Sara Parker Pauley | |
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9th Director of the Missouri Department of Conservation | |
Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Robert Ziehmer |
Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources | |
Retired | |
In office 2010–2016 | |
Sara Parker Pauley is the director of the Missouri Department of Conservation [1] and former president of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. [2] In each of those roles she was the first woman to serve. [3]
Pauley grew up in Columbia, Missouri [4] and was interested in conservation from a young age. [5] She received her secondary education at Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. [6] Pauley attended the University of Missouri earning both a bachelor's degree in journalism and a law degree. [1]
After her education, Pauley worked for the conservation engagement company D.J. Case & Associates [7] and as a policy analyst for the Missouri Department of Conservation. [1] In 2010, Pauley was appointed to serve as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, [1] [8] a position she held for six years. [6] In 2016, Pauley was appointed as director of the Missouri Department of Conservation, [9] [10] [7] a position she retains as of 2022. [1] She is the first woman to hold the position of director. [11] She has led the effort to establish the Boone County Nature School at Three Creeks Conservation Area. [12] and views this as one of her favorite projects. [4]
In 2020 she was elected to a one-year term as president of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. [3] [13] [14]
Pauley has also served as an executive-in-residence at the University of Missouri. [15] She has spoken about water quality issues and natural areas while in that role. [16]
Pauley has talked about her work in multiple venues. In 2021, she elaborated about the collaborative effort needed for conservation efforts in an article in a Nature Conservancy publication, [5] and shared changes in how people think about conservation. [17] She spoke before the United States Senate in support of the 2021 Recovering America's Wildlife Act, [18] [19] [20] and has worked with Senator Roy Blunt to share the bill with people from Missouri. [21]
Parker is included in a 2021 book by Francis Nenik that details the administration of Donald Trump. [22]
In 2012 Pauley was named one of two "Conservation Partners of the Year" by Bass Pro Shops. [23] [24] In 2016, she received the President's Award from the Environmental Council of States. [25] In 2017, the Columbia Public Schools Foundation named Pauley as an outstanding alumni. [26] In 2019 she accepted the Governor's Award for Innovation on behalf of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Discover Nature Schools program. [27]
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Sara Parker Pauley | |
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9th Director of the Missouri Department of Conservation | |
Assumed office 1 November 2016 | |
Preceded by | Robert Ziehmer |
Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources | |
Retired | |
In office 2010–2016 | |
Sara Parker Pauley is the director of the Missouri Department of Conservation [1] and former president of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. [2] In each of those roles she was the first woman to serve. [3]
Pauley grew up in Columbia, Missouri [4] and was interested in conservation from a young age. [5] She received her secondary education at Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. [6] Pauley attended the University of Missouri earning both a bachelor's degree in journalism and a law degree. [1]
After her education, Pauley worked for the conservation engagement company D.J. Case & Associates [7] and as a policy analyst for the Missouri Department of Conservation. [1] In 2010, Pauley was appointed to serve as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, [1] [8] a position she held for six years. [6] In 2016, Pauley was appointed as director of the Missouri Department of Conservation, [9] [10] [7] a position she retains as of 2022. [1] She is the first woman to hold the position of director. [11] She has led the effort to establish the Boone County Nature School at Three Creeks Conservation Area. [12] and views this as one of her favorite projects. [4]
In 2020 she was elected to a one-year term as president of the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies. [3] [13] [14]
Pauley has also served as an executive-in-residence at the University of Missouri. [15] She has spoken about water quality issues and natural areas while in that role. [16]
Pauley has talked about her work in multiple venues. In 2021, she elaborated about the collaborative effort needed for conservation efforts in an article in a Nature Conservancy publication, [5] and shared changes in how people think about conservation. [17] She spoke before the United States Senate in support of the 2021 Recovering America's Wildlife Act, [18] [19] [20] and has worked with Senator Roy Blunt to share the bill with people from Missouri. [21]
Parker is included in a 2021 book by Francis Nenik that details the administration of Donald Trump. [22]
In 2012 Pauley was named one of two "Conservation Partners of the Year" by Bass Pro Shops. [23] [24] In 2016, she received the President's Award from the Environmental Council of States. [25] In 2017, the Columbia Public Schools Foundation named Pauley as an outstanding alumni. [26] In 2019 she accepted the Governor's Award for Innovation on behalf of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Discover Nature Schools program. [27]
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