Executive Director
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Conservation biologist and landscape ecologist, Austin, TX Tom@ETCscience.org
On June 1, 2011, Tom Hayes became the Executive Director and Senior Scientist for the Environmental Conservation Alliance. He earned his B.A. in biology from Rice University, Masters in ecosystem biology from Yale University, and Ph.D. in landscape conservation and biogeochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He has authored over 100 publications and technical papers, plus numerous conference and workshop presentations. For 34 years, Dr. Hayes has worked as a land-water resource manager, landscape ecologist, conservation biologist, and administrator. His direct experience encompasses habitat restoration, rare species conservation, habitat conservation and management plans (writing and evaluation), ecological and environmental monitoring, impact and mitigation assessment, reserve design and implementation, regulatory compliance, climate change, and issue-oriented research. His landscape-scale conservation and adaptive-management research addresses a full array of animal and plant species and biotic communities; and their terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic habitats. Away from work, he enjoys sharing time with his partner Kimiyo, including gardening, hiking, kayak-fishing, bicycling, and live music. |