State Director
      
            USDA APHIS Wildlife Services
      
            662--769-3798
      
            Kris grew up hunting, trapping and fishing in southern New York State, and continues her passion for those same activities in  Mississippi.  She has an A.A.S. in Biological Technology from SUNY Cobleskill, a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from SUNY ESF, and a M.S. degree in Wildlife Management from Mississippi State University.  She spent 8 years working for the U.S. Forest Service in a variety of positions and 26 years with USDA APHIS Wildlife Services as the State Director for the Mississippi Program.  She was an adjunct assistant professor at Mississippi State University teaching human wildlife conflict techniques.  She is past president of the Mississippi Wildlife Federation and the Mississippi Chapter of TWS.
      
