Growing up amid Liberia’s remarkable biodiversity sparked Ken’s interest in conservation, an awareness that became a calling after moving to Oregon and earning his Ph.D. in fisheries. Since coming to the shores of the Salish Sea in 1995, Ken has worked for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission where he served as manager of the NWIFC’s Conservation Planning Program for over a decade. Ken has been on technical teams that developed recovery goals and plans for four different Endangered Species Act-listed species. He chaired Washington State’s independent science panel and led its involvement in the development of Washington’s Comprehensive Strategy for monitoring.
Ken helped establish the Puget Sound Partnership Science Program, its development and reporting of socio-ecological vital signs, indicators, and targets for recovery, and the formation of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program. He served on the Hatchery Scientific Review Group, Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program Steering Committee, and other scientific panels and journal editorial boards. He is currently the Owner and Principal at Anadromous Analytics Consulting.
Ken has a doctorate from Oregon State University and has published articles on fishery ecology, genetics, phylogeography, and risk assessment. When he’s not working, Ken takes full advantage of the region’s outdoor attractions and is an active mountain climber, skier, and fisherman.