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MEET THE MOST RECENT STAFFERS JOINING OUR BATTLES FOR CONSERVATION .
TODD ADKINS , Vice President of Government Affairs After a lifetime spent in the outdoors and working professionally to protect and promote America ’ s sportsmen and -women , Adkins has signed on to lead the Sportsmen ’ s Alliance in our fight to protect hunting , fishing and trapping . His background includes years of policy advocacy with the NRA ’ s Institute for Legislative Action , where he held many roles , including managing director of state affairs , state director and director of research . Having worked in Washington , D . C ., and all 50 state capitals to advance the interests of hunters , anglers and trappers , Adkins also has an academic background in policy and political science .
After earning a law degree from the University of Iowa and building practical experience in politics , he returned to graduate school at the University of Notre Dame to focus on public opinion and voting behavior while earning a Ph . D . Having grown up in a rural area of Michigan , his personal passions revolve around the outdoors generally , but he ’ s particularly die-hard about waterfowl hunting . So much so that after graduating high school , he moved to Maryland ’ s Eastern Shore to become a full-time waterfowl guide .
COURTNEY NICOLSON , Associate Director of Communications Nicolson has joined the Marketing and Communications team at Sportsmen ’ s Alliance . Her career in the hook-and-bullet industry spans more than a decade , with much of that time spent at Outdoor Sportsman Group as senior producer . While taking the reins of social media , Nicolson has jumped right in , working on an overhaul of the website , e-commerce , business-partner coordination and overall communication strategy . As a seasoned outdoor writer with articles published in numerous magazines , including Delta Waterfowl and Wildfowl , and digital articles for Guns & Ammo and Personal Defense World , she will contribute heavily to The Sportsmen ’ s Advocate .
She was recently appointed to The Outdoor Wire ’ s Voices of Leadership Panel , and every fall helps mentor a youth girls ’ pronghorn hunt in Wyoming organized by the Sisterhood of the Outdoors . As a hunter-education instructor and mentor , she believes that anyone of any age can create a new hunting heritage . Nicolson resides on the south shore of Boston , Mass ., and spends her free time bluefin tuna fishing and hauling lobster pots in the summer , and chasing grouse and woodcock in the fall with her two English setters , Whimsy and Piper .
DILLON BARTO , Manager State Services A graduate of Bowling Green State University with a double major in history and classical civilizations , Barto has spent the last three years in the Ohio House of Representatives in a variety of roles , including as legislative service commission fellow to the House Majority Policy Team , legislative aide and the clerk of the House State and Local Government Committee . While in the House , he proudly worked on a multitude of Second Amendment issues in order to preserve our right to bear arms — a passion he strongly believes in protecting . As a member of the Government Affairs department and lifelong outdoorsman , Barto is excited to advocate for firearm rights , hunting , fishing and trapping throughout all 50 states .
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