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Fish and Boat Commission Launches Search for Executive ... - 11/1/2009 8:53:56 AM

FlashDance

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Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has initiated a nationwide search
for a new executive director.
The executive director serves as the chief executive officer of the PFBC, an independent administrative
commission established in 1866. The executive director is selected by and reports to a 10-member
commission appointed by the Governor. The agency is empowered by law to protect and manage the fish
and aquatic habitat of the Commonwealth, to regulate recreational boating on Commonwealth waters and
to protect reptiles, amphibians, and certain endangered and threatened species.
In addition to directing the operations and activities of the agency, the executive director serves as the
agency’s chief law enforcement officer and is a member of the Environmental Quality Board, the Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Mid-Atlantic States Fisheries Management Council, and an exofficio
member of the PFBC Boating Advisory Board.
Candidates must have extensive upper level management or policy-making experience in a fisheries,
wildlife, conservation, or natural resources organization and minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a
college or university. Starting salary is established depending upon factors such as the nature, scope,
previous salary and quality of the applicant’s experience and education.
Interested individuals should provide a resume post marked no later than December 1, 2009, to:
Executive Director - Search Committee, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, c/o Human Resource
Office, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000.
As an equal opportunity employer, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission pledges equal access to
its programs, facilities and employment.
The mission of the Fish and Boat Commission is to protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s
aquatic resources and provide fishing and boating opportunities. For more information about fishing and
boating in Pennsylvania, please visit our website at www.fishandboat.com.

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RE: Fish and Boat Commission Launches Search for Execut... - 11/1/2009 10:10:11 AM

Blowchowski

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09305/1009713-358.stm

WANTED: College-educated person with upper-level management or policy-making experience in a fisheries, wildlife, conservation, or natural resources organization to fill executive position at the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Extreme patience in tolerating cranky commission members a plus.

Three months after shoving executive director Doug Austen abruptly toward the door, the Fish and Boat Commission is head-hunting for his replacement. In July, board of commissioners members informed Austen that they were unsatisfied with his performance after five years on the job, but said they would allow him to work from his office until a replacement was found. Last week, a PFBC press release said a committee had launched a nationwide search for a new executive director.

"I'm basically doing what I had been doing," said Austen, in an interview Thursday. "Today I was working on the Lehigh River, on the Dunkard Creek issue out your way and on a personnel matter. For all intents and purposes, I'm still serving as executive director until I walk out the door."

Since July, said Austen, he has focused on landing federal assistance for Pennsylvania projects and matters related to the national Fish Habitat Conservation Act. Austen helped to write the legislation and chairs its board. PFBC's Brian Barner has been serving as the agency's executive deputy.

Austen said he's pursuing several potential job opportunities and hopes to land on his feet before the end of the year.

"I'm just trying to make things work as smoothly as they can go," he said.

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RE: Fish and Boat Commission Launches Search for Execut... - 11/2/2009 7:31:06 AM

Rtom45

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So is this politics as usual, or was his work that bad? from the few things I read, and some TV interviews, I thought he was doing a pretty decent job.

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