2021 Award Recipients and Honorees

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​Northeast Conservation Information & Education Association Awards

Information and Education Professional of the Year 
Amidea Daniel, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission

Information and Education Team of the Year 
Vermont’s Let’s Go Fishing Program
Corey Hart, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
Ali Thomas, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife

Conservation Law Enforcement Officers of the Year 

Connecticut
John Chickos, Officer, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Delaware
Travis B. Anderson, Corporal, Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife

Maine
Wesley Dean, Sergeant, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Marine Patrol

Maine
Brock Clukey, Officer, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Warden Service

Maryland
Craig Wilkinson, Corporal, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Massachusetts
Adam Brightman, Officer, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

New Hampshire
Josiah R. Towne, Officer, New Hampshire Fish & Game Department

New Jersey
Brice Paey, Detective, New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife

New York
Stephen Gonyeau, Officer, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Pennsylvania
Rachael Thurner-Diaz, Officer, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Pennsylvania
Kevin Anderson, Officer, Pennsylvania Game Commission

Rhode Island
Christopher Duguid, Sergeant & K9 Bear, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Vermont
Travis Buttle, Sergeant, Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife

Virginia
Dean Harbour, Officer, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

NOAA
Dustin Parker, Special Agent, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

​U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
James Dowd, Special Agent, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chase Savage, Inspector, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Northeast Fisheries Administrators Association

Angelo Incerpi Fisheries 2021 Conservation Award
Doug Stang, New York DEC

Angelo Incerpi Fisheries 2020 Conservation Award
Ron Essig, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (retired)

Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society

Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society John Pearce Memorial Award
Duane Diefenbach, Pennsylvania Co-op Research Unit Penn State University

Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society P.F. English Memorial Award
Brittin Robinson, SUNY Cobleskill

Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society Certificates of Recognition
Cathy Haffner and Diana Day, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Alexander Fish, Dr. Erik Blomberg, and Dr. Amber Roth, University of Maine
Kristi Sullivan, Dr. Peter Smallidge, and Dr. Paul Curtis, Cornell University

Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association

William T. Hesselton Award
Gary Costanzo, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Northeast Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Robert McDowell Award for Conservation Excellence

Robert McDowell Award for Conservation Management Excellence 2020
Paulette Nelson, NJ Department of Fish & Wildlife (Retired)

Robert McDowell Award for Conservation Management Excellence 2021
Becky Gwynn, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources