WASHINGTON, D.C. —At a meeting of the National Invasive Species Council today, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the new members of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee, who will provide advice and recommendations to the council.
The National Invasive Species Council is co-chaired by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Commerce, and its members include the Secretaries of State, Defense, Transportation, Treasury, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security and the Administrators of the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration, the National Air and Space Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Trade Representative.
The Invasive Species Advisory Committee is made up of 31 individuals representing a broad range of stakeholders including scientific, conservation, agriculture, State and Tribal governments and industry organizations that are impacted by invasive species. During his tenure as Governor of Idaho, Secretary Kempthorne was a member of the first ISAC class, appointed by Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt in 1999.
Members of the Fifth Convening of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
| Peter Alpert, Ph.D. | University of Massachusetts |
| Nancy Balcom | Connecticut Sea Grant |
| Leslie Cahill | American Seed Trade Association |
| Timothy Carlson | Tamarisk Coalition |
| Earl Chilton, II, Ph.D. | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Janet Clark | Montana State University |
| Joseph DiTomaso, Ph.D. | University of California, Davis |
| Otto Doering, III, Ph.D. | Purdue University |
| Susan Ellis | California Department of Fish and Game |
| Miles Falck | Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission |
| Christopher Fisher | Colville Confederated Tribes |
| Amy Frankmann | Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association |
| Ann Gibbs | Maine Department of Agriculture (Representing National Plant Board) |
| Catherine L. Hazlewood, Esq. | The Nature Conservancy |
| Lisa Ka’aihue | Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council |
| John Kennedy | Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Representing the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies) |
| Robert McMahon | University of Texas at Arlington |
| Kathy Metcalf | Chamber of Shipping of America |
| Edward L. Mills, Ph.D. | Cornell University |
| Jamie K. Reaser, Ph.D. | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council |
| Steven Jay Sanford | New York Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Jeffrey D. Schardt | Florida Department of Environment Protection |
| Celia Smith, Ph.D. | University of Hawaii |
| David E. Starling | Aqueterinary Services, P.C. |
| Nathan Stone, Ph.D. | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| Douglas W. Tallamy, Ph.D. | University of Delaware |
| John Peter Thompson | The Behnke Nurseries Company |
| Jennifer Vollmer, Ph.D. | BASF Corporation |
| Damon E. Waitt, Ph.D. | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center University of Texas at Austin |
| Robert H. Wiltshire | Center for Aquatic Nuisance Species (Representing the Federation of Fly Fishers) |
| Kenneth Zimmerman | Lone Tree Cattle Company |