Jon Haufler is a co-founder of the Ecosystem Management Research Institute.  His background in ecosystem ecology and management is diverse; ranging from practical applications, to policy discussions, to theoretical evaluations.  His experience includes over 13 years on the faculty of Michigan State University where he developed and taught courses in wildlife ecology and ecosystem-based management.  There he had an active graduate research program, with many projects addressing aspects of the application of ecosystem management.  He later directed Boise Cascade Corporation's program for wildlife and ecology.  In this capacity, he developed and implemented three large ecosystem management efforts in Washington, Idaho and Minnesota.  These projects applied a process for ecosystem management on landscapes of two to six million acres in extent.  Jon has served as Executive Director of EMRI since July, 2000 and has been involved in the diverse range of projects that EMRI has conducted. He has an extensive background in wildlife management, forest ecology, and range ecology. His education includes a B.S. in wildlife management from the University of New Hampshire, M.S. in wildlife management from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in wildlife ecology from Colorado State University. He is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and is very active in The Wildlife Society. Locally, Jon is the Chair of the Seeley Lake Community Council, serves on the Board of Directors for the Clearwater Resource Council, and is on the Seeley Lake Fuels Mitigation Task Force.