Kelly Holland is a senior wildlife biologist and environmental compliance expert, who leads GEI’s Biological Resources Team. She is a Certified Wildlife Biologist, who currently services on the The Wildlife Society’s Certification Review Board. She is a past-President of the Western Section and served as the Section's Conservation Affairs Committee Chair for 8 years. She has over 29 years of experience in ecological research, program management, environmental regulation and compliance, and terrestrial ecosystem monitoring.  Much of her career and her involvement with TWS had focused on the intersection of science and policy, and particularly with engaging scientists to participate in shaping policy that affects the wildlife and habitats that we all care about..