Becky Humphries

Chief Executive Officer
National Wild Turkey Federation

Becky previously served the NWTF as Vice President of Conservation and also Chief Conservation and Operations Officer. Under her leadership, conservation staff identified habitats across the nation with the most immediate conservation needs, now known as “America’s Big Six of Wildlife Conservation.” The department then developed partnerships for the betterment of the most critical wildlife habitats and worked with state chapters to launch management plans that advance the Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative.

Before coming to the NWTF, she served as the Director of Operations in the Great Lakes/Atlantic Region for Ducks Unlimited, focusing on conservation delivery, policy and science. She also served the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment for 32 years, including seven years as department director.

She is the 2020 recipient of the George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award by the Wildlife Management Institute.