The Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) Management Board provides a venue for the larger partnership to have input on the overall direction of the joint venture and approve funding for conservation projects. Members also serve as ambassadors for their organizations and other public, private and political leaders. The Management Board meets twice each year in January and June.

Tammy VerCauteren
PLJV Management Board Chair
Executive Director
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies

Matt Hough (shared Ducks Unlimited board position)
PLJV Management Board Vice-chair
Manager of Conservation Programs for Kansas
Ducks Unlimited

Jeff Ver Steeg
PLJV Management Board Treasurer
Assistant Director of Research, Policy & Planning
Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Scott Parry
PLJV Management Board Secretary
Northwest Region Supervisor
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

Josh Demorrett
Director, State Government Affairs
ConocoPhillips

Jake George
Wildlife Division Director
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism

Elise Goldstein
Assistant Chief, Wildlife Management Division
New Mexico Department of Game & Fish

Alicia Hardin
Wildlife Division Administrator
Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

Jon Hayes (shared Audubon board position)
Executive Director
Audubon New Mexico

Dean Krehbiel
State Resource Conservationist
Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service

Kristin Madden
Deputy Chief, Division of Migratory Birds
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Southwest Region

Jared McJunkin
Conservation Field Manager, Northwest
National Wild Turkey Federation

Chris McLeland
Director of Field Operations, South Region
Pheasants Forever / Quail Forever

Todd Merendino (shared Ducks Unlimited board position)
Manager of Conservation Programs for Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico
Ducks Unlimited

John Sherman
Wildlife, Riparian, and CCS Program Lead, New Mexico State Office
Bureau of Land Management

Brian Smith
Chief of the Division of Migratory Bird Management
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region

Dan Snodgrass
Director of Land and Agriculture
The Nature Conservancy

Kristal Stoner (shared Audubon board position)
Executive Director
Audubon Nebraska

Jeff Raasch
State Wetland Program Leader
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department

Rick Truex
Regional Wildlife Program Leader, Rocky Mountain Region
U.S. Forest Service

Nicole Welborn
Agricultural Program Specialist
Kansas Farm Service Agency