MELCHOIR TAPPED AS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT SUPERVISOR LANSING--Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Division Chief Rebecca Humphries today announced Penney Melchoir is the new Wildlife Management Unit Supervisor in the Northwest Management Unit, effective April 28, 2002. Melchoir will replace Raymond Perez, who retired in January 2002. The Management Unit Supervisor has primary responsibility for the supervision, direction, and administration of all Wildlife Division activities in the Northwest Management Unit. "Penney Melchoir brings to this critical position a wide array of knowledge and a remarkable record of leadership," Humphries said. "We are pleased to have someone with her experience and dedication, and we look forward to working with her in this new capacity." Melchoir received her bachelor's degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Management from Michigan State University in 1987. She began working for the Division as a short-term worker and was hired as a Wildlife Technician in 1988 at the Holly Recreation Area. In 1990, she was promoted to Wildlife Biologist and served as the Farm Urban Biologist Specialist until 1995. During this time, she was also assigned as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Director. Next, Melchoir was appointed in 1995 to the Wildlife Division Federal Aid Coordinator and Public Lands Specialist position. Her most recent assignment was that of the Assistant Field Coordinator, which began in 1998.
Source: MDNR
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