Aleutian and Bering Sea Islands
Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Steering Committee News
Jeanette Koelsch, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (NPS)
ABSI welcomes Jeanette Koelsch to the Steering Committee. Jeanette has been the superintendent of the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve since 2009. She is responsible for establishing short and long-term goals, planning and developing programs, and implementing NPS policies and procedures that ensure the preservation and protection, interpretation and study of the park resources.
Prior to working for the NPS, she worked for Kawerak, Inc. and Nome Eskimo Community as the Vice-President of Community Services and Tribal Affairs Director. She began her career with the NPS at BELA as a local hire seasonal park ranger in 1994 and then became the park’s first permanent Interpretive Specialist. As a local resident and Nome Eskimo Community tribal member, she is honored to be the superintendent of a park that has played a unique role in the history of the Americas.
We would also like to welcome Lauren Divine from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island as the new ABSI Steering Committee Chair. Divine takes over for Tahzay Jones from the National Park Service. Robb Kaler from USFWS Migratory Bird Management Program is the new Vice-Chair.
Thank you Lauren, Robb, and Tahzey for your leadership!
Prior to working for the NPS, she worked for Kawerak, Inc. and Nome Eskimo Community as the Vice-President of Community Services and Tribal Affairs Director. She began her career with the NPS at BELA as a local hire seasonal park ranger in 1994 and then became the park’s first permanent Interpretive Specialist. As a local resident and Nome Eskimo Community tribal member, she is honored to be the superintendent of a park that has played a unique role in the history of the Americas.
We would also like to welcome Lauren Divine from the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island as the new ABSI Steering Committee Chair. Divine takes over for Tahzay Jones from the National Park Service. Robb Kaler from USFWS Migratory Bird Management Program is the new Vice-Chair.
Thank you Lauren, Robb, and Tahzey for your leadership!