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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Selects A New Executive Director

Sep 04, 2008 @ 12:14 am by Moose

Photo Courtesy of NCWRC

Gordon Myers has been named the new executive director filling the void left by the untimely departure of Dick Hamilton about a year ago. Gordon Myers is a 17 year employee of the NCWRC serving in a number of capacities but most recently as the Director of Operations. Mr. Myers is a Civil Engineer and a graduate of NC State University.
What does this appointment mean for the average sportsman in the state? I’m not sure but we’ve seen that over the recent history the politically appointed board is often out of step with the professional staff task with protecting and managing the resources. With the internal hire maybe the apparent riff between the commissioners and the professional staff will be mended. But the press release quote from Wes Seegars makes me wonder.

“Today is the last day we will operate as we always have,” said Wes Seegars, chairman of the Wildlife Commission, the 19-member governing board of the agency, upon announcing the appointment. “Beginning tomorrow, with the transition of leadership, we will become a new, more dynamic agency that will continue to nurture and value the relationships we have with our conservation partners, and begin to develop new programs that will promote and embrace our mission.”

I hope I’m reading more into this but I feel as long as appointments to the commission continue to be doled out as political favors the natural resources are in some jeopardy.

Story by Dan McLaughlin AKA Moose