Organization

• STRUCTURE AND REGIONAL COVERAGE
• OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
• BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SBDN Archives are located in the Draughon Library, Special Collections, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.

STRUCTURE AND REGIONAL COVERAGE

The Southeastern Bat Diversity Network was founded in 1995 at the North American Symposium on Bat Research (NASBR). Bat biologists, land managers and others interested in the conservation of bats that occur in the southeastern United States constitute the membership. The SBDN was formed to facilitate communication within the region, identify priorities and needs specific to the southeastern US and develop and implement programs that address regional bat conservation needs. The 16 states included within the SBDN region are shown below.

Until to 2010, SBDN was directed by a President, President-elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and a 10 member Board of Directors. In 2010, SBDN restructured and is now in transition from the larger Board of Directors as the governing body of SBDN to a much smaller Executive Committee. For this to be accomplished, the Board restructured the bylaws consistent with the change in governance. As part of the transition, during 2011, a portion of the old Board structure will continue to remain active until those members complete their terms of office. The full downsizing to the Executive Committee will eventually take place at the 2012 annual meeting.

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Mike Lacki Professor Wildlife Ecology and Management 214 Thomas Poe Cooper Building Lexington, KY 40546-0073 (859) 257-8571 mlacki@uky.edu President Elect: Joy O'Keefe Assistant Professor Department of Biology Indiana State University 600 Chestnut Street Terre Haute, IN 47809 (812) 2373-4520 joyokeefe@gmail.com Treasurer: Timothy Carter Assistant Professor Department of Biology Ball State University Muncie, IN 47306-0440 Office: 765.285.8842 tccarter@bsu.edu Past President: Darren Miller Southern Wildlife Program Manager Southern Timberlands Research/ Weyerhaeuser Co. PO Box 2288 Columbus, MS 39704 (662) 245-5249 darren.miller@weyerhaeuser.com Secretary: Bree McMurray Threatened and Endangered Species Biologist Design Division, Environmental Section Missouri Dept of Transportation PO BOX 270 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 (573) 639-0876 bree.mcmurray@modot.mo.gov Board Member at Large: Katrina Morris Wildlife Biologist Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Nongame Conservation Section 2065 U.S. Hwy. 278 S.E. Social Circle, GA  30025-4743 (770) 918-6411 katrina.morris@dnr.state.ga.us

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael D. Baker, Ph.D Indiana Myotis Program Coordinator Bat Conservation International P.O. Box 162603 Austin, Texas  78746 KY field office 859-402-8597 mbaker@batcon.org Nikki Castleberry Natural Resource Biologist Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division Nongame Conservation Section 2065 US Hwy 278 SE Social Circle, GA 30025-4743 770-918-6411 nikki.castleberry@dnr.state.ga.us Dennis Krusac Endangered Species Specialist USDA Forest Service Room 816N 1720 Peachtree Rd. NW Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 347-4338 dkrusac@fs.fed.us Dr. Thomas Risch Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology Department of Biological Sciences Arkansas State University P.S. Box 599 State University, AR 72467-0599 (870) 972-3082 trisch@astate.edu