Outpeople: Dedication to wildlife management shows in Hadley’s growing résumé

Sandpoint hunter and angler Nancy Hadley continues to serve wildlife management at top levels, most recently being named to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s board of directors.

The Missoula-based wildlife conservation group has 220,000 members in more than 500 chapters across the country. Since it was founded in 1984, the organization has raised money and supplied volunteers to protect and enhance wildlife habitat on 6.8 million acres.

Hadley, a financial advisor and senior vice president at D.A. Davidson & Company, has served as an Idaho Department of Fish and Game commissioner.

She’s also an honorary life member of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and spent more than 25 years as a hunter’s education instructor.

“I have been involved at a local level for many years and appreciate RMEF’s many accomplishments,” Hadley said. “I hope to continue the mission of the RMEF. It has and will continue to make a difference for generations to come.”

“We are grateful for the energy and the willingness to serve that these men and women bring to their volunteer positions,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO.

The RMEF board of directors is made up of 26 members from 15 states. Its task is to establish high-level strategy and policy. Volunteer committees provide oversight for land transactions and finances.

Hadley, like other board members, “are well-respected in their communities and bring a vast array of professional experience and knowledge to the board, plus a love of elk and elk country,” said Chuck Roady, RMEF chairman of the board.