Freelance outdoor writer Mark Goodwin lives in Jackson and teaches biology at Jackson Senior High School. He enjoys a wide variety of outdoor activities and spends the bulk of his free time with family and friends in the Missouri Ozarks.
John Miller grew up in Sedalia, where he often encountered poison ivy. As Naturalist Program Supervisor at the Shepherd of the Hills Conservation Center in Branson, he teaches people how to avoid outdoor hazards and enjoy the outdoors. He and his wife, Kathy, enjoy photographing reptiles.
Bernie Rains is a retired environmental engineer with 40 years experience in controlling pollution of St. Louis waterways. He has written about wastewater and storm water issues. Since retiring, he has become a freelance writer of articles on wildlife, food security and other subjects.
Resource Scientist Kevin Sullivan has worked for the Conservation Department for 25 years. He currently works out Clinton and is involved in several statewide catfish projects. He enjoys photography, fishing, bible teaching and traveling with his family to his oldest daughter's fiddle contests.
Vince Travnichek learned about catfish while fishing for bullheads in Kansas farm ponds as a youngster. He is now a Conservation Department resource scientist in Columbia and helps manage flathead catfish in the Missouri River. Hes still enjoys fishing for bullhead with his wife and two daughters.
