Who We Are

WAT's trustees are business leaders, conservationists, and experts managing the fiduciary responsibility for Ducks Unlimited's endowment and land holdings, as well as Wetlands America Trust, one of the nation's largest accredited land trusts. Holding conservation easements on more than 400,000 acres, Wetlands America Trust has flourished as a direct result of the trustees' efforts to leverage their influence and connections to build an impactful, actionable, and sustainable approach to wetlands conservation.

Wetlands America Trust

Where Ambition and Conservation Meet

WAT OFFICERS

Steve Maritz - Chairman
Doug Oberhelman - Vice Chairman
John W. Thompson - Vice Chairman
Wendell Weakley - Secretary/Treasurer
Dan Thiel - Executive Secretary

WAT TRUSTEES

William C. Ansell
Paul R. Bonderson, Jr.
David G. Bunning
Bill D'Alonzo
Paul M. Dickson
Skipper Dickson
George H. Dunklin, Jr.
Douglas D. Frey
Terry Graunke
David Grieve
David F. Grohne
Jerry Harris
Orrin H. Ingram II
Mariner Kemper
James C. Kennedy
Craig Larson
Andrew D. Lundquist
David Moore
John L. Morris
John Paul Morris
Adam Putnam
Dan Ray
Rod Rodriguez
Rex Schulz
Joe Sivewright
Chuck Smith
Bob Spoerl
Rob Springer
John A Tomke
Karen Waldrop
William E. Walker, III
David K. Welles
Steve Whatley

WAT EMERITUS TRUSTEES

James W. Ayers
John W. Berry, Jr.
Rosemarie Buntrock
John W. Childs
Peter Coors
Richard A Corbett
Gene M. Henry
Robert S. Hester, Jr.
Jim Hulbert, M.D.
Bruce Lewis
L.J.Mayeux, Jr., M.D.
David McLean
Philip H. McNeil
John L. Nau
John W. Newman
Robert Pace
John R. Pope
Donald L. Rollins
Tod Sedgwick
Mark Stitzer
Matthew G. Stuller
Reed B. Turner

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

David A. Marrone

ASSISTANT TREASURER

Darin R. Blunck