President

Delta President Rob Olson obtained his undergraduate degree and his Master’s Degree in Natural Resources Management from the University of Manitoba. Rob conducted his Master’s research through Delta Waterfowl in the Pothole Region of western Manitoba, studying the influence of human disturbance and habitat characteristics on predation rates of waterfowl nests.

Following his graduate research, Rob worked in the environmental consulting field in western Canada conducting environmental assessments, boreal forest wildlife research, and endangered prairie wildlife surveys.

Mr. Olson is keenly aware of the challenges facing Prairie nesting waterfowl, in no small part to his experience growing up on a farm in Manitoba as well as a diverse prairie wildlife research background.

Executive VP

Dr. Robert O. Bailey has an extensive background in ecosystem and renewable resource policy, planning and management, with experience at provincial, national and international levels of government, and with several non-government organizations in Canada and abroad.

He was a founder and senior Canadian author of the $1.5 billion North American Waterfowl Management Plan, founder and President of a national registered charity dedicated to fisheries conservation and has launched a diverse number of business enterprises. Bob was a past Vice President of the Outdoor Writers of Canada, and has published hundreds of articles in a wide range of media across North America.

Bob’s draws on a unique background and experience to serve as an agent of change, precipitating innovative solutions for people and the environment. Dr. Bailey is currently President of Ecometrica Communications Inc., offering strategic policy, project management, marketing and communications advice to a wide range of clients. Bob is a product of Delta Waterfowl’s highly acclaimed research program, and now serves as a Delta Vice President, maintaining an office in the National Capital Region.

Chief Operating Officer

Troy Reno was born in Northwest Wyoming. His father and grandfather introduced him to fishing and hunting at an early age. Since that introduction, he has continued to pursue the outdoors at a vigorous pace. Waterfowling came into the picture upon his arrival on the central North Dakota prairies as a teenager. From his very first duck hunt on a cold and blustery October morning in a mallard-laden slough, he was hooked.

After receiving his Bachelor of Administration in accounting from the University of North Dakota, Troy worked as an internal auditor and operations officer at a commercial bank for three years. Wanting a career more in line with his life interests, Troy returned to school and received his Bachelor of Science in biology from Wichita State University. From there he entered graduate school in wildlife biology at Utah State University. It was during this time that he became a student research assistant at the Delta Waterfowl Research Station in Manitoba. “After spending that summer studying waterfowl and learning about the mission of Delta Waterfowl, I knew that this was an organization that I wanted to be intimately involved with. My dream has come full circle now that I am part of an organization filled with people so passionate about conserving the waterfowl resource that I love, and passing our hunting traditions down to future generations.”

Troy lives in the heart of duck country, Bismarck ND, with his wife Claudette and three children, Brenden, Chantalle and Trevor. “The family labs, Mosely and Britta, along with my wonderful wife and children, make every year one long joyous occasion, especially that part known as hunting season.”

Senior Vice President

John grew up just outside of St. Paul, MN where he was introduced to hunting and fishing by his father Jack. From an early age (he started shadowing his father on duck hunts since age 4) John became an obsessed waterfowler. Starting with ventures north to pursue bluebills on the once great diver lakes of Lake of the Woods, Leech and Big Winnie, John got hooked on chasing the black and white speedsters on big water.

John graduated with a Bachelors of Arts degree in government and philosophy from St. John’s University in Minnesota. Prior to coming to Delta he worked in the sporting goods and marine industries with a background in sales and marketing.

John lives just outside Bismarck with his wife Carmen and labs Finnegan and Seamus. John’s true passion is for waterfowl hunting but also spends time afield pursuing upland birds, turkeys and deer as well as fly fishing for trout and walleyes and bass.

According to John, "It is great to live in a place where I have the opportunity to spend so much time with the birds I love from the breeding season right through to watching them from a duck blind, and it is truly rewarding to work for an organization that has contributed so much to the waterfowl resource and the sport of waterfowl hunting.

Frank Rohwer - Scientific Director
Jim Fisher - Director of Conservation Policy
Joel Brice - Director of Conservation Programs
Cam Meuckon - Director of Hunter Recruitment
Carly Michie - Field Program Coordinator
Matt Chouinard - Staff Biologist
Kevin Ward - Maintenance Supervisor

Karol Jablonski - Senior Office Administrator (Bismarck)
Trenna Reid - Office Manager (Winnipeg)
Lori Schacher - Executive Assistant
Stacy Pollestad - Marketing Specialist
Julie Loper - Database Coordinator
Gina Hurt - Office Assistant
Karen Kelly - Membership Fulfillment
Mitch Barta - Event Coordinator
Lisa Lawrence - Event Coordinator