Colville Tribes Fish & Wildlife Department
25 B Mission Road
Omak, WA 98841
Front Desk: 509-422-7529
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John Arterburn Anadromous Fish Biologist IV
509-422-7424 (office) John joined the Fish and Wildlife department in 2001 and has managed the OBMEP program since 2004. He maintains the BPA contracts, assists with some field data collection, and produces reports. |
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Brian Miller Anadromous Fish Biologist III
509-422-7739 (office) Brian joined the Fish and Wildlife Department in the fall of 2008. He oversees each component of the OBMEP and directly manages the steelhead spawning surveys and snorkel surveys. |
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Jennifer Miller (formerly Jennifer Panther) Anadromous Fish Biologist II
509-422-7733 (office) Jennifer joined the Fish and Wildlife Department in 2009. She manages the OBMEP database, the OBMEP website, and assists all other projects as needed. |
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Dennis Papa Anadromous Fish Biologist I
509-422-7498 (office) Dennis joined the Fish and Wildlife Department in the summer of 2009. He is responsible for collecting habitat data, sampling water quality, and collecting macroinvertebrate samples. |
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Darin Hathaway Anadromous Fish Biologist II
509-422-7454 (office) Darin came to the Fish and Wildlife Department in the spring of 2010. He runs the screw trapping operations and manages the basin-wide PIT tag array, a joint-project with WDFW. |
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Sonya Schaller Anadromous Fish Biologist I
509-422-7453 (office) Sonya is the newest member of the OBMEP team and came with a variety of experience in habitat data collection, GIS, and restoration work. She currently oversees the video program and will assist with habitat data collection in the future. |
| Technician Staff | |
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Tatum Gunn Fisheries Technician II
509-422-7432 (office) Tatum has been with the Fish and Wildlife Department since 2007. Tatum’s specialty is assisting with screw trapping operations, and assists with all other projects as needed. |
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Edward Berrigan Fisheries Technician II
509-422-7432 (office) Edward has been with the Fish and Wildlife Department since 2006. He assists with video review and maintenance of the video system, screw trapping operations, and helps maintain the basin-wide PIT tag array system. |
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Oly Zacherle Fisheries Technician II
509-422-7432 (office) Oly began working for the Fish and Wildlife Department in 2007. He helps run the screw trap, collects habitat data, maintains the video system, and spends some of his time working at the acclimation ponds tending juvenile Chinook salmon. |
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Vertis Campbell Fisheries Technician II
509-422-7432 (office) Vertis joined the Fish and Wildlife Department in the 2008. He works on the screw trapping project and assists with habitat data collection, as well as maintaining the video systems. |
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Jack Roy Fisheries Technician I
509-422-7432 (office) Jack recently joined the Fish and Wildlife Department in the fall of 2010. He is responsible for the video program in video review, maintenance, deployment, and troubleshooting. |
| Administrative Staff | |
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Loni Seymour Administrative Staff Assistant
509-422-7430 (office) Loni has worked in Fish and Wildlife for 6 years. She is responsible for administering contracts, supporting Fish and Wildlife staff, and managing the workload of the office assistants. |
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Mickie Allen Purchasing Agent
509-422-7426 (office) Mickie has been with the Fish and Wildlife Department for 4 years. She does all of the purchasing for the anadromous division. |
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Kelly Gonzalez Office Assistant and Receptionist
509-422-7529 (office) Kelly has been with the Fish and Wildlife Department for 2 years. Her duties include issuing hunting and fishing licenses for tribal and non-tribal members on the reservation. |
