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President & Chief Executive Officer
M David Allen
A lifelong conservationist with a deep passion for elk and hunting, Allen began his career as Media Director for the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association and served as Director of Special Events for Wrangler Jeans. He went on to create his own sports marketing agency where he directed marketing and sponsorships for the Dale Earnhardt/Richard Childress race teams and other NASCAR teams until Dale’s death in 2001 at the Daytona 500. Allen has spent 33 years marketing pro rodeo, the Pro Bull Riders Tour and NASCAR, and served on the board of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. Allen brings a profound admiration for the foundation’s 10,000 dedicated volunteers. “Serving on the RMEF’s Board of Directors, I came to recognize our volunteers as real-life heroes of wildlife conservation in this country,” he says. “For no payment other than satisfaction, they put on our Big Game Banquets, roll up old barbed-wire fence, build water guzzlers, seed and reseed lands after fires and a host of other work—all on behalf of elk and other wildlife. They are the kind of conservationists Theodore Roosevelt would brag about. My goal is to give them all the tools they need to make the greatest possible difference.” Born and raised in Deadwood, South Dakota, he studied journalism at the University of Wyoming and now makes his home with his wife and two sons in Billings, Montana. |
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Chief Operations Officer
Rod Triepke
A Montana native, Rod graduated with a degree in Computer Science from the Montana School of Mineral Science and Technology and holds a MBA with a focus on technology management. Rod joined the Elk Foundation in 1993, performing the roles of Software Services Manager, Director of Information Technology, and Chief Information Officer before being promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Rod is a lifelong hunter, angler and conservationist. Rod also serves as the foundation's Secretary. |
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Chief Financial Officer
Lori Parker, CPA
Lori joined the Elk Foundation in 1999 and has performed the roles of Tax and Compliance Manager, Controller, and Vice President of Accounting & Finance before being promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2007. Prior to joining the Foundation, Lori was in public practice where she focused on tax and nonprofits. Lori graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance. Lori is a Montana native and outdoor enthusiast. |
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VP of Lands and Conservation
Jack Blackwell
Blackwell served as one of nine Regional Foresters in the United States, first as head of the Intermountain Region and most recently as head of the Pacific Southwest Region. He earned a reputation for engaged leadership that brings out the best in people and achieves results. And he was a strong believer in collaborative conservation, working closely with partners such as the Elk Foundation, Nature Conservancy and Backcountry Horsemen. A Life Member of the Elk Foundation, he worked hard throughout a 30-year career with the Forest Service to ensure our national forests provide high-quality habitat for wild, free-ranging elk. While serving as Supervisor of the Chequamegon National Forest he helped lay the groundwork to reintroduce elk to Wisconsin after a century of Septembers without bugling bulls. In 2004, the Elk Foundation honored him with a partnership award for “outstanding dedication and personal commitment to elk and other wildlife.” That same year, he also received the prestigious Presidential Rank award for meritorious service in the stewardship of our public lands. | |
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