The family moved to Chadron, Nebraska in August 2008 when Jane began her work as Forest and Grasslands Supervisor for the National Forests in Nebraska and the National Grasslands in southern South Dakota.
 James Mallman, is a founding Board member of Watchable Wildlife Inc., Jim has 28 years of experience in commodities trading and sales and marketing management. Jim began working with state and federal agencies across the country in 1995 to help promote sustainable funding programs for wildlife conservation. Soon after, he made the decision to redirect his
professional efforts towards wildlife conservation and accepted the position as President of Watchable Wildlife Inc.
Jim has been a strong supporter of Teaming With Wildlife, now CARA. This proposed national legislation has galvanized the largest coalition of government, businesses, and wildlife conservation groups ever. In 1996 Jim was awarded The President’s Award from the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, for his work as a national spokesperson on this important issue.
Through Watchable Wildlife Inc., Jim conducts workshops on Nature/Wildlife Tourism around the world and is currently working on programs in Russia, China, Canada, Mexico and across the US. Jim has a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master’s Degree in Education/Wildlife Tourism, a program he helped to develop with the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
 Steve Maanum is a teacher, photographer, writer, project developer, education consultant, and public speaker. During his thirty-four years in the classroom he connected his students to nature through hands-on experiences. He was awarded local Teacher of the Year, Minnesota Forest Educator of the Year, and a nominee for Disney Teacher of the Year. He and his fifth grade students were also awarded five Golden Apple Awards from the Regional PBS station. Steve’s articles and photographs appear in a number of newspapers and magazines. He has been a columnist for two publications, and he teaches student and adult photography classes. Steve has combined his classroom work with his writing and photography to produce two thirty-minute specials for regional PBS and is the co-creator of a digital media project that teaches kids about their environment, "Through the Lens of a Camera." Steve has also collaborated with Joe Courneya to develop and present programs to train over 2,500 kids and adults in the use of digital photography and assisting teachers with the integration of these activities into existing curriculums. This work has assisted development of Minnesota’s statewide Digital Photography Bridge to Nature project. Steve is the project coordinator for greater Minnesota, working with nine workshop facilitators in conducting 80 teacher workshops across the state. Steve also assists State Park naturalists, National Refuge staff, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff in digital photography projects and events. He has been a conference presenter at several state and national conferences, including the National Environmental Education Conference (NAAEE), the National Ecological Society of America Conference (ESA), the National Watchable Wildlife Conference, and the National 4-H Leadership Conference (NAE4-HA) where their "Through the Lens" project received the North Central Regional Award in Natural Resources and Environmental Education.
 Kimberly Winter took the lead of the Forest Service NatureWatch Program in August of 2011. As former Habitat Programs Manager at the National Wildlife Federation, Kim oversaw national programs focused on wildlife viewing and habitat restoration in rural, urban, and suburban landscapes. Kim served as the International Coordinator for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), where she helped bring federal agencies, universities, and non-profit partners together to develop pollinator-friendly landscapes and policies. She and Forest Service colleagues spearheaded the signing of the first National Pollinator Week by the Secretary of Agriculture, followed by leading a successful campaign to bring Pollinator Week to the state of Virginia. Kim served as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia, where she developed environmentally-focused curricula for schools bordering a newly-declared national park. Her expertise in community-based conservation efforts led to indigenous leaders in Ecuador and Bolivia requesting her to document their traditional use of natural resources
and provide management recommendations. The resulting reports led to much improved communications between local residents and government agencies regarding wildlife conservation efforts and designation of a national forest reserve in Bolivia. A native of Missouri, Kim currently lives in Springfield, Virginia with her husband and dogs. She holds a doctorate in Wildlife Ecology and Management; a master's degree in Ecological Anthropology; and a Certificate in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development from the University of Georgia. She enjoys getting outdoors, kayaking, cycling, and international adventures. | 
