Invited Speakers

The following invited speakers have been confirmed for plenary presentations each morning of the conference:

Tuesday, June 25th

Mr. Bill Bradbury
Mr. Bradbury has long been involved in Oregon politics and environmental issues affecting the state. He has served as an elected official, both as Oregon’s Secretary of State and as a member of the Oregon Senate, where he was Senate President. He directed a non-profit organization called For the Sake of the Salmon during which he worked with Northwest Native American tribes; federal, state and local governments; and timber, agriculture and fishing interests. He travels around the state to present locally adapted information on global warming and was personally trained by Al Gore to give these presentations. Bill Bradbury is one of Oregon’s two representatives to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, a four-state compact that includes the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. He currently serves as Chair of the Council after holding the Vice Chair position in 2012.
Dr. Steven Cooke
Dr. Steven Cooke is the Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor at the Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory in the Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science at Carleton University located in Ottawa, Canada. Cooke and his team conduct interdisciplinary research related to the evidence-based conservation and management of aquatic resources. Cooke has published over 300 peer reviewed papers on topics ranging from conservation social science and stakeholder engagement to behavioural endocrinology and comparative biochemistry. His work on biotelemetry and the application of physiological knowledge to conservation problems has been particularly influential on the scientific community. Since 1996, Cooke has been involved in studies related to fishway performance and in 2010 led the development of the CanFishPass database of fishways in Canada. In 2008 he was awarded the Medal from the Fisheries Society of the British Isles in recognition of his contributions to global fisheries issues at an early stage in his career. Cooke is currently the President of the Canadian Aquatic Resources Section of the American Fisheries Society and is Editor-in-Chief for the new journal Conservation Physiology. Cooke is also involved in NSERC HydroNet.

Wednesday, June 26th

Mr. William W. Stelle, Jr.
Will Stelle was appointed as the Regional Administrator for the Northwest Region of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service in May 2010, and began serving in June. The Northwest Region administers fisheries, endangered species and marine mammal programs off the coasts of Oregon and Washington, and in the vast inland watershed habitats of Pacific salmon and steelhead in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Will is also the West Coast Salmon Coordinator. Before joining the Obama Administration, Will was a partner at the law firm of K&L Gates. His practice concentrated on projects involving complex federal and state environmental regulatory challenges, specializing in freshwater and marine issues habitats and endangered species, CERCLA, CWA and NEPA issues. He served as NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Regional Administrator from 1994 until 2000, where he managed the listings of salmon and steelhead populations under the Endangered Species Act in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. He has extensive experience in state, Tribal and Congressional relations. Will received the Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award in 1997, and the NOAA Administrator’s Award in 2000.
Mr. Paul Lumley
Paul Lumley is the Executive Director for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and a citizen of the Yakama Nation, which is located in central Washington State. Mr. Lumley worked at CRITFC from 1987-2004 under several capacities. He returned to CRITFC after 5 years in Washington DC to begin his tenure as executive director on July 1, 2009. Mr. Lumley has an extensive history working with Northwest Tribes on salmon issues, particularly in the Columbia River Basin. Paul Lumley received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Western Washington University in 1986. For more information, click here.

Thursday, June 27th

Dr. Martyn Lucas
Dr Lucas has over 25 years’ research experience in the behavioural ecology of fishes, with particular expertise in aspects of the behavior and ecophysiology of migratory freshwater and diadromous fishes. He has published widely on these topics, including a detailed treatise on fish migration in fresh water, coauthored with Etienne Baras in 2001. He has been engaged especially in researching the effects of low-head barriers to migration, migration and passage by non-salmonid species and, more recently, effects of low-head hydropower on fish. Dr Lucas is an Associate Professor at Durham University, one of the UK’s oldest universities, in northeast England.
Mr. Herman Wanningen
Herman Wanningen is a Dutch aquatic ecologist with more than 15 years experience. He has worked for regional water authorities on river and lake restoration projects. In 2007 Herman started Wanningen Water Consult. He develops fish migration visions and policies and gives advice on implementing different types of fishway techniques. He gives advice on national and international fish passage and river connectivity projects. Recently he started working on a fish passage project at the Iron Gate in the Danube river (Romania). He organizes conferences, network meetings and is founder of the World Fish Migration Network and Fish Ecology Network on LINKEDin. Herman initiated and coordinated the European guidance on fish migration "From sea to source" (2006) which was also translated into Chinese in 2011. Herman is coordinator and co-author of the worldwide guidance “From sea to source, International guidance for the restoration of fish migration highways” which was published in 2012. For more information see www.fromseatosource.com.