SECTION FOUR
LEARN IT PRESENTERS
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It
will never fail you.”
CHR IS SEBASTI AN-Chris is a lifelong Michigander who has spent most of his life exploring the
woods and waterways of the Great Lakes State. Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism
from Central Michigan University, and was able to blend his love of writing and the outdoors
while writing for daily newspapers. His communications career took him to a job in higher
education for several years, but he returned to his passion of conservation and the outdoors when
he joined Ducks Unlimited in 2015. Chris handles internal and external communication for DU’s
Great Lakes/Atlantic Region, which spans 21 states in the northeast quarter of the country.
K Y LE ROR AH-Born and raised in southeast Michigan near the mouth of the St. Clair R iver,
Kyle graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Environmental Science and later
a Masters Degree in Environmental Policy from Bard College in New York. He has worked for the
Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation in Washington, DC, helping protect and advance the time-
honored traditions of hunting, f ishing, and trapping. He came to Ducks Unlimited in January
2016 where he now works on the public policy team to help DU achieve its mission of conserving,
restoring, and managing wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl and the
people who enjoy them.
HA N NAH HUDSON-Hannah is a social media engagement and content strategy expert whohas
taught and spoken extensively on social media and the power of virtual communities. She is the
creator of the T EDx talk on Social Media and Empathy - and her classes on Content Creation for
Social Media Success are available online and at numerous conferences throughout the US.
DA N STA RK-Dan is the Large Carnivore Specialist for the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife. Dan works as the states wolf specialist in overseeing the
transition of wolf management from the federal government to the M N DN R and implementing
the state wolf management plan. Dan also works on bear season and policy issues for the DN R .
Dan is a Minnesota native and grew up in central Minnesota. He has a bachelor’s degree in biology
from Saint Cloud State University and completed graduate work at the University of Arizona. He
lives with his family in Grand Rapids, M N.
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