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Who We Are

WAT's trustees are business leaders, conservationists, and experts managing the fiduciary responsibility for Ducks Unlimited's endowment and land holdings, as well as  Wetlands America Trust, one of the nation's largest accredited land trusts. Holding conservation easements on more than 400,000 acres, Wetlands America Trust has flourished as a direct result of the trustees' efforts to leverage their influence and connections to build an impactful, actionable, and sustainable approach to wetlands conservation.

Wetlands America Trust

Where Ambition and Conservation Meet

WAT OFFICERS

  • Steve Maritz - Chairman
  • Doug Oberhelman - Vice Chairman
  • John W. Thompson - Vice Chairman
  • Wendell Weakley - Secretary/Treasurer
  • Dan Thiel - Executive Secretary

 

WAT TRUSTEES

  • William C. Ansell
  • Paul R. Bonderson, Jr.
  • David G. Bunning
  • Richard A Corbett
  • John S. Dale                
  • Bill D'Alonzo
  • Paul M. Dickson
  • Skipper Dickson
  • George H. Dunklin, Jr.
  • Douglas D. Frey
  • Terry Graunke
  • David Grieve
  • David F. Grohne
  • Jerry Harris
  • Rogers Hoyt
  • Orrin H. Ingram II
  • Mariner Kemper
  • James C. Kennedy
  • Craig Larson
  • Andrew D. Lundquist
  • David McLean
  • David Moore
  • John L. Morris
  • John Paul Morris
  • Adam Putnam
  • Dan Ray
  • Rod Rodriguez
  • Doug Schoenrock
  • Joe Sivewright
  • Chuck Smith
  • Bob Spoerl
  • Rob Springer
  • John A Tomke
  • Karen Waldrop
  • William E. Walker, III
  • David K. Welles
  • Steve Whatley

WAT EMERITUS TRUSTEES

  • James W. Ayers
  • John W. Berry, Jr.
  • Rosemarie Buntrock
  • John W. Childs
  • Peter Coors
  • Gene M. Henry
  • Robert S. Hester, Jr.
  • Jim Hulbert, M.D.
  • Bruce Lewis
  • L.J.Mayeux, Jr., M.D.
  • Philip H. McNeil
  • John L. Nau
  • John W. Newman
  • Robert Pace
  • John R. Pope
  • Donald L. Rollins
  • Tod Sedgwick
  • Mark Stitzer
  • Matthew G. Stuller
  • Reed B. Turner

 

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

David A. Marrone

 

ASSISTANT TREASURER

Darin R. Blunck