Tom Klein Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

- Managed and built grassroots coalitions of professionals to engage with congressional offices - Submitted written and oral testimony to federal advisory committees- Engaged in the federal appropriations process with TWS units and chapters- Prepared policy briefs, and action recommendations on legislation valuable to wildlife professionals - Tracked state engagement of units and chapters and provided policy consultation- Wrote articles about federal wildlife policy advancement for The Wildlife Professional Magazine

- Tracked federal policy impacting wildlife and wildlife professionals- Wrote articles about wildlife policy developments for wildlife.org- Engaged in coalition meetings, legislative hearings, and agency briefings- Enhanced TWS policy resources and wrote policy briefs to engage TWS members- Prepared a daily roundup newsletter for the government affairs team- Assisted in hosting policy workshop at the TWS national conference

Colorado, United States

- Surveyed threatened lesser prairie chicken and bobwhite quail habitat - Managed prairie dog trapping and translocation projects- Led and trained crew of black-footed ferret camera trap and spotlighting technicians. Utilized ring readers for individual identification.- Administered pesticides for endangered black-footed ferret sylvatic plague mitigation - Shadowed policy planners and Colorado Wildlife Commissioners- Disked with tractor and planted various species of shrubs and cacti to create prairie chicken and quail habitat. - Engaged with private landowners regarding mitigation banking options- Assisted with walleye spawn gillnetting and trap netting - Assisted Habitat biologists, property technicians, and District Wildlife Managers with duties and projects as they arose

Colorado, United States

- Independently conducted nocturnal spotlighting and trapping of endangered black-footed ferrets- Navigated to GPS points, installed camera traps and processed image data- Operated and performed maintenance on truck daily- Worked in collaboration with: U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, Working Dogs for Conservation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, U.S Army, City of Fort Collins and private landowners

Wyoming, United States

- Applied various pesticides to mitigate sylvatic plague in Wyoming prairie dog colonies where there are endangered black-footed ferret populations - Worked in collaboration with USDA wildlife disease biologists to combat pesticide resistant fleas that lead to endangered black-footed ferret decline- Interacted with landowners and stakeholders of the project- Operated and performed daily maintenance on ATV and 4WD truck

Southern Israel

- Trapped, banded, attached GPS devices and released endangered Egyptian vultures in the Negev desert- Hiked extensive desert/mountainous terrain to scout Egyptian vulture fledglings in nests- Setup audio recording devices and camera traps at various water sources in the Negev desert for a species occupancy survey - Captured diurnal and nocturnal Lizards in the Negev Desert- Assisted with the construction of a study regarding oil spills effects on diurnal and nocturnal species of lizards. Prepared diets and fed captive lizards independently.- Analyzed and inputted data for 49,000 separate vocalizations of sardinian warblers independently, using the Raven program

Syracuse, New York, United States

- Rigorous literature review to establish contemporary population numbers of all big cat species- Calculated tiger density estimates from hundreds of journal articles- Inputted results and methodologies into excel- presented findings to other members of the larger literature review

Bronx, New York, United States

- Conducted daily maintenance of enclosures- Fed, prepared diets, and groomed a variety of animals in the Children’s Zoo and Butterfly Garden- Monitored health and safety of domestic and exotic animals - Assisted zookeepers with daily tasks- Answered questions from the general public daily - Completed three consecutive seasons

New York, New York, United States

- Worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society’s education department to improve youth programming - Helped organize and host the Job Internship Volunteer Expo (JIVE) at the Bronx Zoo- Helped organize and host the Youth Ocean Conservation Summit (YOCS) at the NY Aquarium - Organized and hosted: “Cracking the Cocoon, the Insect Interactive” event, an event where youth learned about WCS’s involvement in entomology and insect conservation- Organized and hosted: “Teens for Turtles”, an educational event connecting youth with WCS scientists and reptile keepers to learn more about endangered reptiles.- Met with donors to fundraise youth programming through the Wildlife Conservation Society

Brooklyn, New York, United States

- Interpreted exhibits to guests, answered questions, and ran a variety of educational activities - Campaigned with WCS’s "96 Elephants" to combat the illegal ivory trade through special activities in the zoo- Campaigned with WCS’s “Blue York” to turn the Hudson Canyon into a marine sanctuary- Awarded the Prospect Park Zoo Leadership Award- Completed two consecutive seasons

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Policy And Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Major: Public Policy Minor: Emergency Management Epsilon Pi Phi Emergency Management Honor Society

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Wildlife Science And Environmental Policy And Communication, Cum Laude

Major: Wildlife Science Minor: Environmental Policy and Communication President: The Wildlife Society Teaching Assistant: Geographic.