Dr. Howard A. Tanner,  Haslett

• Chair, CWD Task Force
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
• Former Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1975-1983
• Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 1983-1993, Retired in 1993
• Chief, Fisheries Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (credited with  developing the Michigan Great Lakes Salmon Program), 1964-1966
• Master’s in Fisheries and Limnology, Michigan State University, East Lansing
• Doctor of Fisheries and Limnology, Michigan State University, East Lansing

Dr. William W. Taylor, East Lansing

• Co-Chair, CWD Task Force
• Chair, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
• Chair, Evaluation Committee, Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
• Chair, Board of Directors, North-Central Regional Aquaculture Center, United States Department of Agriculture
• Associate Director, Michigan Sea Grant College Program
• Master’s from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
• Ph.D from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Dr. George R. Anderson, East Lansing

• Executive Manager, Michigan Association of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Physicians (MAPPP)
• Member, Public Consortium CME Committee, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
• Due Diligence Coordinator, Michigan Biologics Products Commission
• Master’s of Public Health degree, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, The Ohio State University, Columbus

Dr. Rosina M. Bierbaum, Ann Arbor

• Dean and Professor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
• Board Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Board Member, Federation of American Scientists
• Ph.D. (Ecology and Evolution), State University of New York, Stony Brook
• Bachelor’s of Science, Boston College, Boston
• Bachelor’s of Arts, Boston College, Boston

Dr. Lonnie J. King, Okemos

• Dean and Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
• President, American Veterinary Epidemiology Society, 2003
• Chair, National Committee on Emerging Needs in Veterinary Human Resources, 2003
• Master’s of Public Administration, American University, Washington, D.C.
• Master’s of Science (Epidemiology), University of Minnesota
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
• Bachelor’s of Science, The Ohio State University