Originally from Texas, Frances Main began her career with the Department in 1990. She spends much of her free time working on her own tree farm. She is a John Wayne “fan” in the true sense of the word, and she enjoys her motorcycle, her dog and her church when not in the woods.
Travis Moore is a fisheries management biologist in Hannibal. He works on a variety of big-river issues, including shovelnose and lake sturgeon, freshwater mussels and fish habitat management. He spends his free time fishing and chasing game with his wife, Kathi, and two sons, Chance and Jacob.
Bob Pierce is the extension fisheries and wildlife specialist for the University of Missouri. He provides statewide leadership for the Extension's fisheries and wildlife education programs, including Master Naturalist. He lives near Columbia and enjoys outdoor sports, particularly bicycling and playing golf.
John Smith is an Assistant Director supervising the resource divisions of the Department and has been with MDC since 1980. He also chairs the Department’s Regulations Committee. John and his wife Liz live in Moniteau County. He enjoys hunting, fishing, backpacking and horseback riding.
Bob Staton was the Outreach & Education Division field chief for the past four years. Prior to that, he was the Missouri hunter education state coordinator. An avid quail and pheasant hunter, he enjoys teaching his six grandchildren to hunt and fish. He retires in March after 29 years with the Department.
Ginny Wallace is the Department’s Master Naturalist coordinator and a 27-year employee with MDC. She and Bob Pierce created Missouri’s Master Naturalist Program in 2004. Ginny lives on a 47-acre farm in Cole County with her husband, Mervin. She enjoys helping others discover natural places in Missouri.
