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Planning for People & Wildlife Workshop.
On June 7th and 8th, 2011, a workshop was held at the Best Western Great Northern Hotel in Helena, Montana to provide wildlife managers, elected officials, planners, citizens, rural landowners, and the conservation community with the tools they need to effectively plan for development while protecting wildlife and their habitat, and conserving ecologically important lands. Click here for more information.
Randy Carpenter – New Associate Director, Northern Rockies Program
Diane Snyder, director of the Institute's Northern Rockies program, recently announced that Randy Carpenter, a senior planner for the Institute who is based in Bozeman, Montana, will assume the leadership position of associate director of the Northern Rockies program.
"The famous entrepreneur Ray Kroc once said,' The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves,'" says Diane. "Randy Carpenter has set the excellence standard high for himself and for all of us since joining the Sonoran Institute in 2001. In the short three-month period we've worked together, it's clear that we will make a dynamic duo as director and associate director."
Randy' new position recognizes his valuable knowledge and experience, and his seniority as a leader in the organization. "Randy's contributions, commitment, and loyalty to the organization are exceptional," added Luther Propst. "I'm so pleased with Randy's emerging partnership with Diane. We will all benefit from his greater leadership role."