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BOB HOLZHEI- Author of 425 published outdoor travel stories and two self-published books,
Bob is the recipient of f ive national writing awards from AGLOW. He has also been recognized
by the Michigan Education Association, the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association and the
Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. Holzhei has a B.A .Degree from Michigan State
University in English Literature with an emphasis in writing and minor in psychology. He also
has a M .A . degree in secondary education from Michigan State University, as well as having
completed post-graduate classes at law school. As a secondary teacher at St. Johns High School
in Michigan, Holzhei taught English and advised the school newspaper which received awards
from the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. He was also instrumental bringing the press
association to M . S.U. and starting a summer workshop for high school students, which continues
to draw young journalists from Michigan and also across the U. S..
PHIL TALMAGE-Phil has been with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for 21
years, and has worked as the Area Fisheries Supervisor in Baudette for the past nine years. Prior to
his tenure in Baudette, Phil was the Large Lake Specialist for Rainy and Kabetogama Lakes for just
under six years. Phil spent the f irst six years of his career working on statewide stream f isheries
surveys and issues out of St. Paul. He earned his Master of Science degree from the University of
Minnesota.
A NTHON Y JONES-Anthony is the Director of Digital Media & Marketing at Ducks Unlimited.
Based out of DU’s national headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, Jones manages a team responsible
for the development and marketing of the national website, social media, email marketing, online
fundraising and mobile applications in the organization.Prior to joining Ducks Unlimited,
Anthony worked as a Programmer Analyst for International Paper, where he served on a team
responsible for developing dynamic Web solutions for customers around the globe. Anthony
graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2001 with a Bachelor of Business Administration
where he majored in Management Information Systems. Anthony began his love of the outdoors
and hunting from his f irst trips to the woods with his father at the age of f ive. He remains a
passionate outdoorsman to this day, spending much of his time hunting waterfowl, deer, turkey
and f ishing. He’s now focused on passing those same traditions and values down to his two boys.
TOM BIBBY-Tom has been working within the tourism industry for the past 10 years, starting
with supporting clients with a custom meetings focused print publication and then transitioning
to the booming digital media industry. Now with Orange 142 , Tom is the Digital Solutions
Strategist working with a variety of industries assisting clients in marketing and advertising
solutions that help to better reach target audiences and fulf ill marketing goal and objectives.
STATE OF THE ART COMMU NICATIONS-(Mark Strand, Tim Lesmeister, Dave Mull, Chris
Jennings)-As we look to the future, print publications, traditional outdoor television and radio
are skating on thinning ice. Digital properties/outlets, such as websites/ blogs, digital video, social
media, email newsletters, and podcasts are all important.Come get your arms around the big
picture of producing multimedia for the digital age, with our new committee, State-of-the-Art
Communications (SAC for short). This will be an overview of where we are now, and a look to the
future. There will be plenty of time for questions. We want to know what you want to learn, as we
create sessions for future conferences and Cast-and-Blast events!
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