2004 to 2005. Jim Brooks.
Jim is a native Arizonan, completing his education at University of Arizona and working for Arizona Game and Fish Department for eight years. In Arizona, Jim held positions related to largemouth bass research on Lake Mead, district wildlife manager with law enforcement responsibilities, nongame (including native) fisheries management, and even the dubious honor of urban recreational fisheries management. Moving on to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1985, Jim has since assumed the responsibility for management of a fisheries field office responsible for native and recreational fisheries management, endangered species recovery, and tribal fisheries management assistance. A member of DFC for more than 20 years, Jim has participated in the presentation of student awards and as Area Coordinator for New Mexico (Upper/Middle Rio Grande).