LAPB Executive Board

President

Dr. Heidi Adams

Heidi is an Associate Professor of Wildlife Habitat Management at Louisiana Tech University.   As a faculty instructor in the Louisiana Tech Forestry program, she teaches courses related to wildlife biology, ecology, and habitat management. Her research interests include avian and mammalian habitat conservation and management and increasing female participation in the forestry profession via mentorship, community outreach, and experiential learning.

President-Elect

Dr. John Foret

Dr. Foret joined Fenstermaker in the fall of 2016 as their Vice President of Environmental.  He supervises all environmental staff activities as they relate to industry permitting; wetland delineations; consultation on mitigation banking and wetland habitat restoration; and environmental and biological assessments. Previously, he served as a Research Fisheries Biologist with DOC/NOAA/NMFS Galveston Laboratory. He was the Team Leader within the Fishery Ecology Branch in Lafayette, and managed all activities associated with  CWPPRA related to coastal fisheries habitat restoration in Southwest Louisiana. 

Past-President

Troy Mallach

Troy is the NRCS State Wildlife Biologist for Louisiana with over 20 years’ experience implementing, evaluating, and planning wildlife habitat and coastal restoration projects.  Troy previously worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developing habitat management projects between private landowners and state and federal agencies for threatened and endangered species.  He received a B.S. and M.S. from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.  Troy is a Veteran of the U.S. Army and served nine years with the Louisiana Army National Guard.        

Treasurer

Larry Reynolds

Larry Reynolds grew up in Sacramento, California, earning a BS in Wildlife Biology from the University of California, Davis in 1986. He completed a MS degree in Wildlife Science at Texas A&M in 1989 developing wetland habitat from coal-mine reclamation, then moved to Baton Rouge to work on a Masters of Applied Statistics and a PhD in Wildlife concurrently at LSU. He has spent the last 22 years working on coastal restoration projects and on waterfowl management for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.  For the past 3 years, he has overseen LDWF’s Alligator and Wildlife Diversity Programs, White Lake WCA, and Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge. He previously served as President-elect, President, and Past President of LAPB and has been LAPB Treasurer since 2010. He still lives in Baton Rouge with his wife of 38 years and 2 grown sons.

Secretary

Dr. Ashley Long

Ashley Long currently serves as Secretary for LAPB.

Co-Communication Chair/Newsletter Editor

Cecilia "CC" Richmond

CC received a B.S. in Wildlife Management from McNeese State University and has worked as a Private Lands biologist with LDWF since 2014.  Her almost 30 year career has focused on restoring historic ecosystems of SW LA, from planting native grasses in the coastal region, to growing plants from the endangered Cajun prairie, she now works in the piney woods assisting private landowners grow and manage longleaf pine ecosystems. 

Co-Communication Chair/Webmaster

Joshua Soileau

Josh is an Area Biologist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Louisiana with over 13 years experience in the field of natural resources.  A graduate of McNeese State University with both a B.S. and M.S., his career has included work in the private sector as well as state and federal government, and has focused primarily on wetland ecology, delineation, mitigation, management, and restoration.  Other areas of interest and expertise include wildlife habitat management and native plant community restoration and management.