IWF OFFICE STAFF

Executive Director

John R. Goss
Indiana Wildlife Federation's executive director since 2006 and a former director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), John has more than 30 years of state and local government experience including stints as deputy mayor of Bloomington, Ind., chief of staff for the lieutenant governor of Indiana, district director for a member of Congress, and as the director of tourism for the state of Indiana. Goss works actively on the Midwest Governors Renewable Energy Policy Group, the Water Shortage Planning Group for Indiana, the Indiana Conservation Alliance, and several other conservation organizations and coalitions.

Development Director

Gary Doxtater
Dox has over 40 years in the management of Indiana' natural resources, mostly in fish and wildlife related fields. He has held the following positions in DNR: field fisheries biologist, Supervisor Central Office, Supervisor of the Lake and River Enhance-ment program, DNR Deputy Director over 7 Divisions, and Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.  Outside of DNR he was founder of Aquatic Control Lake Management Co. and Manager of Environmental Studies for Amax Coal Company.     

He has been involved with IWF from the early days of ICCI and now, after retirement, has been a fulltime volenteer as Director of Development for IWF. 

Habitat Programs Director

Travis Stoelting
Since obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Science at Purdue University, Travis has concentrated his efforts toward research and applied natural resource management throughout southern Indiana. Before his work at IWF, Travis was involved with breeding bird surveys, small mammal trapping, waterfowl counts, marking and radio-telemetry of copperbelly watersnakes, various roadside surveys, timber stand improvements, mapping of rare and invasive plants, and several forms of vegetation sampling. Mr. Stoelting is currently involved with over 30 habitat management projects across the state and continues to contribute to avian and mammalian research in southern Indiana.

Office Manager
Debbie Twardy

Communications/Project Director

Kyle Burns

Project Manager
Marija Watson

Marija graduated Marian University in 2009 with a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. Her concentration was Environmental Studies, with minors in Chemistry and Global Studies. At Marian, she was a Restoration Ecologist Intern in the Ecolab, a preserved wetland on campus. When not in the Ecolab, Marija worked in the laboratory on an independent research project testing water quality, specifically nutrient levels in the White River. Since joining IWF in September of 2009, she has coordinated the Phosphorus-free Lawn Fertilizer Education Campaign by creating new resources, coordinating volunteers, and participating in outreach events. Marija is involved in developing new legislation and dedicated to continuing her work in conservation.

Summer Interns
John Cannaday (Purdue University)
Hillary Duncan (Purdue University)
Mischa Nixon (Purdue University)
Kate Wright (NWF Campus Ecology Fellow, DePauw University)