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AREA Contacts 2024-2026

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

PRESIDENT
Abbey Czarnecki, Aquatic Education Coordinator
Nevada Department of Wildlife
3373 Pepper Lane
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Phone: 702-668-3554Email: aczarnecki@ndow.org

PRESIDENT ELECT
Karen Byrne, Aquatic Education Coordinator
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife P.O. Box 418
Port Republic, NJ 08241
Phone: 609-748-4347
Email: karen.byrne@dep.nj.us

SECRETARY
Keira Quam, Aquatic Education Specialist
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
5411 Robinson Road
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
Phone: 469-644-2705
Email: keira.quam@tpwd.texas.gov

TREASURER
Keaton Fish, Regional Partnership Coordinator
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network
3829 Tenoroc Mine Road
Lakeland, Florida 33805
Email: treasurerarea@gmail.com

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Kimberly Sullivan, Aquatic Education Specialist
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife Education Center
1B Camp E-Hun-Tee Place
Exeter, RI 02882
Phone: 401-539-0019 | 401-539-0037
Email: kimberly.sullivan@dem.ri.gov



Regional OFFICERS

Northeast
Corey Hart, Education Specialist
Vermont Fish and Wildlife
636 Point of Pines Rd.
Castleton, Vermont 05735
Phone: 802-505-5562
Email: corey.hart@vermont.gov

Mid-Atlantic
Teresa Rodriguez, Chief, Wildlife Management Branch
Fisheries and Wildlife Division
DC Department of Energy & Environment
1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
Phone: 202-754-2249
Email: teresa.rodriguez@dc.gov

Southeast
BeBe Dalton Harrison, Angling Women
517 Klein Street
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
Phone: 803-269-2470
Email: anglingwomen@gmail.com

North Central
Tracy Page, Aquatic Education Coordinator
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
525 W. Allegan Street
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Phone: 989-277-0630
Email: paget3@michigan.gov

Midwest
Larry Pape, Aquatic Education Coordinator
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 N 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 402-471-5447
Email: larry.pape@nebraska.gov

Southwest
Doug Burt, R3 Manager
IERD R3 Branch
Arizona Game & Fish Department
5000 W Carefree Highway
Phoenix, Arizona 85086
Phone: 602-531-7578
Email: dburt@azgfd.gov

Far West
Jan Nemec, Western Region Angler/Aquatic Education
Nevada Department of Wildlife
1100 Valley Road Reno, Nevada 89512
Phone: 775-770-8227
Email jnemec@ndow.org

Pacific
Adam Wong, Education Specialist
Hawaii DLNR, Division of Aquatic Resources Maui
130 Mahalani St
Wailuku, Hawaii 96793
Phone: (808) 243-5883
Email: adam.k.wong@hawaii.gov

Upcoming events

Northeast

Corey Hart

Mid-Atlantic
Teresa Rodriguez

Southeast
BeBe Dalton Harrison

Connecticut

Maine

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

Rhode Island

Vermont

 

Delaware

Maryland

New Jersey

New York

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Washington D.C.

West Virginia

 

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

North Carolina

Puerto Rico

South Carolina

Tennessee

Virgin Islands

North-Central  
Tracy Page 

Midwest

Larry Pape

Southwest

Doug Burt

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Ohio

Wisconsin

Colorado

Kansas

Montana

Nebraska

North Dakota

South Dakota

Utah

Wyoming

Arizona

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Texas

Far West
Jan Nemec

Pacific
 Adam Wong

 

Alaska

California

Idaho

Nevada

Oregon

Washington

American Samoa

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Hawaii

 

 



About us

AREA members participate in a national effort toward angler and aquatic education, angler R3, outreach, resource conservation, research, program evaluation, and similar functions related to aquatic education and angler R3 programs. AREA members can participate in the national biennial conference and regional meetings / updates.

Find us

Look at the AREA listing for your Regional Representative.

For payment assistance, contact Treasurer Keaton Fish, treasurerarea@gmail.com.

For member assistance, contact Member Support,  Carol Paterick, Phone: 301-805-0784, carolpaterick@gmail.com.


Become a member

By joining AREA, you have direct access to national, regional, and local levels of support and expertise. You will have opportunities to participate in conferences and seminars and enjoy daily dialogue with aquatic scientists and leaders from all walks of life.  AREA members share professional experience; and members are able to get in on the ground floor of innovations in aquatic and angler education and angler R3.

The Aquatic Resources Education Association (AREA) was established in response to a growing national need for a cohesive voice and a more fluid, organized approach to regional, state, and local aquatic concerns. Members participate in a national effort toward education, conservation, legislation, science, research, and similar functions related to aquatics and aquatic programs. Members have direct access to national, regional, and local levels of support and expertise. 

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